Blur It Out

A simple extension that blurs out words you don't like

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Blur It Out is a straightforward Chrome extension that allows you to blur any text containing your specified blacklisted words. Perfect for filtering out distracting or unwanted content on web pages, it enhances your browsing experience by letting you focus on what matters. Simply add the words you want obscured, and Blur It Out will cover them with a blur effect.

Recent updates include the ability to toggle whether blur disappears on mouseover, giving you control over when to reveal the hidden text. Additionally, a convenient toggle button now enables or disables blurring quickly, and the extension blurs entire objects in feeds more effectively. With Blur It Out, customizing your web content visibility has never been easier.

By:: Procrastinating Student
Users:: 3,000+
Rating:: 4.72

(18)
Version:: 1.2 (Last updated: 2019-09-27)
Creation date:: 2019-09-27
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
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Size:: 50.56K
Email:: fi*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 20 hours ago

Ranking

# 17,039 ▲ 29

Other rankings

#656 in Just for Fun ▼ 8 #73 in student keyword 52 ▼ 1 #225 in toggle keyword 36 ▲ 1

User reviews

Blur It Out is praised for automatically blurring sensitive or unwanted text based on user-defined blacklists, easing tasks like live demonstrations and content editing. Users appreciate its ability to handle dynamic pages and the thoughtful hover control feature. However, multiple reviews highlight issues with excessive blur coverage, delayed application on page load causing brief content exposure, and occasional challenges on complex sites like Twitter. Some users express desire for features like persistent blur on hover to improve screencapture usability.

Pros

Effectively blurs sensitive information automatically, saving time in video editing and live presentations.
Allows users to create a blacklist of words to blur, useful for privacy and avoiding spoilers.
Has thoughtful features like hover enable/disable for better control.
Supports dynamic content and works well even when pages reload.
Very useful for avoiding unwanted or sensitive content during browsing or screencaptures.

Cons

Sometimes blurs large portions of the webpage instead of just specific words, reducing precision.
Does not always work perfectly on complex websites like Twitter due to site changes.
Occasionally shows sensitive content briefly before fully loading the blur, which is problematic for livestreams or videos.
Lacks an option to keep the blur active when the mouse pointer hovers over blurred areas, limiting its usability for screencaptures.

Recent reviews

Useful

Elsa Cruha, 2024-11-01

Está me atendendo perfeitamente. Preciso fazer demonstrações de programas na qual quero preservar o nome dos usuários. Com essa ferramenta eu seleciono nome do usuário como uma lista proibida e durante a apresentação ao vivo ele automaticamente borra os nomes que selecionei. Excelente!

FELIPE ROMAO, 2024-08-22

Many a times it becomes a headache to blur sensitive information of web pages in video editing software. Especially when the webpage is moving/dynamic then blur function doesn't work properly all the time revealing sensitive information while editing in video editing software and as a result lot of time is wasted. This chrome extension is an excellent hack to overcome this pain. Works effortlessly and the "Hover" enable/disable function is well thought out. Even when webpage is reloaded it captures with the same accuracy

SUNIL GAIKWAD, 2024-07-16

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Blur It Out requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Blur It Out has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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