How Global Hotkeys Keep Interview Coder Undetectable

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I read that Interview Coder uses ‘global hotkeys’ for undetectability. What does that mean and why does it matter?

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Global Hotkeys: A Key Undetectability Feature

Global hotkeys are keyboard shortcuts that work regardless of which application has focus. Here’s why this matters:

The Problem with Regular Shortcuts:

If you’re in a browser and press a shortcut:

  • The browser tab receives the keyboard event
  • The webpage can detect that a shortcut was pressed
  • Interview platforms can log this activity

How Global Hotkeys Work:

Interview Coder registers hotkeys at the operating system level:

  • The OS intercepts the shortcut before the browser sees it
  • Interview Coder receives the command directly
  • The browser/interview platform has no idea a shortcut was pressed

Practical Benefits:

  • Toggle visibility (Cmd+B): Show/hide Interview Coder without the browser knowing
  • Move window (Cmd+Arrows): Reposition the overlay silently
  • Trigger analysis: Request new solutions without browser detection

Why This Matters for Detection:

Some platforms try to detect ‘suspicious’ keyboard activity. Global hotkeys bypass this entirely because the keyboard events never reach the browser in the first place.

This is one of 20+ undetectability features we’ve built into Interview Coder.