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Setup guide

Download & use CodeCoach

Windows 10/11 only. Same account as this website. Click Download for Windows to walk through the setup guide — the installer downloads on the last step.

Not available for Mac currently

  1. 01

    Download the Windows installer

    Click Download for Windows on this page to walk through setup. At the end of the guide you get CodeCoach-Setup.exe. Create a free account on this site first if you have not already — the desktop app uses the same email.

    CodeCoach how-to download step — Download for Windows button
  2. 02

    If Windows shows a warning, open More info

    Even with a signed installer, first-time downloads from a new publisher can still show SmartScreen or “Windows protected your PC” until reputation builds. Click More info — do not close the dialog yet. Only continue if you downloaded from this official CodeCoach site.

    • Only continue if you downloaded from this official CodeCoach website.
    • After we ship a code-signed Setup.exe, warnings become less common over time.
    • Screens below are educational tutorial mocks, not exact Microsoft UI replicas.
    SmartScreen warning with arrow on More info
  3. 03

    Choose Run anyway (if prompted)

    If SmartScreen still prompts, choose Run anyway to start the installer. If your antivirus prompts, allow CodeCoach from this site’s download.

    Tutorial mock showing Run anyway on an unsigned app warning
  4. 04

    Complete the installer

    Follow CodeCoach Setup: pick an install location if asked, then Next / Install. When it finishes, launch CodeCoach from the Start menu or desktop shortcut.

    CodeCoach Setup installer wizard tutorial screenshot
  5. 05

    Sign in with the same account

    In the app, continue with your website email (or Sign in with website). One Supabase account covers web + desktop. You should not paste AI API keys into the app.

    CodeCoach desktop login gate tutorial screenshot
    Create accountLog in on web
  6. 06

    Start from Home

    After the free trial window, Start meeting on Home asks you to pick a pipeline — Tech, Non-Tech, or General — then opens the HUD and uses 1 credit for up to 90 continuous minutes. During trial, you can explore every feature without spending a pack credit.

    CodeCoach Home dashboard with Start meeting and HUD preview
  7. 07

    Track a window

    Click Track and pick the interview, IDE, or browser window you want coached. CodeCoach focuses captures on that window.

    Track or re-select window modal matching the desktop app
  8. 08

    Capture for coaching

    When the problem or UI is visible, capture with the lightning control or Ctrl+Shift+Q. Explanations and paste-ready help appear in the floating HUD chat.

    Floating HUD capture overlay tutorial screenshot
  9. 09

    Use Live Call Assist

    Wear headphones. Start Live Call with Ctrl+Shift+K. CodeCoach listens to the other person and drafts short written answers you can read aloud — grounded in your knowledge vault. Use only when recording is allowed.

    Live Call Assist HUD tutorial screenshot

Keyboard shortcuts

Available in the floating HUD once a meeting or free trial is active. Prefer shortcuts when you want to keep working in the interview window without clicking the coach panel.

  • Ctrl+Shift+QCapture the tracked window
  • Ctrl+Shift+KToggle voice / Live Call
  • Ctrl+Shift+NNew problem (clear slate)
  • Ctrl+SpaceHide / show the HUD
  • Ctrl+↑ / Ctrl+↓Scroll HUD chat
  • Ctrl+EnterSend chat message

Responsible meeting tips

CodeCoach is for practice, mock interviews, personal coaching, and meetings where AI help is allowed. It is not for proctored exams, graded assessments, or interviews that forbid external assistance. Full rules are in our Terms of use and Privacy policy.

  • Confirm permission first. Only use coaching when your school, employer, or interviewer allows it.
  • Check your share preview. HUD capture exclusion works with many Windows screen-share APIs, but not every tool. Always preview what the other person sees before you join.
  • Prefer hotkeys over clicking the HUD. Shortcuts (Ctrl+Shift+Q, Ctrl+Shift+K, Ctrl+Space, and others above) keep you in the interview window and reduce accidental focus switches away from the call.
  • Keep natural eye contact and presence. Look toward the interviewer or camera as you would in any professional meeting. Glance briefly at notes if needed, then return — long off-screen staring looks unnatural even in ordinary video calls.
  • Speak in your own words. Use answers as cues, not a script. Interviewers notice robotic reading more than a short pause to think.
  • Protect sensitive content. Do not capture passwords, banking, private chats, or confidential company data. Add only accurate details you are allowed to store in the Knowledge Vault.
  • Use headphones for Live Call. Loopback audio works best with headphones so your mic does not re-capture spoken answers.