Interview Coder

An invisible desktop application that will help you pass your technical interviews.

Interview.Coder.Launches.mp4

Invisibility Compatibility

The application is invisible to:

• Zoom versions below 6.1.6 (inclusive)
• All browser-based screen recording software
• All versions of Discord
• Mac OS screenshot functionality (Command + Shift + 3/4/5)

Note: The application is NOT invisible to:

• Zoom versions 6.1.6 and above
  • https://zoom.en.uptodown.com/mac/versions (link to downgrade Zoom if needed)
• Mac OS native screen recording (Command + Shift + 5)

Features

• 🎯 99% Invisibility: Undetectable window that bypasses most screen capture methods
• 📸 Smart Screenshot Capture: Capture both question text and code separately for better analysis
• 🤖 AI-Powered Analysis: Automatically extracts and analyzes coding problems
• 💡 Solution Generation: Get detailed explanations and solutions
• 🔧 Real-time Debugging: Debug your code with AI assistance
• 🎨 Window Management: Freely move and position the window anywhere on screen

Global Commands

The application uses unidentifiable global keyboard shortcuts that won't be detected by browsers or other applications:

• Toggle Window Visibility: [Control or Cmd + b]
• Move Window: [Control or Cmd + arrows]
• Take Screenshot: [Control or Cmd + H]
• Process Screenshots: [Control or Cmd + Enter]
• Reset View: [Control or Cmd + R]
• Quit: [Control or Cmd + Q]

Usage

1. Initial Setup

   • Launch the invisible window
   • Authenticate with OpenAI API key

2. Capturing Problem

   • Use global shortcut [Control or Cmd + H] to take screenshots
   • Screenshots are automatically added to the queue of up to 5.

3. Processing

   • AI analyzes the screenshots to extract:
     • Problem requirements
     • Code context
   • System generates optimal solution strategy

4. Solution & Debugging

   • View generated solutions
   • Use debugging feature to:
     • Test different approaches
     • Fix errors in your code
     • Get line-by-line explanations
   • Toggle between solutions and queue views

5. Window Management

   • Move window freely using global shortcut
   • Toggle visibility as needed
   • Window remains invisible to specified applications
   • Reset view using Command + R

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• npm or bun package manager
• OpenAI API key (for AI features)
• Screen Recording Permission for Terminal/IDE
  • On macOS:
    1. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Screen Recording
    2. Ensure your Terminal app (or IDE) has screen recording permission enabled
    3. Restart your Terminal/IDE after enabling permissions
  • On Windows:
    • No additional permissions needed
  • On Linux:
    • May require xhost access depending on your distribution

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ibttf/interview-coder.git
cd interview-coder

2. Install dependencies:

npm install
# or if using bun
bun install

Running Locally

1. Start the development server:

npm run app:dev
# or
bun run app:dev

This will:

• Start the Vite development server
• Launch the Electron application
• Enable hot-reloading for development

Tech Stack

• Electron
• React
• TypeScript
• Vite
• Tailwind CSS
• Radix UI Components
• OpenAI API

Configuration

1. On first launch, you'll need to provide your OpenAI API key
2. The application will store your settings locally using electron-store

Building (for Roy)

notarizing script is wack asf, we have an auto code signing in the package.json, but we need to manually notarize

xcrun notarytool store-credentials "my-apple-creds" \
  --apple-id "[email protected]" \
  --team-id "YOUR_TEAM_ID" \
  --password "XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX"

run that ^ and then cd into release and run

#intel
arch -arm64 xcrun notarytool submit "/Users/roylee0912/Development/interview-coder/release/Interview Coder-1.0.0.dmg" \
  --keychain-profile "my-apple-creds" \
  --wait


#silicon
arch -arm64 xcrun notarytool submit "/Users/roylee0912/Development/interview-coder/release/Interview Coder-1.0.0-arm64.dmg" \
  --keychain-profile "my-apple-creds" \
  --wait



xcrun stapler staple "Interview Coder-1.0.0.dmg"


xcrun stapler staple "Interview Coder-1.0.0-arm64.dmg"

#validating

xcrun stapler validate "/Users/roylee0912/Development/interview-coder/release/Interview Coder-1.0.0.dmg"

xcrun stapler validate "/Users/roylee0912/Development/interview-coder/release/Interview Coder-1.0.0-arm64.dmg"

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

ISC License