Screen Highlighter | Put the focus on part of your screen for Windows and Linux

Choose transparency

Choose size visible

Multiscreen support

Data privacy

Freeware

Windows, macOS and Linux

Only show part of the screen
Adapt size of the readable part
Adapt obfuscation for the "hidden" part
Temporary transfer mouse focus to background window (e.g. for scrolling)
Change obfuscated screen
Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux
Free, no ads

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Screen Highlighter screenshot

Features

F1 Show help
F2 Change screen
F5 Give mouse focus to background window
Escape Close the application
Numpad + Decrease the transparency of the gray part
Numpad - Increase the transparency of the gray part
Ctrl + mouse wheel down Decrease the transparency of the gray part
Ctrl + mouse wheel up Increase the transparency of the gray part
Mouse wheel down Decrease the transparent bar height
Mouse wheel up Increase the transparent bar height

No URL displayed on the application
Extra shapes: Vertical bar, Rectangle, Ellipse, Point
Invert shape: The shape becomes the colored part, for example to hide part of the screen
Clone shape
Draw shapes: lines, rectangles, arrows
F6 Take screenshot and put it in the clipboard
F7 Take screenshot and save in a file
Ctrl+A Always on top option
F3 Switch between different shapes
Ctrl+L Change color
Settings are saved (start-up screen, transparency)
Measurement tools: Fine grained resize (to the pixel), show width & height & aspect ratio, copy to clipboard

You can run it on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Custom features on request (info@japplis.com)

Screenshots

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Screen Highlighter

Screen Highlighter Larger Bar

Screen Highlighter more obfuscation

Screen Highlighter hide part of screen

Screen Highlighter help screenshot

Screen Highlighter on MacOS screenshot