Recording and Streaming

Tips for recording:

• Use daemon mode so your overlay is ready before you start recording.
• Prefer whiteboard or blackboard for clear contrast.
• Use thicker strokes for visibility at lower resolutions.
• Turn on the input HUD (Ctrl+Shift+K) so viewers can see the shortcuts you press.

Showing keystrokes and clicks

The input HUD draws a row of keycap-style chips for the keys, mouse buttons, and scroll ticks you press, fading out a moment later. It has two sources, because a Wayland client only receives input aimed at its own surfaces:

• Overlay (works everywhere, no permissions): everything Wayscriber itself receives. That covers the usual case of annotating while you talk.
• System (opt-in build, needs read access to /dev/input): every key and button on your seat, including what goes to the app underneath while light passthrough is on.

Set the source with ui.input_hud.mode; the default auto uses system-wide capture when it is available and falls back to overlay-only without complaining. See Config Reference for anchor, timing, and content options.

System mode sees every keystroke on your seat, including passwords typed into other applications. It is off by default and one shortcut turns it off again.

If your capture tool records the overlay, it will appear in your final video by default.