Privacy Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info 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.
Instantly blur balances, text, emails, API keys, and custom elements on any website to protect your privacy.
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info (original) | — | — | Free | Instantly blur balances, text, emails, API keys, and custom elements on any website to protect your privacy. |
| Save Emails as PDF by cloudHQ | 4.3 | 100K+ | Freemium | Export, convert and save Gmail™ emails as a PDF document |
| Export Emails to Sheets by cloudHQ | — | — | Free | Back up, export or parse your Gmail email messages and labels to Google Sheets |
| Save Emails to Drive by cloudHQ | 4.4 | 50K+ | Freemium | Save any Gmail™ email to Google Drive™ with one click. Autosave of all emails in a label. Multiple formats: PDF, HTML, EML, TXT, ... |
| 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. |
Export, convert and save Gmail™ emails as a PDF document
Why it replaces Privacy Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: Covers similar ground in the Email category: Export, convert and save Gmail™ emails as a PDF document
Back up, export or parse your Gmail email messages and labels to Google Sheets
Why it replaces Privacy Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: Covers similar ground in the Email category: Back up, export or parse your Gmail email messages and labels to Google Sheets
Save any Gmail™ email to Google Drive™ with one click. Autosave of all emails in a label. Multiple formats: PDF, HTML, EML, TXT, ...
Why it replaces Privacy Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: Covers similar ground in the Email category: Save any Gmail™ email to Google Drive™ with one click. Autosave of all emails in a label. Multiple formats: PDF, HTML, EML, TXT, ...
Write better emails, essays and messages with Quillbot's Grammar Checker, Paraphrasing Tool, Generative AI, Summarizer and more!
Why it replaces Privacy Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: 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 Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: 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 Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: 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 Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: 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 Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: 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 Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: 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 Shield - Hide & Blur Sensitive Info: 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.
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
Save Emails as PDF by cloudHQ is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the Email category: Export, convert and save Gmail™ emails as a PDF document
Yes — Export Emails to Sheets by cloudHQ, Quillbot: AI Writing Assistant with Humanizer, Paraphraser & AI Detector, DeepL: translate and write with AI are free.
