pennywise

Pennywise is a cross-platform desktop application (macOS, Windows, Linux) that lets you open any website or media in a small floating window that stays on top of all other applications. It's designed for easy multitasking, eliminating the need to constantly alt-tab between windows. **Key Features:** - Always stays on top of other applications - Adjustable opacity (Windows and macOS only) - Resizable and repositionable windows - Keyboard shortcuts for productivity - Auto-embedding for video sites (YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, etc.) to show videos in a distraction-free manner - Detached mode that makes the window non-interactive, letting clicks pass through to underlying windows - Lean resource footprint with minimal UI - Open source under MIT license **Installation:** - Download from the releases page on GitHub - macOS users can install via Homebrew: `brew install --cask pennywise` - Flash support can be enabled by linking Chrome's PepperFlash plugin to `~/.pennywise-flash` **Use Cases:** - Floating calendar, checklist, or ticket tracker - Watching tutorials while coding - Showing demo output while recording video courses - Previewing web UI without switching windows - Playing videos or live sports while working - Using as a desktop widget **Shortcuts:** - Cmd/Ctrl+L: Show navbar and focus URL input - Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+D: Toggle detached mode - Cmd/Ctrl+M: Refresh page - Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+L: Toggle navbar on webpages - Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down: Increase/decrease opacity - Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+I: Show developer tools - Cmd/Ctrl+[0-9]: Switch window opacity **Development:** Clone the repo, run `yarn install` and `yarn start`. **Note:** The project is no longer maintained. The author recommends checking out 'Always on Top' (https://alwaysontop.app) as a successor. The roadmap (persisting options, bookmarking, tests) was never completed. Contributions were welcome but the project is now archived in practice.