# ibttf/interview-coder

An invisible desktop application to help you pass your technical interviews.

Repository: https://github.com/ibttf/interview-coder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/interview-coder
Homepage: https://www.interviewcoder.co
License Family: other
Topics: electron, gpt, openai, typescript
Last push: 2025-09-23T10:17:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 45/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 43, release rhythm 48, longevity 46
- inputs: {"age_days": 654, "days_push": 344, "days_rel": 345, "gap_med": 3.0, "n_releases_24m": 31}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4447, forks 703 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:50.386281+00:00)

## What it is
Interview Coder is an Electron-based desktop application that provides AI assistance during technical interviews, using GPT/OpenAI models to solve coding problems and transcribe interviewer audio in real time. It is marketed as 'undetectable', hiding itself from docks, screen shares, screen recordings, and activity monitors. The GitHub repository hosts only binary releases; the source is not available.

## Use cases
- get AI help solving LeetCode-style problems during a coding interview
- transcribe interviewer audio in real time during a live interview
- keep an AI assistant hidden during screen-shared interviews
- generate solutions to technical interview questions on Windows or Mac
- prepare for FAANG-style software engineering interviews

## When to choose
- you want a ready-to-run desktop AI interview assistant without building one yourself
- you need real-time coding help plus interviewer audio transcription on macOS or Windows
- you prefer a polished GUI over a CLI or browser-based assistant

## When to avoid
- you need open-source code you can audit or self-host - the repo only ships binaries with no license
- you want a tool for legitimate interview practice rather than live assistance during proctored interviews
- using AI assistance during interviews violates the policies of the company or platform you are interviewing with, or is illegal in your jurisdiction
- you need Linux support - only Windows and macOS builds are offered

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: llm-inference, speech-recognition, desktop-framework, gui
- domain: developer-tools, education, artificial-intelligence, desktop-applications
- platform: windows
- tags: interview-assistant, ai-copilot, screen-overlay, undetectable, coding-interviews, closed-source-releases-only, macos, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- ibttf/interview-coder (main) score 45

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:50.386281+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:47.712698+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ibttf/interview-coder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:50.386281+00:00, sha a2b61020d0be)
  - homepage: https://www.interviewcoder.co (fetched 2026-08-29T09:08:20.020140+00:00, sha 45036e3ebb27)
  - site_page: https://www.interviewcoder.co/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:08:20.047540+00:00, sha 5e5a58f8332b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.