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Avatars in the sidebar list, chat header, and drawer panels. Default avatars are covered too.
PrivacySecure
PrivacySecure
A Chromium browser extension that semantically blurs avatars, names, last-message previews, and chat bubbles on web.whatsapp.com. Toggle by category with a hotkey. Hover-peek to read in private, blur again the moment you look away.
Four independent categories. Toggle via the popup, a hotkey, or the desktop app's global shortcut while you're presenting.
Avatars in the sidebar list, chat header, and drawer panels. Default avatars are covered too.
Contact and group names everywhere they appear — sidebar rows, conversation header, drawer headers.
The grey snippet under each contact name on the left. Enabled by default since this leaks the most in a screen share.
All bubbles in the currently-open conversation, including reactions and metadata.
Pick how you read without disabling blur — adjustable 0-1000 ms delay so a stray mouse-graze never leaks.
Pairs with the PrivacySecure desktop app via a local WebSocket. Your key never leaves the desktop client.
Replace sensitive names, IDs, and account numbers in Excel files with anonymous tokens before sharing with auditors or analysts. Reverse the mapping any time. Runs entirely in your browser — nothing leaves your machine.
Merge, split, compress, password-protect, redact, reorder pages, add watermarks, and more — all in a single offline HTML file. No install, no cloud upload, no subscription. Your PDFs never leave your device.
Unpacked install — no Chrome Web Store account required.
.zip above and unzip it anywhere on your disk.chrome://extensions/ (or edge://extensions/, brave://extensions/).Need the detailed guide, including keyboard-shortcut rebinding and referral-code redemption? Open the install guide →
PrivacySecure is a Chromium browser extension that semantically blurs profile photos, contact names, last-message previews, and chat bubbles on web.whatsapp.com. You toggle each category with a hotkey, so you can share your screen or record a demo without exposing who you talk to or what they said.
No. PrivacySecure runs entirely inside your browser and only applies a blur to elements already rendered on the page. It does not read message content into storage and does not transmit any chat data. The only network call it makes is licence activation.
Google Chrome 116+, Microsoft Edge 116+, Brave, Opera, Arc, and most other Chromium-based browsers. PrivacySecure is built on Manifest V3. A Firefox port is on the roadmap.
Yes. Hover-peek temporarily reveals whatever is under your cursor and blurs it again the moment you move away, so you can read a single message mid-presentation without unblurring the whole window.
A PrivacySecure licence costs ₹1,799 including GST, for one browser installation. You can download and try the extension before buying.