Peek — Instant notes, board & shots behind one hotkey

One hotkey. Notes · Board · Shots — and pin any screenshot over your canvas.

Sticky notes buried under windows. A PureRef board you forgot to show. Screenshots dumping into a folder you’ll never open. Context switching kills the idea before you write it down.

Peek is a glass overlay for Windows that lives in the tray. Press your master hotkey — a panel slides in from the screen edge. Press again and it’s gone. No splash. Built by Deer Rock Studios.

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What’s new in 2.0

• Pin to screen — double-click a shot to float it always-on-top (drag, opacity, close). Keep a reference over ibisPaint, Clip Studio, code, browser…
• Note titles — double-click or right-click a note to set a bold title; empty title still uses the first line of content
• Custom colors — spectrum picker for panel + text; text can auto-contrast from the panel, or you pick it by hand. Four glass themes stay (Granito · Candy · Matte · Board School)
• Kinder keyboard — opening Peek no longer steals focus from the app underneath; hotkeys must include a modifier (no bare A/C locking your keys)

Three panes

• Notes — jot it before it evaporates. Import Windows Sticky Notes when you’re ready to leave them behind.
• Board — drop references, sticky pins, pan and zoom. PureRef-style energy, one hotkey away.
• Shots — watch your Screenshots folder. Search by filename + OCR. Double-click → Pin to screen. Right-click → Send to Board (and more).

What you get

• System-wide hotkey — works over any focused app (remap in Settings; default Ctrl+Shift+Space). Always use a combo with a modifier.
• Start with Windows — optional; Peek waits in the tray after login
• Glass themes + live color preview in Settings
• Opacity — solid when you need focus, see-through when you don’t
• Tray resident — hide the panel; Peek stays ready
• Update check — Settings → Check for updates → your itch library (official builds only)

Shots tips

• Double-click a thumbnail → floating Pin
• Right-click → Pin to screen · Send to Board · OCR · Show in Explorer · Delete
• Drag a shot out to other apps when you need the file

Why buy the official build

Official Peek checks itch for new versions and opens your library download. One-time purchase — your copy, forever updatable from this page. Zip handouts for reviewers don’t get library updates.

$1.99 one-time · Windows 10/11 (64-bit)

Languages

English · Español · Português · 中文

Install

1. Download the Windows build from this page (or update from your library).
2. Unzip and run Peek.exe.
3. Find Peek in the system tray — toggle with Ctrl+Shift+Space (or your remap).
4. Optional: Settings → Start with Windows.

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