Overlay

ETS2 + ATS

The transparent window on top of the game.

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What it shows
Switching it on
Size, position and opacity
Safe for your game

The overlay is a small, see-through window that sits on top of your game. It shows you the essentials on the road — without opening a menu or glancing at a second screen.

Overlay at size “Normal” with sample values of a job, on a drawn background instead of a game picture — The overlay at size “Normal” on top of the game.

What it shows#

the real clock time
your arrival in real time and how long is left
the deadline as a clock time — ahead of or behind it
where you are right now and how far there is to go
your progress with the events of the job (ferry, toll …)
speed and speed limit
driving time as a ring — and when your next break is due
diesel, AdBlue and range — and how many litres this job has used so far
cargo, cargo damage and the most worn part
what is coming up next on your route: the next place, the next toll booth and the next ferry

Switching it on#

Under "Settings" › "Overlay", switch on "Show overlay". From then on you show and hide it with Ctrl+Alt+O — even while the game is in front.

Settings › Overlay: show overlay on, presets Mini/Normal/Detail, size, opacity, colour and position — Settings › Overlay: show, size, opacity and keys.

Borderless or windowed

The overlay only appears when ETS2 runs borderless or in a window. In exclusive fullscreen it is invisible — that is not a bug, it is the price of never touching the game. Set the game to borderless in its graphics options.

Size, position and opacity#

Size: three presets "Mini", "Normal", "Detail" — or any size by dragging the bottom-right corner.
Position: in the game, press the right mouse button until the pointer appears, then drag the overlay to its place with the left button — even onto a second monitor; it snaps to the edges. While you drive, clicks go through the overlay into the game, and the game always keeps the focus. The overlay remembers its position per monitor and resolution. "Back to the corner" brings it home again.
Opacity: from 10 to 100 percent in steps of ten, with the slider or the mouse wheel. The background turns see-through, the text stays easy to read.
Lock: Ctrl+Alt+L locks the overlay — then it cannot be moved and lets every click through to the game. The same key unlocks it.
Switch size: Ctrl+Alt+G.

All keys are listed in Settings and can be changed ("Change" / "Default"). If a key is already taken, the app warns you.

Overlay at size “Mini” with sample values, on a drawn background — Mini: just arrival, deadline and driving time.

Overlay at size “Detail” with sample values, on a drawn background — Detail: everything at a glance.

Safe for your game#

The overlay is a separate window of the app that sits on top of the game window — like a desktop widget. It never touches the game: no injection, no graphics hook, no memory reading, no input sent to the game. Its values come from the same telemetry plugin the app reads anyway. It never steals focus from the game either.

That is why we consider it compatible with TruckersMP: tools that interfere with the game or change gameplay are banned there — the overlay does neither. TruckersMP does not publish an official list of allowed programs, though; this is our assessment, not a promise from TruckersMP.