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Best alternatives to Privacy Screen - Automatic Webpage Blur & Screen Shield (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Privacy Screen, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Privacy Screen - Automatic Webpage Blur & Screen Shield today

≈3K users4.0★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago11 permissions

Privacy Screen alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Print All Tabs Automatically (with Counter)

    Prints all tabs to pdf/printer automatically with auto-close and tab counter.

    936 users3.0★ from 2 ratings3 permissions
    • About 3.2× fewer users than Privacy Screen
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
    • Listed under Tools
  2. 2

    Disable automatic tab discarding

    Stops Chrome from suspending tabs, and reloading them when you switch to them.

    ≈100K users3.4★ from 384 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 33× more users than Privacy Screen
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 11)
  3. 3

    Auto Tab Switcher

    Automatically switches to the next tab every few seconds

    ≈30K users3.3★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago4 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Privacy Screen
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 11)
    • Listed under Tools
  4. 4

    Automatic Tab Opener

    Enables the user to set specific times to open a tab for a specific URL with options of closing automatically the tab when complete

    ≈3K users3.9★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 9 days ago4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Privacy Screen
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 11)
    • Listed under Tools
  5. 5

    Marble: Automatically Organized Tab Groups

    Marble keeps your tabs organized by automatically grouping them by domain.

    ≈2K users4.5★ from 26 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions
    • About 1.5× fewer users than Privacy Screen
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 11)
  6. 6

    Full Screen Tabs

    Enjoy chrome tab navigation in fullscreen — instantly switch & open tabs like normal in chrome kiosk mode with Full Screen Tabs!

    ≈3K users4.3★ from 50 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago11 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Privacy Screen
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  7. 7

    Auto-Group Tabs

    Automatically add tabs to your configured groups, based on their URL.

    ≈20K users4.5★ from 142 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 6.7× more users than Privacy Screen
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  8. 8

    SoundNotify - Auto Tab Switcher

    Automatically switch to a tab when it plays sound. Supports permanent per-domain rules, schedules, DND, focus sessions and profiles.

    ≈1K users4.6★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than Privacy Screen
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 11)
  9. 9

    Auto Tab Groups

    Automatically Set Your Tab Groups!

    ≈1K users4.4★ from 27 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than Privacy Screen
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
  10. 10

    Tab Suspender

    Automatically suspend, park, hibernate inactive tabs and save up to 80% of memory, reduce load on your device, battery and heat.

    ≈100K users3.1★ from 762 ratingsUpdated in the last day10 permissions
    • About 33× more users than Privacy Screen
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (10 vs 11)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI

Privacy Screen alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Privacy Screen?

By users, the most popular alternative is Disable automatic tab discarding with ≈100K users and a 3.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Print All Tabs Automatically (with Counter).

Which Privacy Screen alternative has the best rating?

Auto-Group Tabs has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 142 ratings.

Is there a Privacy Screen alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Disable automatic tab discarding asks for 1 permissions, against 11 for Privacy Screen.

How many alternatives to Privacy Screen are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Privacy Screen on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.