OnDesktopOverlay

If you are constantly spending nights in front of the PC, or you have sensitive eyes no matter the background light, you may want to adopt a tool that can make the monitor light bearable. OnDesktopOverlay is a neat app that lest you activate a transparent colored screen in order to filter the hurtful blue light.

After the program is installed, the default overlay will be activated and the opacity settings slider will pop up. The default color is red, and you can adjust its intensity to match your eyes and feel comfortable with.

Also, if you right-click the system tray icon, you can notice five more optional colors and a color index that allows you to create your own overlay.

The program has no installation process – just extract the archive and run the executable. Being portable, you can use a USB removable drive or any other device to store and use the tool with any system you want.

If red is not your color, you can choose one from the system tray or pick one from the index. To access the index, right-click the icon from the system tray and hit click on “Color”. After you’ve chosen the tone, the font will change in order to reflect your option.

The “Opacity Settings” lets you set up the overlay’s intensity. Slide the bar left or right until your eyes are comfortable with the result. One setback would be that your settings will reset after restarting the app, but this has to do with the portability, as there is no information written on your system.

OnDesktopOverlay is a straightforward app that add a colored overlay over you screen to protect your eyes from the blue monitor light. It also provides the means to change the overlay to any color you need and lest you manage its opacity with a simple marked slider.