StreamerPrivacy

StreamerPrivacy is a small privacy addon for WoW Retail. It masks Battle.net names and identifiers in Blizzard's default social UI, helping prevent accidental exposure while streaming, recording or taking screenshots.

Features

Masks your own BattleTag in the friends window
Masks Battle.net friend names in the friends list
Masks names in Battle.net friend tooltips
Masks Battle.net whisper senders in the default chat window
Masks names in whisper headers and dedicated whisper tabs without changing reply targets
Masks names in online, offline and broadcast notifications
Masks names in friend requests, friends-of-friends views, context menus and related confirmation dialogs
Always removes the numeric BattleTag discriminator
Lets you choose how many characters remain visible
Provides an independent toggle for each feature
Includes a master privacy switch
Saves settings account-wide

Configuration

Open:

Options > AddOns > Streamer Privacy

You can also open the settings with:

/streamerprivacy

/spr

Changes apply immediately.

Privacy and safety

StreamerPrivacy only changes visible text in the local game UI. It does not replace C_BattleNet, change whisper targets, modify messages or interfere with Blizzard's logging, reporting or moderation systems.

Existing chat lines are not rewritten. Chat masking applies to newly rendered Battle.net whispers.

Current scope

The current version supports Blizzard's default Retail UI.

WoW character names, message contents, guild names, community names and mail are not currently masked. Compatibility with FriendGroups, WIM and ElvUI is planned for later versions.

Source code and issues

https://github.com/VikingOwl91/StreamerPrivacy

Credits

Special thanks to KasperRT, the author of HideBattleNetFriendsRealNames. StreamerPrivacy started as an attempt to bring that addon's original privacy idea forward to modern WoW Retail.