Introducing Overview: A native macOS alternative to EVE-O Preview

I was happy to see this post EVE-O Preview v8.0.0.0 - Labor of Love, announcing new maintainers (Dal Shooth and Devilen) for EVE-O Preview and mentioning macOS compatibility as a top priority.

Coincidentally, I’ve been working over the past few months on my own macOS alternative: Overview, and the recent activity on EVE-O has motivated me to release it for testing.

What is Overview?

  • YouTube Demo Video
  • A native macOS app for creating floating previews of your EVE clients (or any other windows)
  • Designed for multi-boxing: monitor multiple clients and instantly switch between them
  • Built natively for macOS, no Wine or other workarounds needed

Current Status:

  • Alpha stage, with basic functionality
  • Actively developing new features, with hotkey support first on my list
  • Performance is suboptimal
  • Not yet at feature parity with EVE-O Preview, but getting there!

System Requirements:

  • macOS Sonoma (macOS 14) or later
  • Apple Silicon Mac

Try it Out:

If you’re interested in trying it out or following the development, check out the GitHub repo. I’m always looking for feedback and feature requests!

I’ve also set up a Discord server for updates, discussions, and testing: Overview Discord Server

Acknowledgments:

A huge thank you to all the creators and maintainers of EVE-O Preview. Your work has been the inspiration for Overview and has greatly benefited the EVE community. A full list of contributors can be found on the GitHub readme.

To the current EVE-O Preview team: You have my full support in your efforts to bring EVE-O Preview to macOS. The EVE community can only benefit from having multiple options available. I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

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