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Need to blur background windows on Mac before screen sharing? Toggle Veil from the menu bar to hide private chats, notes, and browser tabs while your presentation stays clear. Works with Zoom, Teams, and Meet—no more closing windows one by one.

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Why blur background windows before sharing?

Slack DMs, email previews, internal notes, browser tabs, and client documents can leak during Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Loom, or screen recordings. Veil blurs everything except the app you're presenting—no rearranging required.

How Veil works for screen sharing

Choose the app you want to present, toggle Veil on from the menu bar, then start your call. The foreground window stays clear while everything else is blurred. Use Peek when you need a brief full-desktop reveal.

Step-by-step: before your next call

Open the browser, slide deck, IDE, or design app you want to present.
Choose that app as the Cover App in Veil.
Turn Veil on from the menu bar before you start screen sharing or recording.
Join Zoom, Teams, or Meet and share your screen with confidence.
Use Peek only when you need a brief full-desktop reveal.

Zoom, Teams, and Meet differences

Veil works the same way with all major meeting apps, but there are a few things to know:

Zoom: Share your entire screen or a specific window. Veil blurs background windows regardless of which option you choose.
Google Meet: When you share "Your entire screen," Veil's blur applies to all visible windows except the one you're presenting.
Microsoft Teams: Teams has its own "blur background" feature for video, but it does not blur desktop windows. Veil handles that.

Veil does not auto-detect meetings—you toggle it on manually before sharing. This gives you full control over when the blur is active.

Best-fit use cases for screen sharing

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.
Remote job interviews where you need to share code or documents.

What Veil does not do

Veil does not auto-detect Zoom, Teams, or Meet meetings. Toggle it manually from the menu bar.
Veil does not block macOS notifications. Use Focus or Do Not Disturb when notifications must stay hidden.
Veil does not replace your meeting app's share controls—you still choose what to share in Zoom, Teams, or Meet.

FAQ

Blur background windows on Mac

How do I blur background windows on Mac?

Use Veil for Mac to choose the app you want to keep visible, then toggle the privacy overlay from the menu bar. Background windows remain blurred while you work, present, or record.

Is background window blur useful for screen sharing?

Yes. It reduces accidental exposure of chats, notes, browser tabs, notifications, and internal documents during live meetings or recordings.

Does Veil auto-detect Zoom or Teams meetings?

No. Veil for Mac is a manual menu-bar toggle. Turn it on before you start screen sharing or recording—it does not automatically detect when a meeting starts.

How much does Veil for Mac cost?

Veil for Mac includes a free 3-day trial. After that, a lifetime license costs $7.90 and unlocks the app on one Mac. Buy a license when you are ready, then activate it in Settings.