Floating Ghost Image

Ekrem7

About this app

Display any image as a semi-transparent floating overlay on top of other apps. Perfect for drawing, tracing, comparing images, or using visual references while working.

✨ KEY FEATURES

• Floating Overlay - Display images over any app
• Adjustable Transparency - Control opacity from 0% to 100%
• Lock Mode - Enable passthrough to interact with apps below
• Edit Mode - Drag, zoom, rotate, and position your image
• Share Integration - Start overlay directly from any app
• Privacy First - No data collection, no internet required
• Lightweight - Under 2MB, minimal battery usage

🎨 PERFECT FOR

• Digital Artists - Trace references while drawing
• Designers - Compare mockups with implementations
• Developers - Match UI designs pixel-perfect
• Students - Follow along with tutorials
• Anyone - Use visual guides for any task

🔒 YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS

• No data collection or tracking
• No internet permission required
• No analytics or ads
• All processing happens locally on your device
• Open source - verify the code yourself

📖 HOW TO USE

1. Select an image from your device
2. Tap START to enable the floating overlay
3. Tap the floating icon to show/hide the image
4. Long press the icon to adjust settings
5. Use the lock switch to enable passthrough mode
6. Drag, zoom, and rotate in edit mode

🛠️ CONTROLS

• Floating Icon - Tap to toggle visibility, long press for settings
• Opacity Slider - Adjust image transparency
• Lock Switch - Enable/disable touch passthrough
• Transform Tools - Drag, pinch-zoom, rotate gestures

The app requires only overlay permission (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW) to function. No storage or media access needed - we use Android's native photo picker for maximum privacy.

Open source project: https://github.com/rvoidex7/floating-ghost-image

Ratings and reviews

Great app and the only one of its kind that I've found that allows a clean single image itself be used as an overlay onto your entire screen. It's so close to being what I need but unfortunately the image reverts back to being semi-transparent once placed and locked into passthrough mode. I need it to be 100% visible but also I need to be able to interact with the rest of my screen.

Wow, I was looking for a app like this for a long time. It allows you to display an image over other apps. After I reinstalled minecraft, I used this app to customize my controls using an old screnshot. However, when you try to make the image bigger or smaller, the image glitches and becomes super tiny, please fix this problem.

absolutely amazing. the app can create a split image between my phone meaning I can follow up reference or other kinds of things to help my work. it's pretty helpful and brilliant💪

What’s new

Version 1.0

Initial release
Basic overlay functionality
Lock/Edit mode toggle
Image sharing support
Size optimizations