Akron is a player-facing utility suite for Celeste that runs inside Everest. Its in-game overlay provides practice, routing, HUD, capture, setup-sharing, and attempt-status tools.
The overlay keeps common tools beside the game. Players can check their setup, adjust practice and HUD tools, capture play, and return to the level.
- Install Akron with Olympus, or download it from GameBanana and place the downloaded mod archive in your Everest
Modsfolder. Do not unzip manual installs unless a release explicitly says to. - Launch Celeste through Everest.
- Press
Tabto open Akron.
The tabbed in-game overlay includes HUD widgets for labels, inputs, timers, resources, stats, and setup state. It is the main surface for checking and changing options while staying inside Celeste.
StartPos tools, retry and reload helpers, frame and timescale controls, and room-lab utilities are grouped around setup, routing, and quickly returning to the part of a map that needs practice.
Policy badges show each row's classification. The attempt-status chip shows the strictest classification Akron recorded for the current attempt. Community submission rules remain the authority for run acceptance.
.akr setup packs save, import, and share scoped Akron setups. They are used for personal setups and community packs for map-specific configurations.
Screenshots and internal recording support sharing or reviewing play.
See the feature guide for the current option reference.
When a supported external mod is installed, Akron adds rows that control or report its features. Each tool remains a separate installation.
| Tool | Akron integration |
|---|---|
| Motion Smoothing | Controls for FPS/TPS bypass settings and related smoothing options. |
| Speedrun Tool | Status, savestate slots, capture/restore/clear actions, room timer export, and optional Lag Pauser handling for load-state hitches. |
| CelesteTAS | TAS status, the configured TAS file, and a playback handoff. |
| Extended Variant Mode | Available variant options exposed by the mod. |
| Extended Camera Dynamics | Camera hook status and Cursor Zoom zoom-out support when ECD camera hooks are active. |
See the compatibility and external integrations docs for details.
Akron is a .NET Everest mod. For local development:
dotnet build Source/Akron.csproj
dotnet test tests/akron-tests.csproj --nologoRead the contributor docs for formatting and focused checks before changing feature policy, setup packs, or public behavior.
Optional support is available on Ko-fi. Donations help cover the domain, storage, and hosting. Akron's current features are free.
Akron-owned material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. Third-party components remain under the separate terms listed in third-party notices.