Hiding AI on your screen

Using ChatGPT or Claude without the person beside you recognising a chatbot, in an office, a cafe, a library or a lecture hall.

• What to look for in a free chatgpt-hiding extensionA good one covers both assistants, asks for almost no permissions, and reacts to a single keypress. Docognito is a free extension built to that checklist.
• Will a glance at your screen give you awayA quick glance sees a document, not a chatbot, once Docognito is on. A longer look at the address bar or the browser toolbar can still reveal it.
• Why manually renaming a tab does not really workA bookmarklet can rename a tab once, but the page overwrites it soon after. Docognito reapplies the disguise continuously so it keeps winning that fight.
• Docognito is built for desktop Chrome, not mobileNo, it currently only runs on desktop Chrome. Mobile Chrome on Android and iPhone does not support installing extensions the way a computer does.
• Hiding the chat does not hide the address barNo, the web address stays visible the whole time. Docognito disguises the page, the tab title, and the favicon, but it deliberately leaves the URL alone.
• What Alt-Tab and mission control previews actually showWindow switchers capture a live picture of the whole browser window, disguise included, but the address bar sits outside the page and stays in that picture too.
• Stop people walking past from recognising the chatA desk facing a corridor gets seen by everyone who passes, not just your neighbour. Docognito removes the chat bubbles that make ChatGPT recognisable from afar.
• Keep ChatGPT and Claude hidden on a shared deskA hot-desk machine gets used by whoever sits down next. Docognito hides the page for the person in the chair now, but it does not clear history or sign you out.
• Hide ChatGPT and Claude on your screen at workDocognito redraws ChatGPT and Claude as a plain document editor, so an open tab looks like ordinary paperwork to anyone glancing over your shoulder.
• Stop the browser tab showing ChatGPT or ClaudeThe tab strip is often the first giveaway. Docognito replaces the page title and favicon with a generic document name and icon the moment the tab loads.
• Keep your AI chat private on the train or busA laptop screen on public transport is visible to the seat beside and behind you. Docognito keeps that screen reading as a document for the whole ride.
• A cafe stranger and a co-working regular are different risksA cafe stranger has no stake in you, so the cost is discomfort. A co-working regular sees you again tomorrow. Docognito hides the screen either way.
• Hiding ChatGPT in a library reading roomLibrary carrels rarely turn away from a walkway. This covers keeping ChatGPT hidden through an hours-long, silent reading session, with Docognito.
• Hide your AI chat instantly with Shift plus EscapeOne key combination switches the whole page between chatbot and document. Docognito binds Shift plus Escape to toggle the disguise on and off in an instant.
• Keep ChatGPT and Claude discreet in a tiered lecture hallTiered lecture hall rows put classmates above your screen, not beside it. Docognito shows them a document instead of a chat window from that angle.
• A tour of the document disguiseReal screenshots show the title bar, tabs panel, toolbar, and model switcher Docognito draws over ChatGPT and Claude conversations.
• Does the toolbar icon give the disguise awayA small icon sits in the extensions toolbar like any other extension. Chrome lets you tuck it into the overflow menu so it is not sitting in plain view.