Stay Unseen - Hide Seen & Video Downloader by Mheadows

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Stay Unseen brings social privacy controls and useful on-page tools to Chrome. Start free on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. Upgrade to Pro for WhatsApp Web and Threads privacy, follow-status badges, media downloads and a calmer browsing space.

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.

Keep the moments worth saving
Download supported Instagram and Facebook video posts, reels, and story photos or videos.

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.