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Offsend Browser Extension vs OpenBlur
Masks secrets before they reach AI services, focusing on AI-prompt privacy rather than general webpage blurring
Offsend Browser ExtensionMask secrets before they reach ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
OpenBlurFree, Private, Blur!Side by side
- What it is
- Offsend Browser Extension:Offsend is a local-first browser extension that detects and masks secrets in prompts before they reach AI chat services.
- OpenBlur:OpenBlur is a Chrome extension that lets you blur or hide any webpage element for privacy or distraction-free viewing.
- Best for
- Offsend Browser Extension:Local secret masking for AI chats
- OpenBlur:On-the-fly webpage element blurring
- Who it’s for
- Offsend Browser Extension:Developers and teams who paste code, logs or data into AI chat tools.
- OpenBlur:Anyone who needs to conceal sensitive info or remove distractions while browsing, screen-sharing, or taking screenshots.
- Pricing
- Offsend Browser Extension:Free
- OpenBlur:Free
- Open source
- Offsend Browser Extension:Yes, 1 GitHub stars
- OpenBlur:—
- Works with
- Offsend Browser Extension:ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek
- OpenBlur:—
- DevHunt upvotes
- Offsend Browser Extension:11
- OpenBlur:7
- Launched on DevHunt
- Offsend Browser Extension:Jun 2026
- OpenBlur:Sep 2026
Offsend Browser Extension features
- Local detection. Scans prompts in the browser without sending data to any server.
- Automatic masking. Replaces detected secrets with readable placeholders like {{API_KEY_1}}.
- Restore capability. Keeps encrypted, time-limited mappings to restore original values locally.
- Custom rules. Add JavaScript regex patterns to detect organization-specific secrets.
- Mode selection. Choose Warn, Auto-mask, or Block behavior when secrets are found.
- Built-in detectors. Detect emails, phones, API keys, tokens, private keys, credit cards, IPs, UUIDs and more.
OpenBlur features
- Element blur/hide. Select and blur or hide any element on a webpage with a single click.
- Precise control. Choose exactly which parts of the page to conceal.
- In-browser only. Runs entirely in the browser without external servers.
- No data collection. Does not collect, store, or transmit personal data or browsing activity.
- Free for personal use. Available at no cost for non-commercial users.
- Commercial licensing. Commercial use allowed via Chrome Web Store install or a license grant.
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