Stay Unseen: Hide Seen, Read Receipts & Downloader by Mheadows

Browse social media with total privacy and peace of mind on Firefox. Stay Unseen blocks read receipts, "seen" status, blue ticks, typing indicators, and story-view tracking across Instagram, WhatsApp Web, Facebook Messenger, and Threads.

Read direct messages incognito without alerting the sender, view stories and reels anonymously, and save the content you care about with fast downloads for videos, reels, photos, chat voice notes, and watermark-free TikTok media. Start free on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, or upgrade to Pro for full multi-platform privacy and power tools. Open the dashboard from the toolbar or Firefox sidebar and browse on your terms.

START FREE
No purchase or Stay Unseen account is needed for the core privacy controls.

• Instagram: control story/reel-view signals, DM read receipts and typing indicators.
• Facebook: control story-view signals, chat read receipts and typing indicators.
• Messenger: control read receipts and typing indicators.
• Keep native unread markers where supported. Choose your switches, or pause protection for 15 minutes, 1 hour or 24 hours.

GO FURTHER WITH PRO

Know who follows you
See whether the Instagram, Threads or TikTok profile you are viewing follows you. Follow-status badges appear on supported profiles while you are signed in. If a relationship cannot be checked, the tool shows it as unavailable.

Keep the moments worth saving
Download supported Instagram and Facebook video posts, reels, and story photos or videos. Save available voice notes from Instagram, Facebook and Messenger chats.

Save TikTok videos without the TikTok watermark
Download watermark-free playback video when that media is available. Marks embedded by an uploader remain; TikTok photo slideshows are not included.

More privacy for WhatsApp Web and Threads
Control WhatsApp blue ticks, typing/recording indicators and Status views. Control supported Threads seen/presence and typing signals on threads.com and threads.net.

Mark Seen when you choose
Use Mark Seen in supported Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp chats. Availability depends on the platform's read action and privacy settings.

Make room for focus
Focus Mode hides supported feeds and reel surfaces on Instagram, Facebook and Threads while keeping messaging available. Screen Privacy blurs and locks supported Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp Web and Threads pages. It does not hide browser notifications or other apps.

Keep useful controls close
The floating Ghost Pill opens site-specific quick settings. The download queue saves supported media one item at a time, with pause, resume, cancel and retry controls. Organize queued files into platform and date folders. Pausing the queue lets an active download finish.

FREE TO START. OPTIONAL LIFETIME PRO.
Pro is a one-time $9.99 USD purchase through Gumroad, with no subscription, for up to three active browser installations. Separate browsers or profiles count separately. Activate your purchase key in the dashboard; release an old installation when moving. Internet access is needed for activation and periodic licence renewal. Offline Pro works while the saved entitlement remains valid.

PRIVACY THAT IS CLEAR ABOUT DATA
Settings, activity counters and the download queue stay in your browser. There are no advertising trackers or extension analytics. Social messages and downloaded files are not sent to Stay Unseen servers; media comes directly from the supported platform or its media servers.

Pro activation and renewal contact the Stay Unseen API, and the dashboard fetches public compatibility information. Licensing and normal connection data are processed as explained in the privacy policy. Some tools use your existing signed-in session to request information directly from the social platform.

BUILT FOR SUPPORTED DESKTOP WEBSITES
Features vary by platform and can be affected by site changes. These controls do not make you anonymous to the social platform or control its mobile apps. TikTok tools provide downloads and follow status, not read-receipt or profile-visit protection. Download quality and availability depend on the media supplied by the site. For desktop Firefox 142 or later, matching the current extension package.

Add Stay Unseen to Firefox and refresh your open social tabs. Your everyday privacy controls are Free; Pro adds the full toolkit.