jaygood
Re:Show HN: Cloakly – Hide sensitive windows from screen shares in rea...
on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @03:14PM (#46966151)
Thanks for the feedback! Since the Favorites feature is already live in your settings, here is a punchy, brief reply without any dashes:
The Reply Thanks! The browser side approach is a great counterpart to this. Here is the technical breakdown:
Multi-Monitor Logic Since I target the Window ID via the Windows API, the cloak follows the window anywhere. It remains invisible to the capture buffer whether it is on Screen 1, Screen 2, or spanning both.
The Forgot to Toggle Problem I actually already solved this. There is a feature in the Settings now where you can favorite apps to be hidden by default. Once tagged, they cloak automatically the moment you launch them so there is no manual toggle needed.
Performance I built this natively in Rust using a specific flag at the compositor level to exclude windows from the capture stream. It is much lighter than real-time blurring and avoids the black box flickering issues common in other tools.
Appreciate the congrats. The pain point is definitely real!
Show HN: Cloakly – Hide sensitive windows from screen shares in real-time
I’m a developer who spends half my day on screen shares. I got tired of the "pre-call ritual" of closing every private app just to make sure I didn't accidentally show a bank balance or a private message during a demo.Existing "Focus" modes hide notifications, but they don't help if you need to share your full desktop for context.I built Cloakly to solve this. It’s a Windows utility that lets...
Re:Show HN: Why do coding interviews expose your whole desktop. Here's...
on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @11:41AM (#46059320)
Not intentional. The first post died instantly so I rewrote the title to actually spark a discussion. HN buries things fast. Happy to delete one if mods prefer. Just trying to get honest feedback on whether this kind of tool is useful or unwanted.
Re:Show HN: Why do coding interviews expose your whole desktop. Here's...
on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @11:40AM (#46059310)
You’re right that virtual desktops and extra devices work. Cloakly is just a simpler option. Not everyone has a clean spare machine lying around or wants to move their whole workflow to a temporary desktop every time they interview.
Re:Show HN: Why do coding interviews expose your whole desktop. Here's...
on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @09:34AM (#46057739)
I’m genuinely curious whether people think this solves a real privacy problem or crosses a line.
Not looking for praise. Want honest takes from interviewers and candidates.
Show HN: Why do coding interviews expose your whole desktop. Here's a fix
Coding interviews make candidates expose their entire desktop while interviewers keep their notes private. I built a Windows tool that hides selected windows from the screen-share stream so candidates finally get basic privacy.Some people call this cheating. Others call it overdue.Curious where this community stands.Demo + beta sign-up: https://www.getcloakly.com
Re:Show HN: Cloakly – Hide notes and apps during coding interview scre...
on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @03:37AM (#46055405)
If keeping private apps off a shared screen counts as cheating, then every developer with a second monitor must be a criminal mastermind. Wild standard to set.
Show HN: Cloakly – Hide notes and apps during coding interview screen-share
I built a Windows tool to solve a problem I kept running into during live coding interviews and proctored assessments. I wanted to keep reference notes or personal apps open on my own screen without exposing them to the interviewer or screen-share software.Cloakly hides specific windows from the screen-share stream while keeping them fully visible locally. It works with Zoom, Teams, Meet, Loom,...