A lightweight desktop assistant that provides quick access to Google's Gemini API through a convenient overlay interface. Gemini Overlay stays in your system tray and can be activated with a simple keyboard shortcut.

• Always Available: Access with Ctrl+Shift+G keyboard shortcut
• Minimal Interface: Appears as an overlay on top of your current work
• Image Analysis: Capture screenshot regions to send to Gemini for analysis
• Multiple Models: Support for various Gemini models.
• Markdown Support: Rendering of responses with markdown.

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Extract the zip file to a location of your choice
3. Run GeminiOverlay.exe

1. Create a .env file in the same directory as the executable
2. Add your Gemini API key:

   API_KEY_1=your_api_key_here
   

3. You can add multiple API keys to use them without hittings free limits.

   API_KEY_1=your_first_api_key
   API_KEY_2=your_second_api_key
   

4. Remove any unused lines. There should be 1 line for each API key.

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+G to show the overlay
2. Type your question and press Enter
3. The response will appear in the overlay
4. Press Esc to dismiss the overlay

1. Show the overlay with Ctrl+Shift+G
2. Press Ctrl+S to capture a region of your screen
3. After selecting a region, type your question about the image
4. Press Enter to send both the image and your question to Gemini

Right-click the system tray icon to access:

• Show/Hide the overlay
• Start with Windows option
• Model selection
• Exit application

Settings are stored in %AppData%\GeminiOverlay\settings.json and include:

• Selected model preference
• Startup settings
• Hotkey configuration

• Visual Studio 2019 or newer
• .NET Framework 4.8

1. Clone this repository
2. Open Gemeni.csproj in Visual Studio
3. Build the solution
4. Create a .env file in the output directory with your API key

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.