How Screen Share Privacy works

Understand how the desktop app keeps your answer window on your own display when you share your screen.

In many video interviews you share your screen. For example, to show your code or a slide. Screen Share Privacy is a feature of the desktop app for this case.

What it does

The answer window stays on your own display, like speaker notes in a presentation. It is not part of the screen you share.

You see the window on your screen. The screen share sends everything else.

Where it works

• Desktop app on Windows: always on.
• Desktop app on macOS: always on. The window also floats above your other windows.
• Web app: not available.
• Phone app: not available.

You do not need to turn it on. There is no switch.

Get the desktop app from the download page. Read more on the Screen Share Privacy feature page.

Other ways to control the window

• Press Ctrl+B (Windows) or Cmd+B (Mac) to put the window away or bring it back.
• Use the “Transparency” slider to make the window more or less see-through. The default is 70%.
• Move the window with Ctrl/Cmd and the arrow keys.

See Keyboard shortcuts in the desktop app.

What it does not cover

Screen Share Privacy only works with screen sharing software. Please know these limits:

• Zoom on macOS: Zoom versions newer than 6.1.5, on macOS versions older than 26, do not respect this setting. The app warns you and suggests Zoom 6.1.5 or earlier.
• Other ways of seeing your screen: remote desktop tools (apps that let another person control or view your computer), HDMI capture cards (devices that copy your video cable signal), and cameras all see your whole screen.
• On macOS: clicking the app window can move your keyboard focus away from the browser.

Always test first

Every computer and meeting app is a bit different. Before a real interview, test it with a friend. See Test it before a real interview.

Want answers on a separate device?

You can show answers on your phone instead. See Use your phone as a second screen for answers.

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