BlurChat hides contact names, messages, profile pictures and media on WhatsApp Web, so nobody can read over your shoulder or on a shared screen. It never reads your data.
Works on Chrome, Edge and Brave · No account · No tracking
Choose exactly what to hide, from just names to the whole conversation.
Blur contact and group names, last-message previews and avatars in the chat list, header and inside chats.
Hide message text, quoted replies and sender names in groups.
Blur photos, videos, GIFs, stickers, documents and link previews.
Hover one item and only that item unblurs. Add a delay so nothing flashes by accident.
Blur the whole app the moment the window loses focus.
Press Alt+Shift+B to turn protection on or off instantly.
Adjustable blur strength, hide-completely mode and one-click presets.
Remove an individual message from view locally, and restore it any time.
Set up in seconds, then forget it is there.
Add BlurChat to Chrome from the Web Store. No sign-up.
Names, messages, photos and media are blurred automatically.
Point at any single item to read it. Move away and it blurs again.
Other tools unblur the whole chat. BlurChat reveals only the exact message, name or photo under your pointer.
Use a preset or switch individual items on and off. Settings are saved in your browser only.
A privacy tool should not need your data. BlurChat does not.
Blurring is done with CSS. The extension does not read message text, names, numbers or media.
No servers, no analytics, no ads, no remote code and no network requests.
It only runs on web.whatsapp.com and asks for just the browser storage permission.
Quick answers about privacy and how BlurChat works.
No. BlurChat only applies blur styling to the page. It never reads, copies or sends your messages, names, numbers or media, and it makes no network requests.
Move your pointer over it. Only the item under your pointer is revealed, and it blurs again when you move away.
Yes.
Google Chrome, plus Microsoft Edge, Brave and other Chromium browsers that support Manifest V3 extensions.
No. It works only on WhatsApp Web at web.whatsapp.com in a desktop browser.
WhatsApp updates its website often. If something stops blurring after an update, a fix will be published as an extension update.
No. BlurChat is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by WhatsApp LLC or Meta Platforms, Inc. WhatsApp is a trademark of its owner.
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