How to blur a LinkedIn screenshot
Profiles, InMail, and Sales Navigator lists. Cover names and phone numbers before you post the tip.
Posting a LinkedIn screenshot as social proof, a Sales Navigator tip, or a “look at this message”? Profile headers, InMail threads, and viewer lists carry names, headlines, and sometimes phone numbers you did not mean to republish. Cover those people in Markup, Paint, Preview, or a browser tab — then send that copy, not a second photo of your phone Markup.
How to blur a LinkedIn screenshot (step by step)
Crop the left rail and “People also viewed” first. Those cards are a mini directory that rides along with every profile snip.
On your phone or computer
iPhone: Photos → Markup with a filled rectangle over profile names, InMail headers, and any phone number in chat.
Android: Gallery mosaic or a solid shape over the same chrome. Prefer an opaque bar on digits.
Desktop: Paint (Windows) or Preview Markup (Mac) for Sales Navigator lists and “People also viewed” cards.
Or finish in a browser (optional)
Want to do it in a tab with no install? BlurThis is one free option. The file stays on your device. Other browser tools work too if they paint on the page and do not upload the image.
- Open the editor in your browser. No account needed for BlurThis.
- Drop the screenshot, tap Upload from PC or Mobile, or paste with Ctrl / ⌘ + V on a computer.
- Pick Box or Draw. Use Black bar for phone numbers, emails, and OTPs. Use Blur for faces when a soft cover is enough.
- Drag over each private spot. Pinch or use + / − to zoom. Leave a little padding so no letter peeks out.
- Tap Download PNG. Send that file. Keep the original out of the chat or ticket.
What to cover on LinkedIn chrome
- Profile name, headline, location, and profile photo when the person did not agree to the post.
- Messaging headers, InMail subjects, and phone numbers shared in chat.
- Comment threads and reaction lists that name coworkers or prospects.
- Sales Navigator lists, lead filters, and account maps with company rosters.
- Connection-degree badges and mutual-connection popovers.
- Notification banners that preview another conversation mid-capture.
Crop to the one post or UI bug when that crop still proves the point. You skip a dozen sidebar suggestions. If you must show a full profile, bar every name plate that is not yours — or not clearly public marketing copy you have rights to reuse.
Black bar for phones, emails, and employee IDs
Phone numbers and emails pasted into InMail are short strings. Soft blur fails on those. Use Black bar over any digit line in the message body and over contact info on the profile Contact info modal. A Sales Navigator row that shows a direct dial gets the same bar.
iPhone Markup highlighter on a name is a tint, not a cover. Prefer an opaque bar in a new PNG. How to hide numbers and emails in general is in hide phone number and email. Notification banners that ruin the frame are covered in notifications in screenshots.
Sales Navigator and Recruiter
List screenshots are lead databases with faces. If the tip is a filter UI, crop until the result rows are gone. Recruiter project boards leak candidate names next to stages — bar the column or leave the board out of the training slide.
Sharing the same snip into Slack or a customer channel needs the same people hygiene as any CRM paste — see blur a Slack screenshot.
FAQ: Is a public profile fair game?
Public does not mean “free to dunk on.” For criticism or memes, cover the face and name unless you have a clear public-interest reason. For your own profile, covering is optional.
FAQ: What about company pages?
Employee follower lists and “meet the team” modules still name people. Crop to the page hero if the people strip is not the point.
FAQ: Can I crop the message and keep the avatar?
An avatar alone can identify someone in a small industry. When in doubt, bar the photo too.
FAQ: Desktop vs mobile app?
Desktop adds the left rail and search suggestions. Mobile adds the tab bar and banners. Same rule: anything that is not the tip is chrome.