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ShadowPilot
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Live transcription, detected questions, and real-time answers during your interview. Built to stay out of screen shares. Available for Windows and macOS.

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Also available for macOS and in your browser.

Never joins your meeting
No bot on the attendee list
Answers as they ask
52 languages

System requirements for optimal performance.

Windows

  • Windows 11 or Windows 10
  • x64 (64-bit) processor
  • 500 MB free disk space
  • 8 GB RAM recommended
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macOS

  • macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later
  • Apple silicon or Intel processor
  • 500 MB free disk space
  • 8 GB RAM recommended
Download for macOS

After you install

Four steps, about five minutes. Do this today, not the morning of your interview.
1

Sign in and allow access

Sign in with the account you purchased with, then allow microphone and system audio. On macOS also allow Screen Recording, then quit and reopen the app.
2

Upload your resume

Answers come from what ShadowPilot knows about you. Add your current resume plus the job description for the role.
3

Run a test session

Put on wired headphones, start a session, and speak a practice question out loud. Confirm the transcript moves and an answer generates.
4

Position the window

Place it under your webcam on the same screen as the call. More tips in the Help Center.

Using a work laptop? Managed devices often block installs by policy. Use a personal machine rather than working around your employer’s device restrictions.

Install questions

The problems that come up most, and what fixes them.

Windows warned me about an unrecognized app

That is Windows SmartScreen, which appears for installers it has not seen enough downloads of yet. Choose More info, then Run anyway. Only download ShadowPilot from this page or your account dashboard. Do not run installers for it from anywhere else.
  1. Open System Settings, then Privacy and Security.
  2. Scroll to the security section and approve ShadowPilot.
  3. Open the app again.

If a feature stays dead right after you grant a permission, quit ShadowPilot fully, including from the menu bar, then reopen it. macOS permissions rarely apply until the app restarts.

  1. Restart your computer, which resolves a surprising share of launch failures.
  2. Confirm your operating system version is supported.
  3. Temporarily disable any VPN or security software, since these can block the app’s connection.
  4. Reinstall from a fresh download.

Still failing? Record what happens and send it to support with your operating system version and any error text.

The desktop app checks for updates and installs them automatically. Updates matter more here than in most software, because meeting platforms and operating systems change regularly and each release keeps compatibility current.

Before an important interview, open the app once, let any update finish, and restart it. Do not let an update run mid-interview.

You can install on devices you own or control, for your own use. Accounts are for individual use and may not be shared, sold, or transferred. See the Terms of Service.
Use the browser version instead, or a different machine. Purchases made for a device or operating system outside the requirements above are not covered by our Refund Policy, so check before you buy.

Something not working?

Check the Help Center first, or send us the details and we will reply by email.
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