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Privacy-first browser protection

See less.
Browse safer.

Visual Shield detects and conceals people or faces in web videos and images. Processing happens locally in your browser, so your pixels stay on your device.

Available in theChrome Web Store Get the add-on forFirefox Get it fromMicrosoft Edge
  • ✓ On-device processing
  • ✓ No analytics
  • ✓ No account
Visual Shield hiding a person in a browser video, with the extension’s protection panel
Features

Visual privacy under your control

Choose what to conceal, select the effect you prefer, and tune performance for your device.

People and face detection

Filter people, faces, or both in supported web videos and images.

Three concealment effects

Choose blur, pixelate, or a solid cover and adjust the strength.

Site-specific rules

Keep global defaults or remember different protection settings for individual sites.

Strict protection

Cover content while it is being analysed or whenever a video cannot be inspected.

Performance modes

Use Battery Saver, Balanced, or High Accuracy according to your device.

Local by design

Detection models run inside the extension. Visual Shield has no account, advertising, or analytics.

Getting started

Set your own boundaries.

A few clear choices. Settings that stay on your device.

  1. 01

    Choose your filter

    Conceal whole people, faces, or both.

  2. 02

    Make it yours

    Choose an effect and a performance mode suited to your device.

  3. 03

    Browse your way

    Keep global defaults or save a different rule for a particular site.

Detection has limits. Very small or hidden subjects can be missed, and some browser-protected media cannot be analysed. Strict protection keeps unreadable content covered.

Resources

Everything else, in one place.

Need help, found a bug, or want to request a feature? Email hamzarehan83@gmail.com.