HideMyWindows is a Microsoft Windows application that allows you to hide your desktop windows from screen capture methods (screenshots, screen recordings, streaming software like OBS).
It’s designed for privacy-minded users, streamers, and students who want better control over what others can see when sharing their screen.
- 🔒 Hide windows from screenshots & recordings
- 🎯 Target by window, process, or name (also supports regex matching)
- ⚡ Automatic window rules – hide programs automatically when launched
- 🖥️ Beautiful modern UI using lepoco/WPFUI
- 🔄 Background mode – run silently in the tray
- 🚀 Quick launch hide for fast privacy protection
- ⚙️ Configurable options:
- Hide HideMyWindows itself
- Show/hide in taskbar
- Minimize to tray
- Process & window watcher methods
- Download the latest release from the Releases page.
- Run the installer or portable executable.
git clone https://github.com/zCri/HideMyWindows.git
cd HideMyWindows
# Open the solution in Visual Studio and build- Launch HideMyWindows.
- Use the Find Window tool or manually enter a PID / process name.
- Find your process and hide it!
- Apply window rules to auto-hide apps.
- Minimize to tray and let it run in the background.
📸 Screenshots & Demo (coming soon)
- Placeholder image:
🎥 YouTube Tutorial – Coming Soon
HideMyWindows requires no external setup. Settings are saved automatically inside the application.
Configurable options include:
- Auto-hide HideMyWindows itself
- Run in background (tray mode)
- Show/Hide taskbar icon
- Process watcher method
- Window watcher method
- 🔹 Streamers (Twitch, YouTube, OBS users)
- 🔹 Privacy-conscious users
- 🔹 Students (avoid teachers spying on windows during remote classes)
- 🔹 Anyone who shares their screen regularly
This project is licensed under MIT with Commons Clause.
You are free to use, modify, and share the software, but you cannot sell it.
See LICENSE.txt for details.
- Developed by @zCri
- Thanks to @ad2017gd for development help
- UI powered by lepoco/WPFUI
- And all developers of the libraries used
- 🇬🇧 English
- 🇫🇷 Français
- ... more coming soon!
If you enjoy this project and want to support future development:
- 💳 Donate via PayPal – Donate Here
- 🛍️ Purchase the app on the Microsoft Store (soon)