Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web

Hides your messages until you hover over them.

What is Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web?

"Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web" is a Chrome add-on designed to enhance your privacy on WhatsApp Web. When using this extension, your messages, media, and profile pictures are blurred out, revealing their content only when you hover over them. Tailor your privacy by choosing which elements to blur. Activate or deactivate the extension easily with a keyboard shortcut (Alt+X) or via the extension menu.

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Extension stats

By: https://lukaslen.com

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Users: 1,000,000+

Rating: 2.62 (1,037) ▼ 0.01

Version: 3.3.1 (Last updated: 2024-09-18)

Creation date: 2020-06-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

https://web.whatsapp.com/*

Size: 44.84K

Email: co*****@lukaslen.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 455 ▼ 37

Other rankings

#9 in Social Networking

#1 in whatsapp keyword 48

#1 in whatsapp extension keyword 53

#10 in privacy keyword 50 ▼ 1

#11 in web keyword 79 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Privacy Extension For WhatsApp™ Web (v3.3.0)

4.75 (60) 30,776+

Privacy Extension for WhatsApp Privacy (v1.0.39)

2.70 (66) 41,952+

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Extension summary

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To increase privacy in public spaces the Privacy Extension For WhatsApp™ Web blurs your messages. Your messages and other content only reveals upon hovering over with your mouse cursor. Additionally you can quickly toggle all effects by using a keyboard shortcut or by clicking the toggle button in the extension menu.

It adapts to your needs by letting you decide which elements you want to blur. Most important options:

All messages in chat: Blurs all messages in the current chat.
Last messages preview: Blurs all message previews on the left.
Media preview: Blurs all images, videos, stickers, ... in separation from the text.
Profile pictures: Blurs all profile pictures.

An extended list of features can be found on our page: https://pfwa.lukaslen.com/

Quick Toggle: Use the keyboard shortcut to quickly toggle the extension on or off (Default: Alt+X). To change this navigate to: "chrome://extensions/shortcuts"

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works effectively at times
Responsive developers who are willing to fix issues quickly
Some users find it valuable and mention it's a 'good extension'

Cons

Frequent issues with the blurring feature not working
Many reports of it not working over the past few weeks
Users need to reinstall the extension frequently to fix issues

Most mentioned

Not working
Fix the bug
Uninstall and reinstall to resolve issues

Recent reviews

Text input blur not working now.

Aaqil Abdul Rehman, 2024-09-18

okee alhmdulillah bisa setelah bbrp minggu gabisa blur skrg bisa lagi , di hapus baru download lagi .. must try guyss! gdluck

Ira Audilia, 2024-09-18

its not working, now its working

Adi Prasetiyo, 2024-09-17

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.