Direct Answer
If your goal is to blur background windows on Mac, the cleanest workflow is to select the app you want to keep visible and protect everything else. Veil is designed around that pattern: one chosen Cover App stays readable while background windows are blurred.
When This Search Usually Means Privacy
People often search for background window blur because they need more than desktop aesthetics. They want to stop Slack messages, email previews, internal notes, browser tabs, or client documents from leaking during Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Loom, or screen recordings.
Recommended Workflow
- Open the browser, deck, IDE, or design app you want to present.
- Choose that app as the Cover App in Veil.
- Turn Veil on before you start screen sharing or recording.
- Use Peek only when you need a brief full-desktop reveal.
Best-Fit Use Cases
- Client demos where internal tabs or chats must stay hidden.
- Live teaching or onboarding sessions with multiple tools open.
- Product recordings where only one app should remain clear.
- Working in cafes, airports, or shared offices with sensitive content nearby.
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