Best Alternatives to PageVeil in 2025
PageVeil is a browser extension that blurs, hides, or replaces sensitive data like emails, phone numbers, and API keys on any webpage before you screen share, demo, or record. It's a focused tool, but it isn't the only way to protect on-screen information. Below are six alternatives that address screen-sharing privacy from different angles, from full masking suites to built-in OS features and manual workflows.
Privacy Shield (browser extension)
A close direct competitor that masks emails, phone numbers, and other PII on webpages with configurable blur and replacement rules. It offers similar one-click protection but adds per-site rule sets, making it a good fit if you want finer control over which pages get masked.
Blur (browser extension)
A lightweight extension that lets you manually blur or highlight any region of a webpage before sharing. It's less automated than PageVeil but useful when sensitive content is unpredictable or appears in images and non-text areas that rule-based tools miss.
OBS Studio with privacy scenes
A free, open-source screen capture and streaming tool that supports scene composition, image overlays, and crop filters. You can build a 'safe' scene that covers sensitive regions before recording or streaming, giving you full control at the cost of more setup than a browser extension.
macOS/Windows built-in screen sharing controls
Modern operating systems include native options to hide desktop icons, notifications, and specific windows during screen sharing. These are free and require no install, but they don't mask in-page content like emails or API keys, so they work best combined with a masking tool.
1Password / password manager secret masking
Password managers can hide credentials and API keys in their vaults and offer secure sharing links instead of exposing secrets on screen. This is a workflow-level alternative: rather than masking a page, you avoid putting sensitive values on screen at all.
Demo tools like Loom with blur and trim
Screen recording platforms such as Loom include blur tools and the ability to trim or re-record sections after capture. This shifts protection to post-production, which is useful for async demos but doesn't protect live screen shares.
PageVeil is a strong pick for automated, rule-based masking of text like emails and API keys directly in the browser. Choose Privacy Shield for more granular per-site rules, Blur for manual region masking, OBS or OS-level controls for broader screen composition, password managers to avoid exposing secrets entirely, and Loom-style tools if you can fix sensitive content after recording. Many teams combine a browser masker with native OS controls for defense in depth.