GOverlay, a graphical tool for managing Linux gaming overlays, has been released in version 1.9.1.

The update brings a redesigned card-based EnvVars view, new MangoHud and vkBasalt/vkSumi options, and a Lutris integration.

Hey Linuxers,

1.9.1 is ready with a bunch of features and fixes, here are the main ones. Thanks to all the users that submit bug reports and help make it a better app.

Lossless Scaling

• Integrated lsfg-vk 2.0 and MAKO into Lossless scaling tab

OptiScaler & DLSS Enabler

• Enhance Streamline SDK deployment for DLSS-ENABLER and native backup via bgmod.
• FSR Version Selector: Choose between latest FSR version or RDNA2 optimized 4.1.1b / 4.0.2c

MangoHud & vkBasalt

• MangoHud: Added toggles for individual metric graphs, added the frame_timing_detailed feature
• vkBasalt & vkSumi: Added a visual effect pipeline reordering card, prevented duplicate built-in effects and invalid shader file mappings, fixed button clipping on window resize

Environment Variables & Tweaks (EnvVars)

• Card-Based Redesign: Overhauled the EnvVars tab into clean modern cards
• Hardware Badges: Added color-coded badges for RADEON (red) and NVIDIA (green) to easily distinguish vendor-specific tweaks
• game-performance Wrapper: Added CachyOS game-performance process priority wrapper

Game Management & Platform Integrations (Steam / Lutris)

• Dedicated Lutris Platform Tab: Added a dedicated Lutris panel to the Finish Configuration dialog, widened the dialog for improved command visibility
• Safer Uninstallation: Preemptively restore original DLL backups prior to deleting game configurations or removing overlays
• Steam Integration: Added Steam Grid artwork (logo and cover) for Steam shortcut integration, modernized fallback cover art and icons for games without artwork

UI/UX Design System & Diagnostics

• Replaced traditional checkboxes across all tabs with modern, anti-aliased compact toggle switches
• Centralized diagnostic logs to ~/.local/share/goverlay/logs/<GameTitle>/
• Added hamburger menu options to open configuration and log folders directly in the system’s default file manager (xdg-open)

Packaging & CI (Flatpak & AppImage)

• Flatpak: Updated KDE Platform runtime and SDK to version 6.11
• AppImage: Embedded standardized update information and published .zsync control files to support efficient delta updates

Source: GitHub