Note
This is a personal side project — an experiment to learn Tauri and Rust. It grew more than expected, but it is still mostly vibe-coded. A webview-based app is not the ideal architecture for a screen-overlay tool performance-wise, and a pure-Rust rewrite is planned. Use it knowing that!
Vynta is a modern Windows desktop tool for real-time screen annotation and visual enhancement. Think of it as the Windows alternative to Presentify — draw, highlight, spotlight, and zoom directly on your desktop without ever interrupting the app underneath.
| Audience | Use case |
|---|---|
| Presenters | Annotate slides and live demos on the fly |
| Educators | Record tutorials with drawings and zoom |
| Content creators | Stream or screencast with visual effects |
| Remote teams | Visual reviews and async walkthroughs |
| Mode | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| ✏️ Live Draw | Ctrl + 1 |
Draw with pen, marker, shapes, arrows & text directly on screen |
| 🎯 Cursor Highlight | Ctrl + 2 |
Add a visible halo around your cursor to guide attention |
| 🔦 Spotlight | Ctrl + 3 |
Dim everything except the area around your cursor |
| 🎨 Whiteboard | Ctrl + 4 |
Open a clean canvas with grid support — export as PNG |
| 🔍 Dynamic Zoom | Ctrl + 5 |
Magnify any region with a configurable lens |
All shortcuts are global (work even when Vynta is not focused) and fully customizable from the settings panel.
- 🖌️ Rich drawing tools — gradient strokes, auto-erase, Bézier smoothing, quick color slots
- 🪟 Non-intrusive overlays — transparent windows on top of your desktop; other apps keep working (in certain cases)
- 🖥️ Multi-monitor aware — works seamlessly across multiple displays (one monitor at a time)
- 🌐 Localized — English and Spanish, more coming
- 💾 Persistent settings — all preferences saved automatically
| Details | |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 / 11 (x64 or ARM64) |
| Runtime | WebView2 (pre-installed on Windows 10+) |
| Disk | ~30 MB |
- Visit Documentation for more information.
- Download the latest release from GitHub Releases
- Run the installer (
.msior.exe) - Launch Vynta from the Start Menu or system tray
- You can find Vynta in the Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PDH2H0KDGHC
- Just install it from there
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Run in development mode
npm run tauri dev
# Build for production
npm run tauri buildTech stack: Rust · Tauri v2 · Vue 3 + TypeScript · Pinia · Lucide
- 📸 Screenshot with annotations
- 🎥 Screen Recording with live overlay capture
- 📤 Advanced export options (profiles, cloud upload)
- 🖊️ Extended toolset (more shapes, notes, diagrams)
- 🌍 Cross-platform exploration (macOS / Linux)
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
This project is open source — contributions, bug reports, and ideas are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or a pull request.
Built with ❤️ by DDeras