Genealogy Blurring Tool

Name: Genealogy Blurring Tool
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Genea.ca

Automatically blurs sensitive elements on genealogy websites for privacy-minded screenshots and screencasts.

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Genealogy Blurring Tool is a free extension that automatically blurs sensitive details like DNA match names and names of living people on popular genealogy websites. This tool works seamlessly when navigating between pages and can be enabled/disabled with a single click.

Focus on sharing your discoveries without worrying about complicated editing software. Whether you're hosting an online presentation, collaborating with fellow researchers, or posting screenshots online, Genealogy Blurring Tool works instantly on every page you load to blur any sensitive personal information.

The blurring effect is applied instantly, allowing you to effortlessly capture and share secure screenshots or screen recordings of personal genealogy pages. This extension ensures you adhere to genealogical privacy standards by protecting the sensitive information of your DNA matches and any living individuals.

Genealogy Blurring Tool works with Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch and FamilyTreeDNA.

If you notice any place that is not being blurred, please click the button titled "Missing a spot? Let us know!" located at the bottom of the Genealogy Blurring Tool pop-up panel.

Support email: hello@genea.ca Website: https://www.genea.ca/

How to use Genealogy Blurring Tool

Install the Extension: Download and install Genealogy Blurring Tool directly from the Chrome Web Store.

Access the Extension: Click the puzzle piece icon on the right hand side of the Chrome toolbar to locate Genealogy Blurring Tool. To keep it handy, click the pushpin icon next to its name to pin it to your Chrome toolbar.

Activate Blurring: Enable the blurring effect by clicking the Genealogy Blurring Tool icon in the Chrome toolbar and selecting the green "Enable Blurring" button in the pop-up panel. Once activated, the icon in the toolbar will change from an open eye to a closed eye, signaling that the blurring is active.

Disable Blurring: To turn off the blurring effect, click the Genealogy Blurring Tool icon in the Chrome toolbar and select the red "Disable Blurring" button in the pop-up panel. This will instantly reveal all text on the page.

Blur DNA match profile photos: Choose whether to blur DNA match profile photos by toggling the "Blur Profile Images" option in the Genealogy Blurring Tool pop-up panel.

DNA Match Numbers: You can choose to have names in your DNA match list on Ancestry, MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA replaced with generic names like Match #1, Match #2, etc.

Check out our other Chrome extension, Genealogy Assistant! It adds 50+ custom features to popular genealogy websites like Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA and more. Search for "Genealogy Assistant" in the Chrome Web Store.

Learn more at https://www.genea.ca/

Latest Update: Wednesday January 15th, 2025 v1.1.4: Added feature "DNA Match Numbers" and additional blurring spots for Ancestry and MyHeritage.

Add-on

By:

Genea.ca

Daily users:

Rating:

5.00

(1)

Version:

1.2.2 Last updated: 2025-02-07

Version code:

5888990

Creation date:

2025-01-12

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
scripting

Size:

456.05KB

Email:

he*****@genea.ca

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-13

Ranking

# 30,431 ▲ 25

Other rankings

#213 in tool keyword 65 ▲ 3

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Genealogy Blurring Tool requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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