Limelight
What is a Tutorial Overlay?
A tutorial overlay is a visual layer placed over an interface to guide viewers through steps, drawing attention to the right spot at the right time.
A tutorial overlay is anything drawn on top of an app or screen to help someone follow along. It can highlight a button, point an arrow at a menu, or dim the rest of the screen so the next action stands out.
Overlays differ from edited content. Rather than changing the app, an overlay sits above it as a separate layer, so the same guidance can be shown live during a walkthrough or captured in a recording. Some overlays are pre-scripted into an app; others are created on the fly by a presenter.
Limelight is a macOS menu-bar app for building tutorial overlays live. You can spotlight the cursor to direct the eye, show your keystrokes so viewers can copy a shortcut, and draw freehand to circle or arrow the next step. Everything is a pure overlay on top of any app, so it works during recordings, lectures, and screen-share demos.
Why Limelight
- ▸A tutorial overlay guides viewers through steps on top of an app
- ▸It sits above the interface rather than editing it
- ▸Limelight spotlights the cursor, shows keystrokes, and draws freehand
- ▸All three work live over any app from the menu bar
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FAQ
- Do I need to script a tutorial overlay in advance?
- Not with Limelight. You create the overlay live as you present, spotlighting the cursor, showing keystrokes, or drawing on whatever is on screen.
- Can viewers see which shortcut I pressed?
- Yes. Limelight's keystroke display shows your keyboard shortcuts on screen so viewers can follow and copy them during a tutorial.