PrivyShi — Email Privacy Shield icon

PrivyShi — Email Privacy Shield

by pritamdash1997 · Privacy & Security
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Scramble & hide sensitive email data - sender, subjects, etc. Hover to reveal. Works on Gmail, Outlook, Proton Mail & Yahoo.

Users
5
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#243K
#203K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 15 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 6 months
025Apr 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 6 months
001Apr 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About PrivyShi — Email Privacy Shield

PrivyShi hides sensitive email content in real time — scrambling sender names, subject lines, and inbox previews into unreadable text. Hover over any protected element to instantly reveal the original. Perfect for working in public, on screen shares, or in open offices. 🔒 WHAT IT PROTECTS • Sender names and email addresses • Subject lines and inbox preview snippets • CC / BCC recipients and attachment names • Email body text (optional, off by default) ✨ HOW IT WORKS When you open Gmail, Outlook, Proton Mail, or Yahoo Mail, PrivyShi automatically scrambles all visible email data into randomised characters. Simply hover your cursor over any text to reveal it instantly — no clicks, no toggles. Move away and it re-hides. ⚙️ THREE SCRAMBLE MODES • Normal — character-for-character random substitution • Redact — full block character replacement (█▓▒░) • Stealth — subtle every-other-char swap for a natural-looking disguise 🎛️ FULLY CUSTOMISABLE Choose exactly which fields to protect. Toggle sender names, subjects, email previews, recipients, attachments, CC/BCC, or body text independently. All settings sync instantly across sessions. 🌐 SUPPORTED MAIL SERVICES • Gmail (mail.google.com) • Outlook Live & Office 365 • Proton Mail • Yahoo Mail • More services coming soon 🔐 PRIVACY FIRST PrivyShi reads no email content, sends no data anywhere, and requires no account or login. Everything runs 100% locally in your browser. No analytics, no tracking, no servers. PERFECT FOR Remote workers on video calls · Journalists and researchers · Shared computers · Open-plan offices · Screen recording and demos · Anyone who values inbox privacy ───────────────────────────── Version 1.0.0 — Initial release • Real-time scrambling on Gmail, Outlook, Proton Mail, Yahoo Mail • Three scramble modes: Normal, Redact, Stealth • Hover-to-reveal on any protected element • Field-level protection controls • Reveal All / Hide All toggle • Session badge with live masked count ─────────────────────────────

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+4+400.0%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0.015 Apr 2026

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
15 Apr 2026
Size
22 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
bead-typhoon-d03.notion.site
Extension ID
gbmhkjlcelcgmoikmfjjccelnpmhjfbf

Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 4, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagetabsactiveTab
Site access
https://mail.google.com/*https://outlook.live.com/*https://outlook.office.com/*https://outlook.office365.com/*https://mail.yahoo.com/*https://mail.proton.me/*

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