It’s not life-changing money, but I just crossed $500 in revenue ($544 gross since May 1) with Cloakly , a desktop app I built by myself. It hides specific windows (Slack, bank tabs, .env files) from your screen share while you still see them on your end. Works on Windows and Mac. submitted by /u/Annual-Chart9466 [link] [comments]
痛点：屏幕共享时不想让同事或观众看到 Slack、银行页面、.env 等敏感窗口，但又需要自己能看到这些窗口。
目标用户：远程办公者、开发者、主播、销售演示者等需要频繁共享屏幕的人。
证据：Made my first $500 in less than 6 months with a desktop app I built solo ... crossed $500 in revenue ($544 gross since May 1) ... It hides specific windows (Slack, bank tabs, .env files) from your screen share while you still see them on your end. Works on Windows and Mac.
变现：一次性买断授权（如 $9-$19）或按年订阅，提供 Windows/Mac 双平台授权、团队版。
MVP：先做 Windows 单平台托盘工具，用 SetWindowDisplayAffinity(WDA_EXCLUDEFROMCAPTURE) 让用户勾选要隐藏的窗口，在屏幕共享/录屏中不可见但本机可见；Mac 版后续用 ScreenCaptureKit 或类似方案实现。2 周内可上线 MVP，搭配简单 license key 收款。
竞品：HiddenMe、Cloak (macOS)、Window Hider、系统自带捕获排除 API 的免费替代
摘要：一位独立开发者用桌面应用 Cloakly 在不到 6 个月内获得 $544 总收入；产品可在 Windows/Mac 上把指定窗口（Slack、银行标签、.env）从屏幕共享中隐藏，而本人仍可见。这验证了屏幕共享隐私这一细分需求有真实付费，但收入规模仍小，且跨平台底层实现有一定门槛。