# Video blur

Blur sensitive information in a video recording.

Use it to hide passwords, emails, names, and IDs before you share the link.

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You can’t blur after you stop recording. Blur only works before or during the recording.
{% endhint %}

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### Blur before or during recording

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### Start a video recording

Open the Screendesk browser extension.

Choose **Video screen recording**, then pick **Tab**, **Window**, or **Entire screen**.
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### Blur before recording (tab recording)

If you enabled a [Countdown timer](/bug-reports/settings/countdown-timer.md), select **Blur** during the countdown.

This option is available for **tab recordings**.
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### Blur during recording

Click **Blur** while recording.

Screendesk pauses the recording so you can select elements to hide.
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### Remove blur and continue

Click a blurred element again to unblur it.

Click **Done** to resume recording.

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If you record a **window** or **entire screen**, you can blur elements as you move across tabs and windows.


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