Shade darkens or blurs your whole screen except the spot around your mouse. Work normally in cafés, trains and open offices while the person next to you sees nothing useful.
Clicks and typing go straight through to your apps. You keep working exactly as before.
A small round button sits in the corner of your screen. Click it, or press Alt+Q.
Darken everything around your mouse, or blur it so the screen looks normal from a distance but can't be read.
A clear circle that follows your mouse, or a clear line for reading long documents and messages.
Works across your laptop and external screens, even when they use different zoom levels.
When you share your screen or record it, others see your normal screen without the dark layer.
No account, no tracking, no internet needed. Shade only saves your settings on your own computer.
No admin password needed.
Click Download for Windows and open Shade-Setup.exe.
Shade installs itself in a few seconds and adds a Shade icon to your Desktop and Start menu.
A short guide opens on first start. Click the round button or press Alt+Q any time.
Seeing "Windows protected your PC"? Click More info, then Run anyway. Windows shows this for free apps that aren't signed with a paid certificate. Shade's full source code is public, so anyone can check what it does.
Yes. No trial, no ads, no account. Shade is free and open source.
Windows only for now. A Mac version is possible later. iPhones don't allow apps to cover other apps, and Android allows it only with limits.
They can see the clear area around your mouse. Shade stops people beside you and quick glances. For full protection in crowded places, combine it with a physical privacy filter.
Blur uses a little more battery than Dark, because it keeps a blurred picture of your screen. The picture stays on your laptop and is never saved.
Windows Settings → Apps → Installed apps → Shade → Uninstall.