Feature

Zoom lens and custom crosshair overlay for PC games

Updated 10 November 2026 · PixelForge team

PixelForge draws a zoom lens and a custom crosshair on top of your game as a Windows overlay. Zoom with the mouse wheel or a hotkey, pick a lens shape, put a crosshair inside it, and build the crosshair you actually want, all without touching the game.

Zoom lens

Mouse wheel zoom to change the magnification on the fly.
Three hotkey levels so you can jump straight to the zoom you want.
Lens shapes: circle, rounded or scope.
Crosshair inside the lens so you keep your aim point while zoomed.

Ultra Zoom

Ultra Zoom magnifies the whole screen from 3x up to 8x instead of a small lens, for scanning far hills and compounds.

Fair play first

Many Rust servers do not allow external zoom tools. PixelForge shows a fair-play warning for this, and you should check your server's rules and leave zoom off where it is not allowed. Some community servers allow it, many official and competitive ones do not.

Custom crosshair overlay

Presets ready to use.
Custom builder to design your own shape, size and color.
Image overlay to load any crosshair image you like.

PixelForge Crosshair page with presets and the custom crosshair builder — The Crosshair page: presets, builder and image overlay.

A crosshair overlay is useful in games with no hip-fire crosshair, with a crosshair you dislike, or when a scope or sight hides the center of your screen.

How the overlay works

The zoom lens and crosshair are drawn by Windows on top of the game. PixelForge does not inject into the game, change game files or read game memory. Run the game in borderless windowed mode so the overlay can draw on top of it. It works with Rust, CS2, Fortnite, Valorant, Apex Legends and any borderless-windowed PC game.

Also in the overlay

FPS and ping counter in any corner, plus a session report after each game.
Black Holo for a holo dot you can see on snow.

Try it on your own PC

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Questions

How do I bind zoom in Rust?

Rust has no zoom for most sights. PixelForge adds a zoom lens on a hotkey with three levels and mouse wheel zoom. Check your server rules first, because many Rust servers ban external zoom.

Is a zoom overlay allowed in Rust?

It depends on the server. Many official and competitive servers do not allow external zoom tools, so read the rules and leave it off where it is not allowed.

Can I use my own crosshair image?

Yes. Use a preset, design one in the builder, or load your own image as the overlay.

Does the crosshair overlay work in every game?

It works on top of any game running in borderless windowed mode.

Is it safe?

PixelForge does not inject into games, touch game files or read game memory. It only changes how your screen looks and draws overlays. No tool can promise what every anti-cheat or server admin will accept, and some Rust servers ban external zoom tools, so check the rules and leave those features off if you are not sure.