WhatPrivacy extension iconFree Chrome extension · No sign-up

Keep your WhatsApp chats private at work

WhatPrivacy slides the entire WhatsApp Web chats panel out of view, so the person walking past your desk sees your work — not who you talk to.

Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave & Arc · Shortcut: Alt + H
Animated mockup of WhatPrivacy sliding the WhatsApp Web chats list panel out of view
The chats panel sliding away and back — exactly what the toggle does.

Small extension, real privacy

Slides away, smoothly

The whole chats panel glides off-screen with a subtle easing animation — no ugly blur, no broken layout.

Three ways to toggle

A floating in-page button, the extension popup switch, or the Alt + H keyboard shortcut when someone walks in.

Remembers your choice

Your preference is stored locally and re-applied instantly on every reload, before the page even paints.

Zero data collected

No accounts, no servers, no tracking. It only runs on web.whatsapp.com and never touches your messages.

Install in under a minute

  1. 1Unzip the downloaded file.
  2. 2Open chrome://extensions in Chrome, Edge, Brave or Arc.
  3. 3Enable Developer mode (top-right toggle).
  4. 4Click "Load unpacked" and select the unzipped folder.
  5. 5Open web.whatsapp.com and hit the toggle — or press Alt + H.

Questions

Does it work in other browsers?

Yes — any Chromium browser: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc and Opera.

Can my messages still be read?

The open conversation stays visible so you can keep working. The chats list — names, previews and unread counts — is what slides away.

Is it really free?

Completely. It runs entirely in your browser, so there is nothing to pay for and nothing to sign up for.

Stop sharing your inbox

Grab WhatPrivacy, load it once, and keep the chats list hidden whenever you need to.