WhatsApp Web Privacy Mode

Blur WhatsApp Web messages, previews, names, avatars and media until you hover. Toggle with Alt+X.

WhatsApp Web Privacy Mode keeps your conversations private in public, on calls, and while screen-sharing. It blurs sensitive content and reveals it only when you hover the mouse over it. WHAT IT CAN BLUR — turn each on/off independently: • Chat messages (text in the open conversation) • Message previews in the chat list (left side) — including Archived chats • Contact & group names (list and chat header) • Profile pictures / avatars • Media — photos, videos, stickers and GIFs • The message input box (dims what you type) HOW TO USE: • Everything sensitive is blurred. Hover over any item to reveal just that item. • Click the toolbar icon (or press Alt+C) to open the panel and choose exactly what gets blurred. Each item has its own blur-strength slider. • Press Alt+X to turn Privacy Mode on or off at any time. SMART AUTO-BLUR: • Blur when idle — blurs the whole app after a few seconds of no activity. • Blur when inactive — blurs everything the moment you switch to another tab or window (great for screen-sharing). • Panic key — press Alt+Z to instantly blur the entire app; press again to restore. MORE CONTROLS: • Messages to show — in the open chat show All, only Mine, only Theirs, or just the last N messages. • Allowed chats — exempt trusted chats by name and choose whether they show everything or just name + picture. Alt+right-click a chat to add it instantly. • Redaction style — choose frosted blur or solid black redaction bars. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS: • Alt+X — turn Privacy Mode on / off • Alt+C — open the settings panel • Alt+Z — panic: blur everything (press again to restore) • Alt+right-click a chat — add / remove it from the allow-list You can change any shortcut in your browser's extension-shortcut settings (Firefox: about:addons → ⚙; Chrome: chrome://extensions/shortcuts). PRIVACY: This add-on runs only on web.whatsapp.com. It does not collect, send or store any data — all settings stay in your browser. It only needs "storage" (to remember your preferences) and access to web.whatsapp.com (to apply the blur). Not affiliated with or endorsed by WhatsApp / Meta.