Small updates, often. Newest on top.
Fixed the dark backing behind the macOS Dock in Privacy Screen when desktop wallpaper is enabled.
Reduced repeated drawing for privacy cards, backgrounds and notification covers.
Made Dock validation faster while preserving its full-frame privacy checks.
New selected-app profiles include desktop wallpaper and the macOS Dock, with separate choices for each profile. Existing saved choices are preserved.
Dock-only changes update just the Dock area while reusing the rest of the shared image.
Settings opens in the same familiar window from the menu, shortcut or menu-bar controls.
Enable Show macOS Dock in Settings > Sharing before starting Privacy Screen (macOS 14.2 or later).
The real Dock is shared, including badges and minimized-window previews. Review it before sharing.
Dock sharing is off by default. Unexpected Dock expansion covers the shared output.
Enable Show desktop wallpaper in Settings > Sharing before starting Privacy Screen.
Your wallpaper image is processed locally; the existing private-app filtering stays in place.
Wallpaper sharing is off by default. If the image cannot be loaded, the background stays black.
A new ScreenVeil icon throughout the app, with a matching menu-bar symbol.
Pro access uses signed purchase verification linked to your verified account.
Keep using Pro during a network outage for up to 72 hours after your last successful verification.
Settings show when offline access expires. Restore purchases with your verified account; contact support if an older checkout purchase does not appear.
Usage data now counts each day ScreenVeil is open. It used to count only launches, and most people leave ScreenVeil open for weeks. It's still anonymous, and you can still turn it off in Settings > General.
Usage data. ScreenVeil now sends anonymous counts, like "someone finished setup" or "a session started". Never your email, your apps, your window titles or your screen. Turn it off in Settings > General.
A fib on the trial screen. It said your email went to our payment provider. It never did, and now the screen says so.
Opening ScreenVeil no longer creates a record with our payment provider. That waits until you sign in to buy or restore Pro. Just looking is free.
Important updates ask first. A dialog makes sure you don't miss them, and it waits until your session ends. No surprise restarts mid-pitch.
An Updated note in the menu. After an update, the menu says so and links to what's new. Hi, you found it.
What's new, one click away. Settings > General has a link right next to your version.
Hide a window. Keep a single window out of the Privacy Screen, like Google Meet in its own Chrome window. The rest of Chrome stays in the share.
Tidier sharing settings. Zoom, notification banners and window options now live together under Also keep out of the shared window.
Window lists with faces. Each window shows its app icon and title, and the list refreshes when you open it.
Automatic updates. ScreenVeil checks once a day, downloads in the background and installs when you quit, or when you click Restart in the menu.
Never mid-meeting. It won't restart during a Privacy Screen session. Rather do it yourself? Turn it off in Settings > General.
Signed and sealed. Every update is signed by ScreenVeil and notarized by Apple.
The menu bar panel fits its content. No more empty gap above Cover feed and Focus. It still scrolls on small screens.
Controls, not essays. Settings and the menu show controls. Details hide behind small info buttons, and how-to steps are icons.
Free sessions as dots. One dot for each session left. Counting has never been easier.
Pro in one card. Your sessions and one button to get Pro.
Simpler Focus setup. One card, then two rows once your shortcuts exist.
Honest test notifications. The test notification message now matches your banner setting.
Smooth app switching. Opening or quitting an app during a session no longer flashes the Privacy Screen black. New apps join without restarting capture. It still covers for a blink when something has to disappear, like an app you just marked private.
Banners stay off your share. macOS notification banners and alerts are left out of the Privacy Screen by default. You still see them. Your audience doesn't. Tested on macOS 26.1.
Not everything is a banner. Pop-ups an app draws itself still appear unless that app is private, and notification sounds aren't filtered. Try Send test notification in Settings > Sharing to check.
Tweak settings mid-session. Renaming a profile or changing cleanup and layout settings no longer interrupts a running session.
Monochrome menu bar icon. It matches the app icon and adapts to light and dark menu bars.
Offline first launch. The app and DMG are signed, notarized and stapled, so first launch works without internet.
Zoom outline tip. Start sharing with Zoom in front, and a tip at the bottom-right explains Zoom's green outline once Privacy Screen hides.
Dismiss once, gone for good. It also closes when sharing ends. The instructions stay in Settings.
Looks good in any light. Light and dark versions, a short outline animation, and support for Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency.
Guided setup. Finish setup with a quick Privacy Screen introduction and a menu bar tip.
A friendly reminder. Keep the Privacy Screen window open while you pick it for sharing. It hides once sharing starts. You can turn the reminder off for good.
ScreenVeil Pro. $9.99 once, with email-verified checkout and Restore Pro.
Three free sessions. Changing your email doesn't refill them. Nice try, though.
Fewer capture restarts. Opening private apps or Zoom no longer restarts capture for no reason.
Cleaner Pro status. Purchase recovery help only shows up when you check access.
ScreenVeil, version one. A Privacy Screen with per-app hide rules, built on ScreenCaptureKit.
The essentials. Meeting profiles, a panic shortcut and menu bar control.
Stays on your Mac. Screen processing happens locally. Screen content is never uploaded.
Signed and notarized. For macOS 14 and later.
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