Sotto – AI interview assistant for Mac

Name: Sotto – AI interview assistant for Mac
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Author: sweetgummybears

by sweetgummybears·May 27, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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macOS screen-capture exclusion keeps the overlay invisible to Zoom and interviewers.

Strengths

•OS-level screen capture exclusion works on Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet without detection
•Live transcription with sub-second latency for real-time interviewer context
•Actually teaches ethical usage with typing speed and copy-paste warnings

Weaknesses

•macOS only with Google sign-in required, no Windows or Linux support
•Core value proposition is helping users cheat during interviews, limiting mainstream appeal

Post Description

Being a software engineer myself I understand how grueling and tiresome software engineering interviews can be. Sometimes I found myself botching technical interviews due to nerves, only to realize a few minutes after the zoom call that I knew the answer all along. Many factors can cause skilled engineers to freeze up during interviews - and let's be honest, most of the skills tested during interviews are irrelevant to the actual day to day job.

I created a Mac desktop app at https://getsotto.ai/. It's made for engineers who have studied leetcode patterns but are in need of hints to guide them in the right direction during interview time. If you're truly stuck, it will also offer a correct solution but it will not help engineers who have no data structures and algorithms experience. I welcome any feedback and please join the discord server!

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