Interview Copilot
When the question ends, what to say is right there
SpeechShield transcribes the interviewer's question as it's asked and, when they pause, suggests talking points from your resume and the job posting. Read them in the Mac overlay or on your phone, and answer in your own words.
Apple silicon Mac, macOS 26 or later. Start free, no card required.
Try it yourself
Change the role, interview language and answer style, then press ⌘↩︎. The overlay moves in the same order it does in the app.
Sample resume: Backend engineer · FintechA demo built on a sample resume. The app answers from the resume and job posting you add, and never makes up experience that isn't on your resume.
How it works
Four steps
Northwind Pay · Backend engineer (2021–present)
Moved payment approvals to a message queue. Peak-hour timeouts 40 → 2 a month
Parallelized settlement batches, from 6 hours to 40 minutes
Kotlin, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL
Only text PDFs are supported. Review and edit the imported content before saving. The original file isn't saved.
We're looking for a backend engineer to run high-volume payment traffic reliably.
Experience with message queues and distributed transactions is a plus
What it does
From the resume you prepared to the answer on screen
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Interview contexts per company and role
Each context keeps its own resume, job posting, interview language, answer language and default answer style. A resume PDF is stored as encrypted text; the original file isn't kept.
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Separate interview and answer languages
Questions are transcribed in the interview language, and talking points come in the language you choose. Read them in your own language and answer in English.
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Suggests when the speaker pauses
When the interviewer finishes and goes quiet for a moment, a suggestion appears. If anyone starts speaking again it waits, and a new question stops the old suggestion and starts a new one.
04
Your voice isn't taken as a question
When it listens to both your mic and the call, only the call audio counts as a question. With earphones on, it still hears the call straight from your Mac.
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⌘↩︎ for right now, or type it
Press ⌘↩︎ to get an answer without waiting, or type a question yourself.
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Three answer styles
Full gives you a conclusion, reasons and an example. Concise is a short answer to say out loud. Key Points is a few lines to glance at. Press ⌘⇧K to switch.
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Follow-ups keep their context
Earlier questions and answers in the session go along with each request, so follow-up suggestions match what you already said.
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No made-up experience
Roles, employers, projects, numbers and skills come only from your resume. For things you haven't done, it says so and suggests how you'd approach them.
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Attach your screen
Press ⌘K to capture the screen under your pointer, minus SpeechShield's windows, and attach it to the next answer, such as a shared slide or document. Captures are never saved to disk or to history.
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Code in code blocks
Choose a preferred programming language in Settings → Code Assistant. Code keeps its indentation and gets a copy button.
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Read it big on your phone
Scan a QR code and questions and answers appear on your phone on the same Wi-Fi. Your resume and job posting are never sent to the phone.
Review
Look back at a finished interview
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Titles you can find
Sessions are named like “Sep 27 Company Interview”, from the date, the context's company and the mode. Search by title, notes or the first question.
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Notes and bookmarks
Press ⌘⇧N to leave a note at the current time, and ⌘⇧J to bookmark a moment to come back to.
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Recording only when you want it
Recording is off by default. For sessions you record, click the timeline to replay from that moment.
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Keep it as a file
Export a session as a .speechshield file to back it up, and import it on another Mac.
Shortcuts
Without leaving the keyboard
- ⌘↩︎Answer now
- ⌘KAttach the screen
- ⌘⇧KNext answer style
- ⌘.Stop generating
- ⌘⇧\Show or hide the overlay
- ⌘⇧MToggle click-through
- ⌘⇧JBookmark
- ⌘⇧RStart or stop listening
Your choice of AI
Choose the AI behind the suggestions
01
SpeechShield-hosted AI
Works with no setup. Free includes a one-time trial, Pro includes 1,200 minutes and 1,000 answers a month, and Max is unlimited (fair use).
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Your own API key
Connect an OpenAI key or an OpenAI-compatible API such as Ollama or OpenRouter to use it without a time limit. You pay the provider directly.
03
Claude or Codex CLI on your Mac
SpeechShield finds the CLI you already installed. Answers don't go through our servers.
Principles
Use it for mock interviews and interviews that allow AI help
SpeechShield helps you recall and organize your own experience. Put the suggestions in your own words instead of reading them out. Don't use it in interviews that don't allow AI.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does SpeechShield do in an interview?
It listens to the call on your Mac, transcribes the interviewer's questions and suggests talking points based on your resume and the job posting. Suggestions appear in an overlay on your Mac and on your phone.
Do I have to type or copy the questions?
No. When the interviewer finishes speaking and pauses, SpeechShield suggests an answer on its own. Press ⌘↩︎ to answer right away, or type a question yourself.
Can I read suggestions in my own language during an English interview?
Yes. Set the interview language and the answer language separately in the interview context. Questions are transcribed in English and talking points come in the language you chose.
Will it mistake my answers for the interviewer's questions?
When you listen to both your mic and the call, only the call audio triggers suggestions. If anyone starts speaking again, including you, SpeechShield waits instead of suggesting.
What if a question isn't covered by my resume?
It won't make up experience or numbers. It says you haven't done it and suggests how you'd approach it.
Can I use it to practice?
Yes. Run a mock interview with a friend over video, or play an interview practice video or a voice chat with an AI, and it works the same way. Review finished sessions in your history.
Can I read answers on my phone?
Yes. Scan the QR code on your Mac and open it in iOS Safari or Android Chrome on the same Wi-Fi. No app to install. Your resume and job posting are never sent to the phone.
Do I need to add a bot to the call?
No. SpeechShield listens to the audio your Mac plays, so it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and browser-based calls without any setup.
Can I wear earphones?
Yes. SpeechShield takes the call audio from your Mac directly, so it still hears the interviewer when you wear earphones. Earphones also keep the interviewer's voice out of your mic.
Can I try it for free?
Yes. Sign in with a free account and you're on the Free plan. It comes with a one-time trial of SpeechShield-hosted AI, 60 minutes and 50 answers, no card required. Connect your own API key or the Claude or Codex CLI on your Mac to use it without a time limit.