macOS · Apple Silicon + Intel

The Mac browser that's invisible to screen share.

Browse anything. Show only what you want. One toggle. Flip “You Can't See Me Mode” and the whole Vista window vanishes from your screen capture — while staying right there for you.

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You Can't See Me
👻 Hidden from Zoom · Meet · Teams · QuickTime · Loom
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What it does well

A real browser, with one quiet superpower

Everything you'd expect from a native Mac browser — plus a window that screen-capture tools simply can't see.

Invisible-to-share toggle

The headline feature. One switch removes the window from Zoom, Meet, Teams, QuickTime, Loom and the macOS recorder.

Tabs, just like you'd expect

Real tabbed browsing with the shortcuts in your muscle memory — ⌘T, ⌘W, ⌘R.

Four search engines

Pick your default: Google, DuckDuckGo, Brave or Kagi. Switch any time.

Light, dark, or auto

Follows your system appearance — or doesn't, if you'd rather pin it.

A start page that respects your time

Auto-focused search field, shortcut tiles, today's date. That's it — no junk, no feed.

Private by default

Local-only history, optional clear-on-quit, tracker blocking, always-private mode. App-sandboxed, network client only.

What you get

One download. Yours forever.

Vista.app

Universal macOS binary — Apple Silicon + Intel.

Lifetime updates

Every future feature, free, forever.

No accounts, no telemetry

Your browsing is yours. Nothing leaves your Mac.

Direct download

Signed & notarized DMG — drag to Applications.

Why it works — and why nothing can detect it

Every NSWindow on macOS has a property called sharingType. Set it to .none and the window becomes a black hole to anything trying to capture pixels. It's been in Apple's SDK since Mavericks (2013) — almost nobody uses it.

There's no kernel extension, no hook, nothing for software to detect. The operating system itself removes the window from the capture stream before any app — Zoom, Meet, Teams, proctoring tools — ever sees it. It can't “stop working” after a macOS update, because it's a standard, documented Apple API working exactly as designed.

Note: Vista hides its window from the digital screen-capture pipeline only. A physical camera pointed at your monitor still sees whatever is on the monitor — this is a software solution to a software problem.

Who buys this

For anyone who's done the screen-share dance

If you've felt the cold-palm moment of “wait, what's in my tab strip right now?” — this is for you.

Interviewees who don't want their nervous Googling visible in a coding screen-share.
Streamers & tutorial recorders with reference notes that shouldn't end up in the final cut.
Presenters who want to peek at speaker notes mid-pitch.
Consultants & freelancers flipping between client work in shared sessions.
Remote workers in shared spaces who want a window that's not visible over their shoulder.
Anyone who's ever hesitated before clicking “Share.”
FAQ

Good questions, honest answers

Does this hide the browser from a camera pointing at my screen?

No. Vista hides its window from the digital screen-capture pipeline. A camera looking at your monitor will still see whatever is on the monitor. This is a software solution to a software problem.

Will it be detected by Zoom / Meet / Teams / proctoring software?

Vista uses a standard, documented Apple API (NSWindow.sharingType) that the operating system honors. There's no kernel extension and no hook — because the OS itself removes the window from the capture stream before any app sees it.

Does it work on Windows or Linux?

No. This is a macOS-specific feature using a macOS-specific API. macOS only.

Is the source code open?

Not currently. If that changes, paying customers get first notice.

Can I get a refund?

Yes — within 14 days, no questions asked. Just send an email.

Will there be more features?

Yes. On the roadmap: bookmarks, reader mode, a global hotkey to toggle invisibility, multi-window support, and profiles. Lifetime updates means you get all of them.

macOS
14.5 or later
chip
Apple Silicon or Intel
size
~1 MB on disk
delivery
Signed & notarized DMG

Stop doing the screen-share dance

Coffee-money pricing for the most-used app on my Mac. If it saves you one tense screen-share, it's done its job.

Get Vista — $19.99 →
Universal binary · Lifetime updates · 14-day refund