For Mac

AI interview assistant for Mac, hidden from screen share

A real Mac app, not a browser tab. It hears your interview, shows you what to say in under a second from your own resume, and macOS keeps the window out of every screen share. Only you see it.

One app for Apple Silicon and Intel. Signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens with no warning.
Why a Mac app

Many interview tools skip the Mac

Some of the tools you will find first are Windows only. CrackInterviewAI and Ghostly AI both say on their own pages that there is no Mac build (checked 24 September 2026). Others run in a browser tab, which a screen share can show.

ClapAssist is a native Mac app. One download works on every Mac with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) or an Intel chip.

Only you see it

How it stays off your screen share on a Mac

  • macOS leaves the window out. The window is marked as not shareable, so Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and screen recordings do not capture it, even when you share your whole screen.
  • It never joins the call. No bot, no extra guest, nothing new in the participant list.
  • It hears the call on your Mac. On macOS 14.2 and later it hears the interviewer's audio directly, with no extra audio software to install.

Do not take our word for it. Use the free minutes, open the screen share check, share your whole screen and see for yourself.

Set up

Install on a Mac in under a minute

  1. Open ClapAssist.dmg from your Downloads folder.
  2. Drag the ClapAssist icon into your Applications folder.
  3. Open ClapAssist. It is signed and notarized by Apple, so there is no warning.

macOS then asks for two permissions. Microphone lets it hear you. Screen and system audio recording lets it hear the interviewer and read the question you point it at. It uses them when you start a session or ask it something.

Keys

The Mac keys you will use

  • Cmd + Enter: an instant answer from your screen, or from the call while it is listening.
  • Cmd + \: hide or show the window.
  • Cmd + Shift + X: scroll behind, so your mouse works on the app underneath.
  • Cmd + R: a new chat.
Every round

What it helps with

HR and behavioural questions get one line to say first, then the points from your own resume. Coding rounds get complete, runnable code in the language on your screen. System design gets the order interviewers expect: clarify, scale, design, data, bottleneck, trade-off. After the call, a recap is saved on your Mac, never on our servers.

It is built for video interviews. It is not for locked-down test sites like HackerRank or CoderPad. The full list of limits is on is ClapAssist safe.

ClapAssist pricing

Try it free, then pay only for the weeks you interview

Sprint or Job Hunt, unlimited inside the window, hidden from screen share. Cancel any time and keep every day you paid for. Prices show in your region's currency. One account works on Mac and Windows.

Free $0 for 10 minutes, one time · Practice $14.99 for 120 minutes · Sprint $39.99 · Job Hunt $119.99, unlimited answers inside the window. Every plan is hidden from screen share. Prices are shown for your country. Buy inside the app after signing in.
Questions

Questions people ask

Does ClapAssist work on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs?

Yes. One universal app runs on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) and on Intel Macs.

Will my Mac warn me when I open it?

No. The app is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens like any other trusted app.

Why does it ask for screen and system audio recording?

To hear the interviewer and to read the question you point it at. The microphone permission is for your own voice. It uses them when you start a session or ask it something.

Can the interviewer see ClapAssist if I share my whole screen on a Mac?

No. macOS leaves the window out of screen shares and recordings. Test it yourself on your own call with the free minutes before the real interview.

Do I need extra audio software like BlackHole?

Not on macOS 14.2 or later. ClapAssist hears the call audio directly on your Mac.

Keep reading

Every interview guide, in one place

ClapAssist hears the call from your own computer, so it works with any interview that plays through your speakers or headphones: the apps above, a call in a browser tab, a coding round shared on a video call, or a phone call taken on your laptop. No bot joins the meeting and nothing is installed on the interviewer's side. It is not built for locked-down test sites like HackerRank or CoderPad.

Your Mac, your interview. Only you see the answer.

Install it in a minute, then try it on your own Zoom call with 10 free minutes.