Sotto

Sotto is an AI interview assistant tool that gives software engineers real-time coaching during technical interviews on macOS. It runs as an invisible overlay that excludes itself at the macOS OS level from screen capture on Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet, so it stays hidden during screenshares and screenshots. Sotto captures a coding problem via screenshot and returns a structured breakdown — optimal approach, complexity trade-offs, and edge cases — in your chosen language, and it transcribes the interviewer's questions with sub-second latency to offer context-aware answers when you need clarification. It supports 10 languages including Python, TypeScript, Java, C++, Go, Rust, Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript, and C#, all triggered through keyboard shortcuts. The makers frame it as a nudge for candidates who have already done the LeetCode prep and understand the patterns but freeze under pressure, not a replacement for studying. Sotto is macOS-only (requires macOS 12 Monterey or later) and needs a Google account to sign in. Pricing: a 7-day free trial with 10 daily screenshot analyses plus transcription sessions, and a Pro plan at $19.99/month with the same daily limits and included transcription (no API key required).

Software engineers use Sotto for real-time, invisible coaching during technical coding interviews on macOS.