Stealth Mode
Stealth mode is Dusky’s core invisibility feature. When active, the app is hidden from screen sharing, the taskbar, the app switcher, and screen recordings.
What stealth mode does
Section titled “What stealth mode does”| Feature | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Screen share | Dusky window is excluded from Zoom, Meet, Teams, and other platforms |
| Dock / Taskbar | App icon is hidden from the macOS Dock and Windows Taskbar |
| App switcher | Hidden from Cmd+Tab (macOS) and Alt+Tab (Windows) |
| Screen recording | Window content is protected and appears blank in recordings |
| Click-through | Non-interactive areas let mouse clicks pass through to the app below |
Toggle visibility
Section titled “Toggle visibility”Press Cmd/Ctrl+B to show or hide the Dusky window. Even when visible to you, Dusky remains invisible to screen share. Use Cmd/Ctrl+B to quickly glance at a response, then hide the window again.
How it works
Section titled “How it works”Dusky registers as a screen-share-excluded window at the operating system level. On macOS, this uses the system content protection API. On Windows, Dusky uses the display affinity API to exclude itself from screen capture. Video conferencing apps respect this flag and skip the window when sharing your screen.
Additionally, Dusky enables content protection so that even if a screen recording tool captures the window frame, the contents appear blank.
Tested platforms
Section titled “Tested platforms”Stealth mode works with:
- Zoom
- Google Meet
- Microsoft Teams
- Webex
- Slack Huddles
- Most browser-based conferencing tools
Testing invisibility
Section titled “Testing invisibility”During onboarding, Dusky walks you through an invisibility test:
- Press Cmd/Ctrl+B to hide the window.
- Start or join a screen share in your conferencing app.
- Confirm that Dusky does not appear in the shared view.
- Press Cmd/Ctrl+B to bring it back.
You can repeat this test anytime before an interview for peace of mind.
Persistence
Section titled “Persistence”Dusky remembers your stealth mode preference between sessions. If you had stealth enabled when you last quit, it is automatically re-enabled on next launch.