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Word Shield Pro by Kasun Ayesh

Hide, blur, or cover unwanted words and phrases on websites using your own custom filtering rules. All processing happens locally for maximum privacy.

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Manage your filtering from one convenient popup. Add new words or phrases, choose how matching content is handled, view filtering statistics, and access advanced settings—all while keeping your data private and stored locally.Quickly create custom filtering rules by entering a word or phrase, choose how matching content is handled, and manage your browsing experience from one simple, privacy-focused interface.Fine-tune your filtering with advanced rule management, matching options, website controls, aliases, fuzzy matching, backups, and privacy settings—all processed locally in your browser.Control where filtering is active, protect your settings with a privacy lock, back up your configuration, and manage your data—all while keeping everything stored locally in your browser.The Word Shield Pro icon represents privacy-focused content filtering, giving you quick access to your personalized browsing protection directly from your browser toolbar.
About this extension
Word Shield Pro

Take control of the content you see while browsing the web.

Word Shield Pro helps you reduce distractions and avoid unwanted topics by allowing you to create your own list of words and phrases to filter. When matching content is detected on supported websites, the extension can automatically hide, blur, or cover it according to your preferences.

Whether you want to avoid spoilers, mute specific topics, reduce distractions, or personalize your browsing experience, Word Shield Pro gives you complete control while keeping your data private.

Key Features
Hide, blur, or cover matching content
Create unlimited custom filtering rules
Support for words, phrases, wildcards, and regular expressions
Alias support for matching related terms
Optional fuzzy matching for common misspellings
Right-click selected text to instantly create a filtering rule
Website allowlists and exception lists
Import and export your settings
Local filtering statistics
Optional password protection for settings
Keyboard shortcut to quickly enable or disable filtering
Modern, easy-to-use interface
Works entirely within your browser
Privacy

Your privacy is a core design principle.

Word Shield Pro processes webpage content locally on your device. The extension does not collect, store, transmit, or sell your personal information or browsing activity.

The extension does not:

Require an account or login
Use analytics or tracking
Display advertisements
Upload webpage content to external servers
Use cloud processing or remote services

All filtering rules and settings are stored locally in your browser.

Permissions

Word Shield Pro requests only the permissions necessary to provide its functionality:

Storage – Save your filtering rules and preferences locally.
Context Menus – Allow you to quickly block selected text from the right-click menu.
Active Tab – Apply user-initiated actions from the extension popup.
Host Permissions – Inspect visible webpage content so your filtering rules can be applied.
Designed for Everyday Browsing

Word Shield Pro is suitable for anyone who wants greater control over the information they see online, whether for productivity, focus, parental guidance, or simply creating a more comfortable browsing experience.
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Permissions and data

Required permissions:

  • Access your data for all web sites

Data collection:

  • The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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Version
4.0.1
Size
58.42 kB
Last updated
10 days ago (29 Jul 2026)
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