A familiar-script veil for casual visual privacy while browsing.
Users
3
0 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#313K
#252K among extensions
Version
2.2.1
updated 15 Aug 2026
Users
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 17 Oct 2026:3 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 17 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About GlanceVeil
GlanceVeil makes webpage text harder for someone nearby to read at a glance while keeping the page usable for you.
Choose Greek-looking, Cyrillic, Hebrew-glyph, Arabic-glyph, Katakana, Hiragana, or experimental connected-stroke rendering. Adjust the reading strength, leave a controlled fraction of words visible, and save rules for individual sites. Hold Alt or Option for a momentary localized peek, or use the toolbar button and keyboard shortcut to toggle the current tab.
GlanceVeil works locally. It does not send page text, form content, browsing data, settings, or telemetry to the developer or to any external service. Supported text fields and chat composers use a visual mirror so their submitted value remains unchanged. Password fields are never processed.
Google Docs uses a dedicated best-effort canvas adapter. A document may need to be reloaded after installation or after changing its script. Pages that use images, video, PDFs, closed shadow roots, or unusual canvas rendering may remain clear.
GlanceVeil is visual obscurity, not encryption. It cannot prevent copying, screenshots, DOM inspection, accessibility access, other extensions, or a determined observer from recovering text.
Key features:
Fast Greek Unicode rendering by default
Multiple familiar-script styles and reading strengths
Global, per-site, and temporary per-tab activation
Localized hold-to-peek and selected-text peek
Non-mutating visual treatment for supported text inputs
Local-only settings with no account, ads, analytics, or background network service
Dedicated Google Docs document-canvas support
Clear compatibility diagnostics and complete reset