TextRender

• Standalone library with optional dependencies.
• Draws beautiful images and text to the screen.
• Features background color, text outline, and drop shadow.
• Renders to the screen, desktop, or behind desktop icons as a wallpaper.
• Supports events such as OnEvent("LeftMouseDown", callback).
• Extremely fast and lightweight, capable of rendering at 300+ fps.
• Redraws to scale when monitor resolution changes or new displays are connected.

Documentation

• Quick Start
• Methods and Properties
• Background and Text Styles
• Tips & Tricks

Example

#include TextRender.ahk
tr := TextRender("hello world!", "color: Aquamarine")

That's it.

If you want an anonymous notification set the time. TextRender("hello world!", "t:3s color: Aquamarine")

Installation

1. Save TextRender.ahk to your script directory.
2. Add #include TextRender.ahk to your script.

Another way:

1. Clone this github repository. [download]
2. Browse into the test folder and start clicking on scripts. Examples contains more advanced usage.

Contributing

• This project is considered to be complete and will only receive long term support from now on.
• Anyone can contribute! Not just to the codebase, but also with examples or just images as well!
• It remains the fastest implementation as of 2024. So it's definitely hard to beat 😊.

Donating

• If for some reason you'd like to show extra appreciation: https://ko-fi.com/iseahound

Showcase

Old Examples:

More examples are welcome since I only use the basic functionality.