Blur for WhatsApp Web: Privacy & Hide Chats icon

Blur for WhatsApp Web: Privacy & Hide Chats

Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Privacy for WhatsApp Web: blur and hide chats, names, photos and messages from onlookers and screen sharing. Hover to reveal.

Users
183
+166 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
+5.00 in 30 days
Ratings
3
+3 in 30 days
Store rank
#66K
#55K among extensions
Version
1.10.4
updated 12 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 4 months
092183Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 183 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 4 months
023Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Blur for WhatsApp Web: Privacy & Hide Chats

Keeps your WhatsApp Web chats away from curious eyes. Names, messages and photos are blurred; hover over one and it becomes clear. At work, in a café or while sharing your screen, nobody can see who you talk to or what you write. WHAT IT HIDES • Last messages • Contact and group names • Profile photos • Unread counts • Times • Messages in the open chat You choose which ones to hide. You can also set how strong the blur is. HOW TO USE IT • Hover over the row you want to see and it clears. Move away and it blurs again. • Press Alt+Shift+B to switch everything on or off with one key. Handy right before you share your screen. • Leave the computer alone for a minute and everything is hidden again by itself. MESSAGE TRANSLATION Click the translate button next to a message and the translation appears under it. You can also translate your own reply into the other person's language before you send it. Translation happens on your computer; your message is not sent to any website. The feature is off at first: switch on "Translate messages" in the extension's window. It needs a recent version of Chrome. OTHER CONVENIENCES • The extension icon shows your unread count • Click the icon from another tab to jump to WhatsApp • One click opens WhatsApp's own password lock screen • Light and dark theme PRIVACY AND SAFETY • Collects no data • Sends nothing to the internet; it has no server • No ads, no tracking, no account needed • Works only on web.whatsapp.com and on no other site • Asks for a single permission: to save your settings • Translation happens on your computer; the text never leaves it FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Does it read my messages? No. The extension only blurs your messages on the screen. Translation is the one exception: the message whose translate button you click is translated on your computer by your browser's own translator and is not sent anywhere. Is it free? Yes, completely free. There is no paid version and no locked feature. Does it help while sharing my screen? Yes. Even if WhatsApp Web stays open during a meeting or a presentation, your chats stay blurred. Alt+Shift+B switches it on or off instantly. Can the other person tell that I blur my chats? No. The blur exists only on your screen; nothing changes in WhatsApp or for the other person. Does it work on a phone? No. It works on a computer, on WhatsApp Web. --- Independent project. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to WhatsApp LLC or Meta Platforms, Inc. "WhatsApp" is a trademark of its respective owner, used here only to describe compatibility.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+52+39.7%+10.00
30 days+166+976.5%+3+5.00

Version history

12 versions recorded
1.10.412 Oct 2026
1.10.310 Oct 2026
1.10.29 Oct 2026
1.10.08 Oct 2026
1.9.07 Oct 2026
1.8.05 Oct 2026
1.6.04 Oct 2026
1.5.03 Oct 2026

Details

Category
Social Networking
First seen
12 Jun 2026
Size
107 KB
Languages
de, en, id, ms, nl, tr, es, fr
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
blurwa.devre.dev
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 1, likelihood 3
Permissions
storage

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