FAQ

Questions & answers

Straight answers on what the interviewer can see, where your audio goes, and how to install, pay, and cancel.

What is Vizir?
Vizir is an invisible desktop overlay for macOS and Windows — an AI interview assistant for online interviews. It listens to the call, transcribes speech in Russian and English, and shows a ready answer on a hotkey. The overlay stays out of browser screen shares and recordings; hints can also mirror to your phone. Free trial: 7 days, no card.
Can the interviewer see it?
The overlay is kept out of screen capture: in browser screen shares and recordings it stays off the recording. On native macOS 15+ clients (Zoom/Teams/Webex) it can be visible — there, keep your hints on the companion phone you don't share.
Does my audio go anywhere?
Audio is recognized in real time by a third-party speech service: the app streams the sound there with a one-time key issued by our server (provider master keys never reach your machine). We don't store the audio itself; AI answers go through our server; in companion mode the text is E2E-encrypted.
Why does macOS complain on first launch?
The app is signed with our own certificate, without Apple's paid notarization — so macOS warns once that it can't verify it. On macOS 15+: click «Done», then «System Settings → Privacy & Security» → «Open Anyway». On macOS 14, a right-click → «Open» is enough. After that, a normal double-click works. Full instructions.
How do I pay?
The trial is 7 days and 60 minutes of speech recognition — no card needed. After that — by card (auto-renewing subscription) or crypto (USDC). Set it up in the dashboard.
Can I cancel the subscription?
Yes, anytime — access stays until the end of the paid period.
Requirements?
macOS 14.4 or later on Apple Silicon (a Mac with an M1 chip or newer; Intel processors aren't supported yet) or Windows 10/11 (64-bit). You need a microphone; on macOS also screen and system-audio access (granted in the setup wizard on first launch).
How do I get through an interview with Vizir?
Launch Vizir before the call — it keeps a live transcript of the conversation. When the question lands, press the hotkey (⌥↩ on macOS) and talking points appear on the overlay in a couple of seconds; snap a task off the screen with ⌥C / Alt+C for a worked solution. You answer in your own words — the hints stay out of browser screen shares and recordings; for native clients on macOS 15+ (Zoom/Teams), use the phone companion — see the compatibility table below.
Is there a Windows version? How is it different from macOS?
Yes. Vizir runs on Windows 10/11 (64-bit); the installer is Vizir-Setup.exe. The core is the same: two-channel speech recognition and real-time interview help on a hotkey. The difference is invisibility: on Windows the overlay also hides from native Zoom/Teams clients (though we can't guarantee every capture method), while on macOS 15+ native clients call for the phone companion.
Will the overlay show up in Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams?
If you share your screen from the browser — Meet, web versions of Zoom and Teams — the overlay never enters the stream, on macOS or Windows. Native apps differ: on Windows it stays hidden (though we can't guarantee every capture method), and on macOS 14 and below too, but native Zoom/Teams on macOS 15+ do see it. For that case there's the companion: hints mirror to your phone over an E2E-encrypted relay, and no audio is sent.
Which AI writes the answers, and how fast do hints arrive?
The answers are generated by the Gemini model, called through OpenRouter, while Soniox turns speech into text on the fly. Press the hotkey — a ready answer lands on the overlay in a couple of seconds. You can also send a screenshot of a task to the vision model: ⌥C on macOS, Alt+C on Windows.
Which languages does Vizir recognize?
Russian and English — recognition runs on two channels, the interviewer and you separately. An interview in English is a fully supported scenario: the transcript and hints arrive as the conversation flows. Hints come in whichever language the conversation is in.
Can I use it as a cheat sheet in an online exam or test?
As a prompter — yes: Vizir hears the question and puts the answer on an overlay that stays out of browser screen shares and recordings. But it is not anti-proctoring: tools like Proctorio watch processes, the webcam, and window focus, and a hidden overlay doesn't protect against that. Know your exam's rules — the call and the responsibility are yours.
Compatibility

Where the overlay shows and where it doesn't

Visibility depends on the macOS version and the screen-capture method — browser screen sharing behaves differently from a native client. Here's an honest breakdown by scenario.

Browser screen share — overlay hidden

Google Meet in the browser, the web versions of Zoom/Teams, web interview platforms (CoderPad, HackerRank, CodeSignal, Codility). On any macOS and on Windows.

Native clients on macOS ≤ 14 — hidden

Zoom, Teams, Webex desktop on Sonoma/Ventura.

Native clients on macOS 15+ — visible

Zoom/Teams/Webex/Chime/Slack huddle on ScreenCaptureKit; native recording (QuickTime, OBS). You'll need the companion.

Proctoring — a separate matter

HackerRank Proctoring, CodeSignal, Mettl, and Proctorio scan processes, window focus, and the webcam. Even a hidden overlay won't save you — only the companion, and honestly, better not to risk it.

Still have questions? Try it yourself

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