Veil

High-performance, glassmorphic terminal overlay for Windows. Engineered for low-latency command-line workflows with a "Scientific UI" philosophy.

Technical Foundation

• Backend: Rust-powered PTY engine via portable-pty.
• Frontend: Svelte 5 (Runes) with GPU-accelerated rendering.
• Aesthetics: Native Windows 11 Mica/Acrylic translucency.
• Shell: Optimized for cmd.exe by default.

Scientific UI & Physics

Veil uses a deterministic mathematical layout to ensure stability across all resolutions:

• 78/8 Ratio: 78% viewport output area, 8% command interaction zone.
• Inertia Damping: Physics-based scrolling interpolation (damping = 0.15).
• Adaptive Clamp: Font scaling bound by clamp(14px, 1.2vw, 18px).
• Hardware Sync: Forced GPU composition via translateZ(0).

Features

• Ghost Mode: Auto-hide on focus loss for seamless task switching.
• Nudge Movement: Precision window positioning (20px/100px steps).
• Draggable Settings: Fully movable glassmorphic configuration modal.
• Auto-Copy: Instant clipboard sync on terminal selection.
• Zero-Bake Layout: Seamless edge-to-edge terminal rendering.

Keybindings

Development

bun install
bun tauri dev

License

MIT © 2026 The Veil Authors