Faq

Why is GhostChat not on top of my game/application

What's the difference between exclusive fullscreen and windowed fullscreen modes? Why can't I use GhostChat when a game is in exclusive fullscreen mode?

Exclusive Fullscreen Mode is a display mode where the game or an application takes complete control of the entire screen's display, taking over all the display output operations from the window manager. In this mode, GhostChat can't be put in the foreground, as the game/application in exclusive fullscreen mode completely takes over.

On the other hand, Windowed Fullscreen (or Borderless Fullscreen) Mode is a display mode where the game or application appears as a borderless window that covers the entire screen, but still allows the window manager to perform all display output operations. This mode enables easy switching between different applications (including GhostChat) without any significant display issues since they can be in the foreground.

So, while exclusive fullscreen mode gives you the best performance, it doesn't allow GhostChat or other applications to come in the foreground. Considering switching the game to the windowed fullscreen mode if you want GhostChat to be present and on top.

SOME games appear to be in Exclusive Fullscreen Mode but aren't actually. So if GhostChat works with one game in this mode it doesn't mean that it works with your other game unfortunately.

This is a limitation of electron (the underlying system) and I can’t do anything about it unfortunately.

GhostChat shows a black window when vanish is activated

This might be caused in Dual GPU Systems due to the fact that hardware acceleration cannot decide which GPU to choose. In this case try the following:

1. Navigate to System > Display > Graphics
2. In the app list locate GhostChat
3. Click on it an open Options
4. You should now see mulptiple GPU options
5. Choose one of them and set it to default
6. You might need to relaunch GhostChat afterwards

The black background should've now disappeared.