Installation

How to install Fab Bridge?

Go to Edit > Preferences then to the Add-ons tab. Click Install.

Choose the downloaded zip and click Install Add-on.

After the installation is complete it will show up in the add-on list. Enable the add-on by ticking the checkbox.

Enabling the Overlay

How to show On-Screen Key?

Toggle the overlay from any supported editor's overlay panel, from the 3D View > Sidebar (N) > View tab, or with the keyboard shortcut Shift+Alt+C (configurable in the add-on preferences). When the toggle is left on, the overlay starts automatically the next time Blender launches.

Enable it from the guides overlay with 3D View > Overlays > Guides > On-Screen Key, or from each editor's own overlay dropdown — the overlay is drawn per editor region.

Supported Inputs

What the overlay can show.

KeysLetters, digits, F1–F24, numpad, punctuation, arrow and navigation keys, modifiers and media keys
MouseLeft, middle and right buttons with click, drag and double-click variants, plus extra buttons 4–7
ScrollWheel up and down; rapid scrolls in one direction group into a single entry
Other devicesTrackpad gestures (pan, rotate, zoom) and NDOF devices

Held mouse buttons stay lit while pressed, and the overlay follows the editor under the mouse so it is always drawn where you are working. Use Reset Overlay to clear the history whenever you switch editors.

Supported Editors

Where the overlay draws.

3D ViewportOverlays > Guides
Image EditorOverlays > Guides
Node EditorOverlays
Video SequencerOverlays

Settings

Every option is in the add-on preferences and the sidebar view panel.

SettingDescription
AlignLeft, Center or Right edge of the editor
ScaleSizes the icons, box and margins (1.0–2.0)
OpacityOpacity of the box, icons and text (0.1–1.0)
DurationSeconds an input stays on screen (1–10)
HistoryNumber of recent inputs kept in the stack (1–10)
Operator NamesShow the executed operator after the input, e.g. "X Delete"
Reset OverlayClear the overlay when the active editor changes
ShortcutKeyboard shortcut to toggle the overlay (empty for none)
Use Theme ColorsFill boxes from the theme's Tool widget colors
InnerOlder box fill when theme colors are off
SelectedNewest box fill when theme colors are off
TextIcon and keycap text tint when theme colors are off