A browser extension that shows you the presence and read-receipt signals Snapchat doesn't, and stops the ones it doesn't need from you.
Snapchat's web client already knows who's peeking, typing, and present — it just doesn't show you. Unseen reads that state directly.
Half-swipe a conversation in your chat list to preview it — its view, typing, and presence signals held off for that one visit. A normal tap still opens it as usual.
See the moment someone starts typing back, in real time — not after Snapchat's own client decides to show you.
Online, away, and join/leave activity for a conversation, surfaced as it happens.
A quiet visual cue right in your chat list for who's peeking and who's present — no need to open anything.
The same interception runs in reverse: stop your own activity from being reported back, signal by signal.
Stop your own typing indicator from being sent, conversation by conversation.
Stop reporting that you opened someone's snap.
Stop reporting that you've seen a message in a chat.
Take a screenshot without triggering Snapchat's screenshot detection.
Stay marked online and active, even when you're not.
Show your Bitmoji as active on a different platform than you're really on — or hide it from the chat list entirely.
Block Snapchat's own analytics, error-tracking, and story-view-tracking calls before they leave your browser.
Keep more than one Snapchat tab open at once — normally blocked.
Once presence is visible, the rest is handling it — history and media, kept or cleared on your terms.
Every message in an active conversation is saved as it arrives, before Snapchat can make it disappear.
Save or unsave a conversation's full history at once.
Clear messages in bulk instead of one at a time.
Pull images and videos straight out of a conversation.
Take a full conversation out as a standalone file.
Also on board for developers: exposed internal state you can log, trigger by hand, and inspect through a full execution history, plus Escape to close the active chat.
Not on the Chrome Web Store
What Unseen does likely isn't something the Web Store would list, so it ships as a direct download instead. Three steps, all manual.
Grabs the current build directly — the source stays on a private repo, the download doesn't.
Anywhere on your computer. Keep the folder — Chrome reads the extension straight from it.
Chrome → Extensions → enable Developer mode → Load unpacked → select the unzipped folder.
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Beta · updated regularly.
Affiliation
Unseen is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Snap Inc. or Snapchat. Snapchat is a trademark of Snap Inc. This is an independent third-party extension.
Account risk
Using Unseen may violate Snapchat's Terms of Service and can result in account suspension or termination. That risk is real and yours to carry — install only if you accept it.
Beta status
Unseen is in active development. Expect bugs. It's provided as-is, with no warranty, and we're not liable for data loss, account issues, or other damages from its use.