Tray and dock
Menu bar tray actions, window toggle, Dock badge states, and the Dock context menu in Overshow.
Last updated: 2 April 2026
System tray (menu bar)
Overshow lives in the macOS menu bar. From the tray menu you can typically reach:
- Search. open or focus the main window on Search.
- Quick Ask. open the overlay without bringing the full app forward.
- Settings. jump straight to configuration.
- Start capture / Stop capture. control recording without opening the window.
- AX highlights toggle. switch accessibility-highlight related behaviour when exposed in your build.
- Check for updates. query the update channel the app is configured to use.
- Version. see the running build for support and diagnostics.
- Quit. exit Overshow cleanly.
Left-click behaviour
Left-click the tray icon to toggle the main window. show if hidden, hide if visible. so you can peek Search and dismiss quickly.
Dock
The Dock icon communicates state at a glance:
- Badge
||. capture is paused. - Badge
!. an error or attention state the app wants you to review (open Overshow or logs for detail).
Right-click menu
Right-click the Dock icon for a compact menu, commonly including:
- Pause / Resume capture.
- Search. focus the app on Search.
- Quit. close Overshow.
Exact wording follows the shipping UI; capabilities match those available from the tray where possible.
If the Dock badge persists after you fix an issue, focus Overshow once so it can clear the state, or restart the app if the badge appears stuck.