The Raven overlay is a transparent floating panel that sits on top of your screen. It shows your transcript, AI responses, and controls - all while being completely invisible to anyone viewing your shared screen.
Stealth Mode
When stealth is enabled (it’s on by default), the overlay is invisible to screen sharing applications:
- Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Discord - none of them can see it
- QuickTime screen recordings won’t capture it
- Most screenshot tools won’t capture it
You can still see and interact with the overlay normally. Only screen capture tools are excluded.
How to toggle
| Location | How |
|---|
| Overlay pill | Click the eye icon |
| Dashboard header | Click the eye icon |
| Settings | Toggle in General settings |
Stealth mode hides the overlay from screen capture. This is different from hiding the overlay entirely - use Cmd+\ to toggle overlay visibility on your own screen.
- macOS: Full support. Also hides the dock icon and tray icon when stealth is active for maximum discretion.
- Windows: Full support.
- Linux: Not supported - stealth mode has no effect.
- OBS Studio: Display capture respects stealth. Some specialized capture modes (game capture, specific window capture) may still see the overlay.
The Overlay Layout
Controller Pill
The compact pill is your control center. It’s always visible and provides quick access to everything:
| Button | What it does |
|---|
| Raven logo | Toggle between expanded and compact overlay view |
| Record | Start or stop a recording session |
| Stealth | Toggle screen-share invisibility |
| Fast/Deep | Switch AI model tier (Pro only) |
| Incognito | Toggle session persistence - incognito sessions aren’t saved |
| Hide | Hide the overlay from your screen (Cmd+\ to bring it back) |
Tabs
The expanded overlay has three tabs:
| Tab | Content |
|---|
| Responses | AI response cards with streaming output and action badges |
| Transcript | Live transcript with “You” and “Them” speaker labels |
| Chat | Persistent chat thread with the AI |
Moving & Resizing
- Drag: Click and drag the pill to move the overlay anywhere on screen
- Resize: Drag the left, right, or bottom edges to resize
- Reset: Double-click any resize edge to reset to default size and re-center on screen
The overlay stays within screen bounds and won’t go off-screen.
Click-Through
Transparent areas of the overlay are click-through - clicks pass through to whatever application is beneath. You can position the overlay directly over your meeting window and still click on meeting controls through the transparent areas.
Only interactive elements (pill, buttons, response cards, resize handles) capture clicks.
System Tray
Raven lives in your system tray (menu bar on macOS, taskbar on Windows) with quick access to:
- Start/Stop Recording - mirrors the
Cmd+R shortcut
- View Sessions - opens the dashboard
- Settings - opens the settings panel
- Quit Raven - graceful shutdown
The tray icon changes when a recording is active.
Auto-Updater (Pro)
Raven Pro checks for updates automatically after launch. When an update is available, you’ll be notified and can choose when to download and install it. Updates are never forced - you stay in control. 
