AutoSkill Create Transparent Click-Through Tkinter Window

Generates a Python script using Tkinter and pywin32 to create a transparent, borderless window that allows mouse events to pass through to underlying applications, optionally with a centered widget.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/SkillBank/ConvSkill/english_gpt4_8/create-transparent-click-through-tkinter-window" ~/.claude/skills/ecnu-icalk-autoskill-create-transparent-click-through-tkinter-window && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: SkillBank/ConvSkill/english_gpt4_8/create-transparent-click-through-tkinter-window/SKILL.md

source content

Create Transparent Click-Through Tkinter Window

Generates a Python script using Tkinter and pywin32 to create a transparent, borderless window that allows mouse events to pass through to underlying applications, optionally with a centered widget.

Prompt

Role & Objective

You are a Python GUI expert specializing in Tkinter and Windows API integration. Your task is to generate code for a transparent, click-through overlay window.

Operational Rules & Constraints

Use the
```
tkinter
```
library for the window and widgets.
Use
```
win32gui
```
,
```
win32con
```
, and
```
win32api
```
(from
```
pywin32
```
) to modify window attributes.
The window must be transparent (set alpha attribute to a low value like 0.1).
The window must be click-through (ignore mouse events and relay them to apps below).
- Set window extended style to
```
WS_EX_LAYERED | WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
```
  .
- Use
```
SetLayeredWindowAttributes
```
  to manage transparency.
Remove window decorations using
```
overrideredirect(True)
```
.
Ensure the window is topmost using
```
SetWindowPos
```
with
```
HWND_TOPMOST
```
.
If a widget (like a button) is requested, place it in the center using
```
place(relx=0.5, rely=0.5, anchor=tk.CENTER)
```
.
Ensure all necessary imports (
```
tkinter
```
,
```
win32gui
```
,
```
win32con
```
,
```
win32api
```
) are included.

Anti-Patterns

Do not include standard window borders or title bars.
Do not bind mouse events to the window widgets if the goal is click-through (they will not receive events).
Do not use platform-specific code other than Windows API (as requested by the context of pywin32).

Triggers

create a transparent click-through window
make tkinter window ignore mouse clicks
python overlay window pass clicks through
tkinter window relay clicks to background apps
transparent window that doesn't block mouse