Professional Desktop Visual Effects System for Windows

A powerful, real-time visual effects application that applies customizable glitch effects to your entire desktop. Perfect for content creators, streamers, developers, and anyone looking to add a cyberpunk aesthetic to their workflow.

• Pixel Shift: Digital displacement artifacts with customizable intensity and direction
• Color Inversion: Random color corruption effects with multiple inversion types
• Scanlines: Retro CRT monitor simulation with adjustable spacing and flicker
• Digital Breakdown: Severe corruption effects with pixelation and data loss simulation

• Real-time effect preview at 20 FPS
• Independent operation from main effects
• Robust error handling and recovery
• Visual feedback and troubleshooting tools

• Customizable desktop performance metrics
• Adjustable font size (8-16px)
• Multiple positioning options (4 corners)
• Opacity control (50%-100%)
• 3 professional color schemes
• Individual metric toggles (FPS, CPU, Memory, Effects)

• Save and load custom effect configurations
• 5 built-in professional presets
• JSON-based storage with automatic backup
• Easy preset management and sharing

• JSON-based settings with automatic persistence
• Comprehensive debug logging with rotation
• Global hotkey support (Ctrl+Shift+G)
• System tray integration
• Startup options and auto-launch

• OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
• Runtime: .NET 8.0 (auto-installed if missing)
• Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible card
• Memory: 4GB RAM minimum, 8GB recommended

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Extract to your preferred directory
3. Run GlitchOverlay.exe as Administrator (recommended)
4. Access the control panel via the system tray icon

1. Enable Master Enable to activate effects
2. Start with low intensity values (0.1-0.3)
3. Use Live Preview to test effects safely
4. Save your favorite settings as presets

• Master Enable: Global on/off switch for all effects
• Global Intensity: Overall strength of effects (0.0-1.0)
• Global Frequency: How often effects trigger (0.0-1.0)

Each effect has individual controls:

• Intensity: Effect strength
• Frequency: Trigger rate
• Duration: How long effects last
• Type/Pattern: Effect variation options

• Ctrl+Shift+G: Toggle all effects on/off
• Ctrl+Shift+P: Show/hide control panel

• .NET 8.0: Modern cross-platform framework
• WPF: Rich desktop application framework
• DirectX Graphics: Hardware-accelerated rendering
• JSON.NET: Configuration and preset management

GlitchOverlay/
├── Core/              # Graphics engine and rendering
├── Effects/           # Individual effect implementations
├── Models/            # Data models and configuration
├── Services/          # Configuration and performance monitoring
├── UI/                # User interface components
└── Resources/         # Application assets

The application creates configuration files in %AppData%\GlitchOverlay\:

• settings.json: Application settings and effect parameters
• presets.json: Saved effect presets with metadata
• debug.log: Comprehensive logging with automatic rotation

GlitchOverlay/
├── App.xaml                    # Application entry point
├── MainWindow.xaml             # Main UI window
├── GlitchOverlay.csproj        # Project configuration
├── favicon.ico                 # Application icon
├── Core/
│   └── GraphicsEngine.cs       # DirectX rendering engine
├── Effects/
│   ├── PixelShiftEffect.cs     # Pixel displacement
│   ├── ColorInversionEffect.cs # Color corruption
│   ├── ScanlinesEffect.cs      # CRT simulation
│   └── DigitalBreakdownEffect.cs # Data corruption
├── Models/
│   └── GlitchConfiguration.cs  # Configuration models
├── Services/
│   ├── ConfigurationService.cs # Settings management
│   ├── FileConfigurationService.cs # JSON file handling
│   └── PerformanceMonitor.cs   # Performance tracking
└── UI/
    └── PerformanceOverlay.xaml # Desktop overlay

We welcome contributions! Please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

1. Clone the repository
2. Open GlitchOverlay.sln in Visual Studio 2022
3. Restore NuGet packages
4. Build and run in Debug mode

• Follow C# naming conventions
• Use XML documentation for public APIs
• Maintain consistent indentation (4 spaces)
• Add unit tests for new features

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

DexopT

• Professional software developer
• Specializing in desktop applications and visual effects
• Passionate about cyberpunk aesthetics and real-time graphics

• Built with modern .NET 8.0 and WPF technologies
• Inspired by cyberpunk and glitch art aesthetics
• Thanks to the open-source community for tools and libraries

• Issues: Report bugs via GitHub Issues
• Discussions: Join conversations in GitHub Discussions
• Documentation: Check the built-in Help system in the application

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