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Install it in about two minutes

Free to start. The overlay runs as a real desktop app — that is what lets it sit on top of your call and stay out of your screen share.

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Get the desktop app

The overlay has to run as a real desktop app — that is what lets it sit on top of your call and stay out of your screen share. A browser tab cannot do either.

macOS Universal · .dmgWindows 10/11 64-bit · .exe

First time on Mac?

macOS may say it “could not verify HandshakeBuddy” — that is standard for a new app that is not yet notarised. Either of these opens it:

  1. A.System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, click Open Anyway.
  2. B.In Finder, right-click the app → Open → confirm.

What you need

  • macOS 12+ or Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
  • Internet connection for the AI
  • Microphone or system audio for live calls
  • Nothing else to install — transcription is built in

After install

  1. 1.Install HandshakeBuddy from the button above
  2. 2.Sign in with the email on your account
  3. 3.Grant system-audio access when prompted (about a minute)
  4. 4.Join a call, hit Sync, and read your answers

No account yet? Start free — it takes an email and nothing else.

How it works

Three steps, about two minutes

No meeting bot to invite, no calendar integration, no workspace admin to ask.

Install & sign in

macOS or Windows. It opens as a small bubble on top of everything — already hidden from screen share.

Join your call

Zoom, Meet, Teams — whatever you use. Hit Sync and it listens through system audio. No bot joins the call.

Read your answer

The moment they ask, a clear, structured answer streams onto your overlay — short enough to say out loud.

Getting running

Install and setup questions

No. The overlay is excluded from screen capture at the operating-system level, so when you share your screen — Zoom, Meet, Teams, or a recording tool — those pixels are never sent. What they see is your screen without it. To be straightforward about the limits: this protects against screen sharing and screen recording. It does not make the overlay invisible to a camera pointed at your monitor, to someone sitting next to you, or to proctoring software that inspects your machine rather than the video stream.