Keep reference images pinned without letting the viewer get in the way.

Float opens fast, stays above your editor or browser, and now gives the polish work a pinned reference tool actually needs: a dedicated settings window, real native opacity, looping slideshows, and viewer windows that keep their own image state.

Choose your platform

macOS Latest macOS build Signed and notarized universal DMG for Apple Silicon and Intel Download DMG Windows Latest Windows build Direct NSIS installer for x64 desktops Download setup

All release assets

Native app. No account. Downloaded directly from GitHub Releases.

Float — figma_shortcuts_cheatsheet.png

Always on top

Window opacity · 80%

Float Settings

Behavior Appearance

Lock aspect ratio

Keep manual resizing constrained.

Slideshow interval

Applied when the window has multiple images.

10 sec

Window opacity

Reveal your workspace without dimming the app chrome.

80%

Dedicated settings window

Looping slideshow · isolated windows

What’s new in v2

Polish that makes Float feel complete without making it heavier.

Dedicated settings window Real native opacity Looping slideshow playback Per-window image isolation Smarter overlay controls Better empty and load-failure states

Settings that stay off the image

Use a clean dedicated panel for durable behavior and appearance controls.

Adjust slideshow timing, opacity, aspect lock, and click-through behavior in a separate settings window instead of covering the file you are actively referencing.

Multi-window integrity

Open more than one Float window without one image selection stomping another.

Each viewer window keeps its own active image and navigation state, so you can pin a mockup in one spot and a cheat sheet in another without the app losing track.

Slideshows that feel finished

Set the interval once, then cycle through a selected image set in a loop.

Open multiple images in one window to get Previous, Next, and slideshow controls that only appear when they are actually useful.

Calmer viewer chrome

Empty, missing, and failed-load states read like product decisions, not mistakes.

Float stays intentionally sparse while giving clearer feedback when a file is missing, unreadable, or simply not loaded yet.

Still built for reference work

Reference imagery stays legible without turning into another workspace.

Float is still intentionally small: no dashboard, no sync model, no browser tabs. Just a viewer that keeps visual context alive on the desktop while getting less clumsy about the states and controls that matter.

Figma shortcuts reference — Pin shortcut references above your editor and leave the controls out of the way.

Annotated wave management image — Keep a second Float window nearby without replacing the first one’s image.

Cheat sheet image in Float — Move through a selected image set with looping slideshow playback.

Release details

Pick the right build, install in a minute, and get back to work.

Direct download

macOS: signed, notarized universal DMG
Windows: direct x64 installer
Distribution: GitHub Releases with stable asset names

Download the latest macOS DMG or Windows setup file.
On macOS, drag Float into Applications. On Windows, run the installer.
Launch Float, press ⌘O or Ctrl+O, and open your first image or image set.
Press ⌘, or use Settings to tune opacity and slideshow timing.

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