Smart Blur vs Claude Monitor

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Smart Blur compared with Claude Monitor
Detail	Smart Blur	Claude Monitor
What it does	Blur personal data before you share your screen	Free browser extension that tracks Claude usage limits live in your toolbar
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Open source
Pricing	Free plan includes pattern-based blurring for emails, phone numbers and IDs, click/draw/text selection blurring, and keyword matching. Pro Annual is $14.99 per year with AI detection of names and addresses, screen share auto-activation, and screenshot blurring. Pro Lifetime is $49.99 one-time. Team	Free. Optional paid add-on Claude Monitor Pro on waitlist. Windows app UsagePeek AI: $9.99 one-time purchase (Microsoft Store) with 7-day free trial.
Key features	Automatic pattern detection for emails, phone numbers and card numbers Click, draw or text selection to blur any element Custom keyword matching to hide words and names across pages Local AI detection of names and addresses in plain text (Pro) Share Shield auto-activation during screen shares (Pro) Screenshot capture with blur baked into the image (Pro) Saved blurs persist per page on revisit (Pro) Import and export settings (Pro) Works offline with local AI using WebGPU (Pro) Works with any browser-based screen sharing tool	Color-coded badge in toolbar showing usage percentage Live countdown to every limit reset Desktop notifications at 80% and 95% usage thresholds Optional bar above Claude.ai chat box displaying limits Tracks 5-hour session, weekly, and per-model usage limits Displays extra-usage credits and Claude Code routine runs Four layout options: Classic, Mixed, Grid, List Six color themes for customization Auto-refresh at customizable intervals Detects Pro, Max, and Team plan types automatically
What makes it different	Automatic screen share detection and activation (Pro) Local AI with offline capability using WebGPU Works across any website with no domain restrictions	Works on Claude Free plan where usage page shows nothing since August 2026 Minimal permissions and read-only design prevents exploitation Shows exact reset times instead of cutting off mid-conversation
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	4 no change since last check	13 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	4
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	48	19

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