ExtraBrain is a live AI interview copilot for Mac. Follow technical, behavioral, and system design interviews with real-time transcription, screen-aware context, structured answers, and follow-up questions.
INTERVIEW SUPPORT
• Follow the conversation with a live transcript.
• Turn technical and coding questions into clear solution steps, tradeoffs, and edge cases.
• Structure system design answers around requirements, architecture, scale, and risks.
• Build behavioral answers with concise STAR-style guidance.
• Ask follow-up questions without losing the context of the session.
MEETINGS AND CALLS
• Capture decisions, action items, risks, and unresolved questions.
• Add screenshots and selected screen context when visual information matters.
• Keep transcripts, analyses, screenshots, saved facts, and summaries together in session history.
• Use reusable profiles for interviews, meetings, lectures, and research calls.
PRIVACY AND PROVIDER CONTROL
• ExtraBrain is a desktop app; no meeting bot joins the call.
• Use Apple Speech on supported Macs for on-device transcription.
• Choose ExtraBrain AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, or an OpenAI-compatible provider.
• Control what you capture and what selected content is sent to an external AI provider.
ExtraBrain is designed to support preparation, note-taking, and live thinking. Always follow the rules of your employer, school, interview, meeting, and platform.
Microphone and Screen Recording permissions may be required for live sessions.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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byj001
My fav feature is auto answer
- Added a draggable collapsed quick-action circle for faster desktop access.
- Improved AI analysis quality in long sessions and made interrupted responses more reliable.
- Updated Plan & Billing with a compare-plans link and clearer messaging when AI features are not included in your plan.
- Polished onboarding and settings behavior across Windows and macOS, including clearer permission guidance.
- Refined the app’s appearance with clearer text-size controls, theme-consistent code blocks, and improved audio button colors.
- Improved startup responsiveness by showing the app window sooner.
Version 0.9.14
The developer, Andrew Sokolov, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
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Accessibility
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