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Install the extension
Add WhatsApp Privacy to Chrome. The product is free and keeps this workflow in your browser.
Web Tidy · 100% Free Chrome Extension
[100% Free] Blur private WhatsApp Web content before you share your screen
Apply a local CSS visual blur to selected chat previews, names, avatars, open messages, media, gallery items, and typed text.
Local CSS blur1–40 pxHover revealSaved settings
Published Chrome extension · Free · No Web Tidy login
Quick Start
Set up the privacy blur in three clear steps
Every instruction stays visible. Click a step to watch the matching segment from the product demo.
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Open the menu and pin it
Use Chrome’s Extensions menu to pin WhatsApp Privacy to the toolbar, then click the extension icon when you are ready to prepare a screen share.
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Enable blur and check the shared view
Open WhatsApp Web, choose the chat-list and chat-window surfaces to blur, set the strength, and inspect the exact screen before your audience sees it.
Preview / Fixture
Real controls beside the blurred WhatsApp Web view
The left fixture renders the same extension control panel after installation; the right image shows the verified WhatsApp Web visual blur context without opening a real chat.
Audience and choice
Reduce accidental exposure in visible browser workflows
WhatsApp Privacy is a presentation aid for the WhatsApp Web tab you already use. It helps make selected content harder to read on screen, but it does not change encryption, lock an account, or redact a file after capture.
Meetings and screen sharing
Blur chat previews, contact names, avatars, and open messages before sharing a browser window or your desktop.
Tutorials and recordings
Mask real WhatsApp Web conversations that are not part of a product demo, support walkthrough, or internal tutorial.
Shared desks and coworking
Reduce casual on-screen exposure in offices, coworking spaces, projected screens, or any place where someone may glance at your display.
Temporary checks
Keep blur on, then reveal a specific area on hover when you need to confirm a message or name before hiding it again.
Workflow and control
Set the privacy layer before the audience arrives
The blur runs locally in the WhatsApp Web tab, stores only your settings, and re-applies as supported page content changes.
- 1Open https://web.whatsapp.com/ in the Chrome profile where WhatsApp Privacy is installed.
- 2Choose the chat-list and chat-window surfaces that could expose private content.
- 3Set blur strength from 1 to 40 pixels and decide whether hover reveal is acceptable.
- 4Switch chats, scroll, open media, and inspect the exact screen-share or recording source before starting.
- 5Turn off the main switch or restore defaults after the session.
Granular controls
Control previews, names, avatars, messages, media previews, gallery items, and typed text separately.
Local preferences
Chrome storage retains blur settings only; chat rows, contacts, and media are not exported or uploaded to Web Tidy.
Existing tab behavior
If WhatsApp Web is already open, the extension focuses that tab; it opens WhatsApp Web only when no matching tab exists.
Reset and recover
Restore defaults or refresh WhatsApp Web when a redesigned or missing surface needs another visual check.
Visual boundary
Blur reduces readability on screen; it is not encryption, access control, notification hiding, device locking, or screenshot protection.
Reading and support
Know what remains outside the blur layer
Keep the product boundary visible before treating a presentation, recording, or shared workspace as ready.
Check the audience view
The extension cannot cover operating-system notifications, another window, camera video, or an image already captured.
Stay within the verified purpose
It does not send WhatsApp messages, automate replies, sync CRM data, export contacts, or create chat backups.
Need help after a layout change?
Use Support and describe the affected surface without sending passwords, cookies, private messages, QR codes, or account credentials.
FAQ and next step
Does WhatsApp Privacy read or upload my chats?
The verified product path applies local CSS-based visual masking and stores preferences in Chrome storage. It does not create a chat export or upload chat history to Web Tidy.
Which WhatsApp Web areas can it blur?
Current controls cover chat previews, names, profile pictures, open messages, media previews, the media gallery, and text in the input area.
Can I temporarily reveal a blurred item?
Yes, when hover reveal is enabled. Disable that option before a presentation that should have no intentional reveal path.
Is blur the same as secure redaction?
No. It is a reversible visual layer in the current browser tab, not encryption, access control, or permanent redaction.
Does it need my WhatsApp password or cookies?
No. It uses the WhatsApp Web session already open in Chrome and does not request Chrome cookies or identity permission.
Will it protect system notifications or other windows?
No. The verified scope is the matching WhatsApp Web tab. Check notifications, other windows, camera views, and the final sharing source separately.