Mumble Overlay Not Displaying on macOS

[uaehex]

The issue

I’m experiencing an issue with the Mumble overlay on macOS. Although the overlay is installed and enabled in the settings, it does not appear when I’m in-game. Here are the details of the problem:

Steps Taken:
1. Verified that the overlay is enabled in Mumble’s settings.
2. Granted necessary permissions in macOS (Accessibility and Screen Recording).
3. Tested with multiple games and ensured they were running in windowed or borderless windowed mode.
4. Restarted both Mumble and the games multiple times.
5. Checked Mumble logs, but no relevant errors were apparent.

System Details:
• macOS Version: 14.6.1 (23G93)
• Mumble Version: 1.5.735
• Games Tested: EVE Online and Albion Online

Issue Description:
Despite the overlay being enabled and permissions granted, it does not show in any of the games I’ve tested. I’d like guidance on how to resolve this issue or confirmation if the overlay is fully supported on macOS for these games.

Additional Information:
• Logs from ~/Library/Logs/Mumble/ can be provided if needed.
• Overlay settings were set to default during testing.

Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your guidance.

Mumble version

1.5.735

Mumble component

Client

OS

macOS

Additional information

No response

[Krzmbrzl]

According to #2134 (comment) Apple has planned to deprecate OpenGL APIs and to my knowledge that's precisely what they did. However, the Overlay currently depends on OpenGL (or DirectX) to function. See also #2134.

So my best guess would be that the Overlay simply doesn't work on macOS anymore. Since I neither have any experience with the overlay at all nor a macOS device in particular, guessing is all I can do here 👀

Logs from ~/Library/Logs/Mumble/ can be provided if needed.

This is likely the only thing that could shed some light onto what's going on. So if you feel like sharing the logs, I could have a peek at them.

[uaehex]

Thank you for your prompt reply and for clarifying the potential OpenGL deprecation issue.

As requested, I’ve attached the logs from ~/Library/Logs/Mumble for your review. I hope this provides more insight into what might be happening.

Attached Log File(s):
• Mumble.log

If the issue indeed stems from the deprecation of OpenGL APIs, I’d appreciate any guidance or potential workarounds that could help resolve the overlay issue on macOS.

Thank you again for your assistance and for taking the time to investigate this further.

[Krzmbrzl]

Unfortunately, I don't see anything related to the overlay in your logs. That means I still can't tell what's going on exactly and/or how one might go about fixing the issue.

[uaehex]

Thank you for taking the time to review my issue and logs. I appreciate your efforts to help me troubleshoot this.

I’m wondering if there’s a way to confirm whether the overlay has been installed properly. Are there specific files or directories I should verify, or steps I can take to ensure the overlay component is correctly set up?

Thank you again for your assistance!

[Krzmbrzl]

I assume you are using a script to start the overlay, right? In that script should be the path to the overlay binary 👀

[uaehex]

Thank you for your response. I wasn’t aware that the overlay requires a separate script or binary to be initiated. As of now, I’ve been trying to use the standard Mumble client interface and enabling the overlay directly through the settings menu.

If a script is required to start the overlay, could you kindly guide me on where to locate it and how to properly configure or execute it? Alternatively, if there’s a default installation path for the overlay binary, I’d appreciate details on how to verify and use it.

Thank you again for your time and support!

[Krzmbrzl]

Somewhere there should be a script such as https://github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/blob/master/auxiliary_files/run_scripts/mumble-overlay.in (probably just called mumble_overlay) that is used to inject the overlay binary into the started game.

I know that this is the way things work on Linux, so I am just guessing that this also applies to macOS.
@davidebeatrici do you anything on this?