BackDrop_
Ghost video overlay — watch anything while you work
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BackDrop_ - Ghost video overlay — watch anything while you work

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I kept pausing the same anime episode to get back to work. So I built BackDrop_. It plays any local video (MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, TS) as a transparent overlay on your full Windows desktop. Opacity from 0–100%, mouse clicks and keyboard pass through to whatever's underneath. No cloud. No account. Files stay on your drive. One-time payment. Works for anime while coding, news overlays for traders, or ambient video while studying.

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Hey PH! I'm Patrick, solo developer behind BackDrop_. I built this because I kept pausing the same anime episode for the tenth time to get back to work — and then never resuming it. BackDrop_ renders any local video as a transparent overlay directly on your Windows desktop. The opacity slider goes 0–100%, mouse clicks pass through to whatever's underneath, keyboard works normally. No uploads, no account. The file stays on your disk. Currently running it at 25% opacity while I work on this very launch 👻 Happy to answer any questions about the implementation or the use cases!
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🌍 Quick update — we just added Purchasing Power Parity pricing!

If you're in India, Brazil, Japan, Thailand, or 30+ other countries, you'll now see an automatically adjusted price when you visit the page. No coupon, no form — just a fair local price based on where you live.

A few examples:

  • 🇮🇳 India → 60% off

  • 🇧🇷 Brazil → 50% off

  • 🇯🇵 Japan → 30% off

  • 🇹🇭 Thailand → 45% off

BackDrop_ should be accessible regardless of where you are. If it's useful to you, you should be able to afford it. 🙏