EVE-O Preview for Linux — live thumbnail previews for multiboxing (X11 + Wayland)

Hey capsuleers,

I built a Linux-native tool for managing multiple EVE clients — EVE-O Preview for Linux.

If you play EVE on Linux and multibox, you know the Windows EVE-O Preview doesn’t work here. This is an independent implementation built from scratch in Python/GTK3 that brings the same core functionality to Linux.

Features:

  • Live thumbnail previews of all EVE clients
  • Click to focus, drag to reposition, zoom on hover
  • Active client highlighting with customizable colored borders
  • Character name overlays
  • Hide active client option
  • Persistent thumbnail positions
  • Adjustable refresh rate (10/15/25/30 FPS)
  • Works on X11 and Wayland (via XWayland)
  • Optional gtk-layer-shell for thumbnails above fullscreen EVE on Wayland
  • Compatible with Steam/Proton, Lutris, and standalone Wine

Tested on Fedora 43 / KDE Plasma 6 (Wayland) with EVE via Steam.

This is a passive observation tool only — it does not modify game files, inject code, automate gameplay, or interact with network traffic.

GitHub: GitHub - arsin305/eve-o-preview-linux: Live thumbnail previews for multiboxing EVE Online on Linux. GTK3/Python, X11 + XWayland, with optional Wayland layer-shell overlays. · GitHub
Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN8BS4XNsOU

Feedback and bug reports welcome. Fly safe o7

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