Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 10 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.
Professional privacy shield. Instantly blur emails, chats, cards, and API keys on Google Meet, Zoom, and WhatsApp.
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur (original) | — | — | Free | Professional privacy shield. Instantly blur emails, chats, cards, and API keys on Google Meet, Zoom, and WhatsApp. |
| ScreenPal - Screen Recorder & Video Editor | 4.3 | 100K+ | Freemium | Record your screen & webcam, take screenshots, edit videos & images - easy & free! |
| Quillbot: AI Writing Assistant with Humanizer, Paraphraser & AI Detector | 4.7 | 5M+ | Free | Write better emails, essays and messages with Quillbot's Grammar Checker, Paraphrasing Tool, Generative AI, Summarizer and more! |
| DeepL: translate and write with AI | 4.7 | 4M+ | Free | Translate while you read and write with DeepL Translate, the world’s most accurate translator. |
| Mailtrack | 4.4 | 3M+ | Freemium | Salespeople and recruiters who need to know when an email was actually opened. |
| Google Mail Checker | 4.1 | 2M+ | Free | Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox. |
| Apollo.io: Free B2B Phone Number & Email Finder | — | — | Free | Apollo enables users to find contact info, connect with buyers, track emails, and more for free. |
| HubSpot Sales | — | — | Free | Email tracking, CRM for Gmail, and sales productivity tools in your inbox |
| Email Finder by ContactOut – Email Lookup Tool | 4.4 | 600K+ | Free | Find emails for 75% of Linkedin or ANY website. Save profiles to CRM. Chatgpt comments & email writer. Trusted by 76% of Fortune500. |
| Fathom AI Note Taker for Google Meet | 4.9 | 500K+ | Free | Records, transcribes & summarizes meetings FREE |
| Email Finder by Snov.io | 4.9 | 400K+ | Free | Find email addresses on any website. Our Email Finder lets you collect leads and grow sales on the go. |
Record your screen & webcam, take screenshots, edit videos & images - easy & free!
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Covers similar ground in the Email category: Record your screen & webcam, take screenshots, edit videos & images - easy & free!
Write better emails, essays and messages with Quillbot's Grammar Checker, Paraphrasing Tool, Generative AI, Summarizer and more!
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Another popular Email extension: Write better emails, essays and messages with Quillbot's Grammar Checker, Paraphrasing Tool, Generative AI, Summarizer and more!
Translate while you read and write with DeepL Translate, the world’s most accurate translator.
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Another popular Email extension: Translate while you read and write with DeepL Translate, the world’s most accurate translator.
Read receipts and link tracking for Gmail.
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Another popular Email extension: Read receipts and link tracking for Gmail.
Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Another popular Email extension: Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.
Apollo enables users to find contact info, connect with buyers, track emails, and more for free.
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Another popular Email extension: Apollo enables users to find contact info, connect with buyers, track emails, and more for free.
Email tracking, CRM for Gmail, and sales productivity tools in your inbox
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Another popular Email extension: Email tracking, CRM for Gmail, and sales productivity tools in your inbox
Find emails for 75% of Linkedin or ANY website. Save profiles to CRM. Chatgpt comments & email writer. Trusted by 76% of Fortune500.
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Another popular Email extension: Find emails for 75% of Linkedin or ANY website. Save profiles to CRM. Chatgpt comments & email writer. Trusted by 76% of Fortune500.
Records, transcribes & summarizes meetings FREE
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Another popular Email extension: Records, transcribes & summarizes meetings FREE
Find email addresses on any website. Our Email Finder lets you collect leads and grow sales on the go.
Why it replaces Privacy Blu: Screen Sharing Shield & Privacy Blur: Another popular Email extension: Find email addresses on any website. Our Email Finder lets you collect leads and grow sales on the go.
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
ScreenPal - Screen Recorder & Video Editor is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the Email category: Record your screen & webcam, take screenshots, edit videos & images - easy & free!
Yes — Quillbot: AI Writing Assistant with Humanizer, Paraphraser & AI Detector, DeepL: translate and write with AI, Google Mail Checker are free.
