# Tips or advice and guides for using mangohud or goverlay **URL:** \ **Category:** Gaming, sound and video\ **Created:** [March 30, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/tips-or-advice-and-guides-for-using-mangohud-or-goverlay/53290 "2024-03-30T11:34:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Jonodros](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@Jonodros](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Jonodros)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/tips-or-advice-and-guides-for-using-mangohud-or-goverlay/53290/2 "2024-04-01T10:55:19Z")
I use goverlay to easily configure mangohud and then `mangohud %command%` on a per game basis in steam game launch options. Sometimes `mangohud --dlsym %command%` is needed for OpenGL games. Basically mangohud can only be used ‘without GUI’ since there is no GUI for mangohud. Goverlay is just a GUI for managing the mangohud configs and not running or launching mangohud. Also there are keyboard shortcuts for launching and closing mangohud in game. `Shift_R+F12` to toggle the hud on or off. `Shift_L+F2` to toggle logging. Logs can be uploaded to [FlightlessMango.com](https://flightlessmango.com/games/user_benchmarks) for some nice graphs. Here are some commands to check if mangohud is properly installed: > mangohud glxgears > mangohud vkcube Make sure to have [lib32-mangohud](https://archlinux.org/packages/?name=lib32-mangohud) also installed. Maybe take a look at the gaming guide in the forum to make sure things are properly set up to run games in the first place: > [@Linux gaming \[Guide\]](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/linux-gaming-guide/7339): > > Linux gamingrage   Why should YOU care? face_with_raised_eyebrow   You JUST want to game? face_with_monocle   It must be very hard to ENJOY? Not hard at all to just enjoy! Buckle up and let’s spread some knowledge to make it easy for everyone! rocket Let this be our gaming hub, please share: Update of tools Best practices Quality guides New hot tech Performance tips Table of contents: [Introduction](#heading--linux-gaming-intro) 1.1 [Platforms](#heading--linux-gaming-platforms) 1.2 [Common terms](#heading--linux-gaming-common-terms) 1.3 [Engines](#heading--linux-gaming-engines)[Requirements](#heading--linux-gaming-requirements)[Steam](#heading--linux-gaming-steam) 3.1 [Setup](#heading--linux-gaming-steam-setup) 3.… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/tips-or-advice-and-guides-for-using-mangohud-or-goverlay/53290)._