Google Meet runs in a browser tab and CoPilot Interview runs beside it as a desktop app, so the setup is: run the audio check, start a 🎯 Candidate session, then join Meet with your computer's audio rather than a phone. CoPilot Interview is an AI interview assistant for Windows and Mac that hears whatever the browser plays plus your microphone, so the browser you use doesn't matter. It is not a Chrome extension and does not connect to your Google account.
How Meet's audio reaches the app
Meet decodes the interviewer's voice in the tab and the browser plays it through your computer's output. CoPilot Interview captures that output, so a Meet call in Chrome, Edge or another browser looks the same to it as a desktop meeting app. Two things break the path:
- Phone audio. Meet can join with a phone for audio. The interviewer's voice then plays on the phone and the app hears nothing.
- A different output device. If Meet's speaker is set to one device and your computer's default output to another, the app may be listening to the wrong one.
Set up Meet and CoPilot Interview
- In Meet, open the more-options menu, then Settings, then Audio. Choose your headphones as the speakers and your mic as the microphone. Make the same headphones the computer's default output.
- If the app's audio check says the room is noisy, its suggestion for Meet is Settings → Audio → Noise cancellation.
- Open CoPilot Interview. On first launch choose Use the free plan, or enter a license key and click 🔑 Activate License.
- Click 🎯 Candidate, add the job description and résumé if you want answers tailored to them, and set 🌐 Language.
- Click ▶ Start test. Play a video in another tab: the Interviewer meter should move and the state should read “Live · mic + meeting audio”. Stop the test.
- Click 🎙 Start Session just before the call, then open the Meet link and join from the computer.
- When the interviewer finishes a question, click ⚡ AI Answer or press Ctrl+Shift+A. Use 🆕 New Q between questions.
- Click End when the call is over; the session file is saved in Documents › CoPilot Interview › Sessions.
Windows and Mac differences
| Windows 10 and 11 | macOS 12 or later | |
|---|---|---|
| How the app hears the interviewer | It captures what the computer plays (loopback audio), so Meet needs no extra software | Screen Recording permission, plus whatever the audio check and captions note ask for (below) |
| Your microphone in a live session | Starts muted (🔇 Muted) so only the interviewer is transcribed; click it to unmute | Always on; the Mac app has no mute button |
| Shortcuts | Ctrl+Shift+A answer, Ctrl+Shift+Q new question, Ctrl+Shift+L pause or resume listening | The same keys with ⌘+Shift |
| After changing a permission | Restart CoPilot Interview | Quit with ⌘Q and reopen |
On a Mac, allow Microphone and Screen Recording when macOS asks (current macOS calls the second one Screen & System Audio Recording). The app's own notice says Screen Recording is “Needed for screenshots and system-audio capture”; after granting it, quit with ⌘Q and reopen. Then run the audio check. If the Interviewer meter reads “no audio”, the meeting's sound is not reaching the app, and in a session the captions area shows ● REC MIC with the note “macOS: Install BlackHole for system audio capture. Mic recording active.” Follow that note. BlackHole is a third-party virtual audio driver, and the app gives no further setup steps for it. Until the Interviewer meter moves, the session hears only your microphone.
Limits for a Meet interview
| Plan | Longest session | Live time per day |
|---|---|---|
| Free ($0) | 15 minutes | 15 minutes |
| Standard ($24.99/mo) | 60 minutes | Up to 100 minutes |
| Pro ($39.99/mo) and Pro+ ($49.99/mo) | 70 minutes | No daily limit |
| Hour packs (1, 5 or 15 hours, one-time) | 60 minutes | Until the pack's hours are used |
Free sessions end at 15 minutes, which covers a short recruiter screen at most. Recording pauses itself after 10 minutes of silence and the clock stops until you resume, but the silent minutes before that pause still count, so start the session close to the call.
Common Meet problems
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Captions empty while the interviewer talks | Check Meet's speaker against your default output; on a Mac, read the captions note. Full checklist: not hearing the interviewer. |
| Captions slow or stopping | Usually the network or the silence pause. See captions delayed or missing. |
| “Your microphone is in use or not responding” | A browser tab, meeting app or recorder has exclusive use of the mic. Close it or choose another mic under 🎤 Mic. |
| The tab was muted or the Meet window closed | Nothing plays, so nothing is captioned. Unmute the tab or rejoin. |
| Wrong words in a non-English interview | If the app shows “The interviewer seems to be speaking…”, click the Switch button it offers. |
Using it within the rules
Practice first: the AI mock interview rehearses the questions out loud and scores each answer out of 10. For live use, follow your employer's rules and the instructions in the invitation; online assessments and AI-led rounds forbid outside help. The Google Meet interview assistant page has more on Meet rounds, and why the app is a desktop window explains why it is not an extension.
Frequently asked questions
Does CoPilot Interview work if Meet is open in Edge or Safari?
It doesn't depend on the browser. It listens to the computer's audio output, so any browser that plays the call through the computer works.
Is there a Chrome extension for Meet?
No. CoPilot Interview is a desktop app for Windows and macOS only; it does not run inside the Meet tab.
Can I join Meet by phone and still get captions?
No. With phone audio the interviewer's voice plays on the phone, which the desktop app can't hear. Join with the computer's audio.
Does the Meet tab need its own microphone permission?
Yes, the browser asks for Meet separately. CoPilot Interview has its own microphone permission in Windows or macOS, and both can be on at once.
Run the audio check before your next call
The free plan needs no account and no card: 15 minutes of live help a day in sessions of up to 15 minutes, plus AI mock interviews. Desktop app for Windows 10 and 11 and macOS 12 or later.
Download the desktop app