---
name: "waybar-privacy"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "waybar"
version: "0.15.0-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/waybar-privacy"
---

# waybar-privacy(5)

privacy module

## NAME

waybar - privacy module

## DESCRIPTION

The **privacy** module displays if any application is capturing audio, sharing \
 the screen or playing audio.

## CONFIGURATION

**icon-spacing**: \
 typeof: integer \
 default: 4 \
 The spacing between each privacy icon.

**icon-size**: \
 typeof: integer \
 default: 20 \
 The size of each privacy icon.

**transition-duration**: \
 typeof: integer \
 default: 250 \
 Option to disable tooltip on hover.

**modules** \
 typeof: array of objects \
 default: \[{"type": "screenshare"}, {"type": "audio-in"}\] \
 Which privacy modules to monitor. See **MODULES CONFIGURATION** for\
 more information.

**expand**: \
 typeof: bool \
 default: false \
 Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically.

**ignore-monitor** \
 typeof: bool \
 default: true \
 Ignore streams with **stream.monitor** property.

**ignore** \
 typeof: array of objects \
 default: \[\] \
 Additional streams to be ignored. See **IGNORE CONFIGURATION** for\
 more information.

## MODULES CONFIGURATION

**type**: \
 typeof: string \
 values: "screenshare", "audio-in", "audio-out" \
 Specifies which module to use and configure.

**tooltip**: \
 typeof: bool \
 default: true \
 Option to disable tooltip on hover.

**tooltip-icon-size**: \
 typeof: integer \
 default: 24 \
 The size of each icon in the tooltip.

## IGNORE CONFIGURATION

**type**: \
 typeof: string

**name**: \
 typeof: string

## EXAMPLES

```
"privacy": {
	"icon-spacing": 4,
	"icon-size": 18,
	"transition-duration": 250,
	"modules": [
		{
			"type": "screenshare",
			"tooltip": true,
			"tooltip-icon-size": 24
		},
		{
			"type": "audio-out",
			"tooltip": true,
			"tooltip-icon-size": 24
		},
		{
			"type": "audio-in",
			"tooltip": true,
			"tooltip-icon-size": 24
		}
	],
	"ignore-monitor": true,
	"ignore": [
		{
			"type": "audio-in",
			"name": "cava"
		},
		{
			"type": "screenshare",
			"name": "obs"
		}
	]
},
```

## STYLE

- •

  **#privacy**

- •

  **#privacy-item**

- •

  **#privacy-item.screenshare**

- •

  **#privacy-item.audio-in**

- •

  **#privacy-item.audio-out**