Hush - Blur your messy desktop to hide it during screen sharing
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Hush is a tiny Mac menu bar app that instantly hides your desktop clutter when you're on a call or giving a presentation.
One hotkey - and your desktop icons, dock, wallpaper, and widgets are covered with a blur overlay. Your app windows stay on top like normal.
There are two modes:
Desktop Mode - blurs your entire desktop background so nothing personal is visible while you share your screen.
Focus Mode - pick which apps stay visible and everything else gets blurred out.
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Hey everyone! 👋
I built Hush because i share my screen a lot and there's always something behind my windows that shouldn't be there - personal chats, random notes, a messy desktop with a hundred icons. especially when switching between apps, for a second everything is visible.
Hush sits in your menu bar and with one hotkey blurs your entire desktop - icons, dock, wallpaper, all hidden. your windows stay on top like normal.
The feature i use most is Focus Mode - you pick which apps stay visible and the rest gets blurred out. So when you switch between windows there's nothing embarrassing flashing behind them.
One-time $3.99.
100% offline.
No data collection.
4.2 Mb.
Would love to hear your thoughts and what you'd want to see added
Bruh, I need this hahah. Does it also blur other screens for example I am sharing with 2 or 3 monitors?
@jonathan_teodoro Yep, all your monitors get blurred! Hush detects every connected display and covers them all automatically. And if you want to keep some screens visible, you can toggle individual displays on/off in settings.
@oleksandr_kozlovskyi Nice! Thanks for the info :)
@jonathan_teodoro any time!
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Does it also work when recording a video (screen recording), right?
@busmark_w_nika Yes, it works with screen recording too! Whatever you see on screen is exactly what gets recorded.
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@oleksandr_kozlovskyi Thank you! :)
sounds great man. is this availble for windows
@srikanth_dev Thanks! Right now it's Mac only, but a Windows version is something I'm considering. If there's enough interest I'll definitely look into it. Appreciate the support!
@oleksandr_kozlovskyi I'm willing to help you to build windows version
@srikanth_dev Hey, appreciate the offer! I'll keep that in mind as I explore the Windows side of things. Right now my focus is on improving the Mac version, but I'll reach out if I start working on Windows. Thanks!
@oleksandr_kozlovskyi sure. I will be waiting. Explore more man 🙌
@nourhan_abdallah Haha better late than never! At least from now on your background is safe 😄 Let me know how it works for you!
@nourhan_abdallah Right now I'm focused on Mac - want to make sure it's really solid here first. But Windows is definitely on my radar, especially seeing the interest! I'll keep you posted if that happens :)
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Simple premise, I could deffo see myelf using this even while recording a video.
Thanks! That's actually a great use case - a few people have mentioned using it for recording tutorials and demos too. Keeps the background clean without having to worry about what's behind your windows. You can also set a custom image or solid color instead of blur - handy if you want a branded background for your videos. Hope you enjoy it!
How are you validating real user behavior at Hush right now?
@danilpond Mostly through direct feedback - comments here, Reddit, and App Store reviews. I also track which features people use most through what they ask for. For example, Focus Mode and auto-detect were both requested by users, and they turned out to be the most used features. Keeping it simple for now since the app is fully offline with no analytics or data collection.
Love the simplicity here. One hotkey, no config, just works. That's the kind of Mac utility I respect. Does it play nicely with Stage Manager, or is it purely its own overlay approach?
@lepaulrenard Thanks! Yeah, Hush uses its own overlay approach - it works independently from Stage Manager. So whether you have Stage Manager on or off, Hush does its thing the same way. They don't conflict with each other. Keeping it simple was the goal from day one - no setup, no config, just hit the hotkey and you're good.
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Great idea! Will definitely be using this!
@alvin_armanni Thanks, hope you enjoy it! Let me know if you have any feedback.
finally. a product that understands that my desktop is a crime scene and a work environment at the same time
@ilya_lee Haha that's the best description I've heard so far 😂 Hush is basically witness protection for your desktop. Glad it helps!