# Acedly AI > Real-time AI interview copilot. A private overlay only you see. Under 200ms. Works on Zoom, Teams, Meet, Webex, Coderpad, HackerRank. Acedly AI is a real-time interview copilot for live video interviews. The platform delivers AI guidance during actual interviews, hidden from screen sharing, with sub-200ms latency. ## Product - [Acedly AI homepage](https://acedly.ai/): real-time interview AI assistant overview, features, pricing. - [Web app](https://app.acedly.ai): the in-browser product. - [Desktop app](/download): native macOS and Windows app. ## Pillar guide - [The Complete Guide to AI Interviews (2026)](https://acedly.ai/ai-interview): What an AI interview is, how AI is rewriting both sides of the loop, and how to choose an AI interview tool — from the team that builds Acedly. ## Reference guides - [Blog index](https://acedly.ai/blog): all interview, hiring, and AI-assistance articles. ## Articles - [Mastering the STAR Method for Behavioral Interviews](https://acedly.ai/blog/mastering-the-star-method-for-behavioral-interviews): A complete guide to structuring memorable answers using Situation, Task, Action, and Result — with examples from engineering, design, and product roles. - [ATS Resume Keywords by Industry: A Practical Guide](https://acedly.ai/blog/ats-resume-keywords-by-industry-guide): Modern ATS resume scoring is semantic, not literal. Here's the keyword playbook by industry — software, product, design, finance, and more. - [Salary Negotiation: The Conversation After 'Yes'](https://acedly.ai/blog/salary-negotiation-after-the-offer): Most candidates leave 10-25% on the table because they treat the offer as a conclusion. Here's how to treat it as the start of a negotiation. - [Beating the ATS Without Sounding Like a Robot](https://acedly.ai/blog/ats-resume-optimization-2026): Applicant tracking systems get the first read on your résumé. Here's how to optimize for the parser without writing for a machine. - [Answering 'Tell Me About Yourself' Without Reciting Your Résumé](https://acedly.ai/blog/answering-tell-me-about-yourself): The classic opener is also the most wasted minute in the interview. Here's a three-beat structure that turns it into a hook. - [Reference Checks: How They Really Work and How to Prepare](https://acedly.ai/blog/reference-check-how-it-really-works): Reference checks aren't a formality. Here's what recruiters actually ask, how back-channels work, and how to prep references to close the offer. - [How to Research a Company Without Memorizing the About Page](https://acedly.ai/blog/researching-a-company-before-the-interview): Five hours of focused research will outperform fifty hours of generic prep. Here's where to look and what to take notes on. - [The Behavioral Questions Software Engineers Actually Get](https://acedly.ai/blog/behavioral-questions-software-engineers-actually-get): A focused list of the behavioral questions that show up in real engineering loops, and what each one is really probing. - [Handling Rejection Without Losing the Next Loop](https://acedly.ai/blog/handling-rejection-and-the-next-loop): Rejection in the interview process is mostly noise, not signal. Here's how to extract the signal that exists and protect your energy for the next round. - [Explaining a Gap or a Pivot on Your Résumé](https://acedly.ai/blog/explaining-a-gap-or-a-pivot-on-your-resume): Career gaps and pivots aren't disqualifying — they're just unexplained. Here's how to make them legible without apologizing. - [Mock Interview vs AI Interview Practice: Which Actually Builds the Skill?](https://acedly.ai/blog/mock-interview-vs-ai-interview-practice): Mock interviews and AI practice tools train different muscles. Here's what each is good at, where each fails, and how to mix them across a 4-week prep cycle. - [The Questions to Ask the Interviewer (and the Ones to Skip)](https://acedly.ai/blog/questions-to-ask-the-interviewer): Your questions at the end of the round are evaluated. Here's a tier list, by round and by signal. - [Microsoft Teams Interviews: A Candidate's Field Guide](https://acedly.ai/blog/microsoft-teams-interview-field-guide): Teams runs most enterprise interview loops in finance, consulting, and large tech. Here's how its sharing model, audio quirks, and meeting variants change your prep. - [Salary Negotiation After the Offer: Scripts That Actually Work](https://acedly.ai/blog/salary-negotiation-after-offer-scripts): The offer call is the highest-leverage moment of your job search. Here are the scripts senior candidates use to negotiate base, equity, and sign-on. - [Your First 90 Days — And How to Talk About Them in the Interview](https://acedly.ai/blog/first-90-days-and-how-to-talk-about-them): Hiring managers ask about your 90-day plan because they're already imagining you in the role. Treat the answer like a strategy memo, not a wishlist. - [The Eight Coding Interview Patterns That Actually Show Up](https://acedly.ai/blog/coding-interview-patterns-that-actually-show-up): You don't need to grind 500 LeetCode problems. Eight patterns cover the vast majority of interview questions — here's the working set. - [How AI Is Quietly Rewriting the Interview Loop](https://acedly.ai/blog/how-ai-is-changing-the-interview-loop): Recruiters now screen with LLMs, candidates prepare with copilots, and the loop itself is being redesigned around what humans still do well. - [Best AI Interview Tools in 2026: An Honest Comparison](https://acedly.ai/blog/best-ai-interview-tools-2026-honest-comparison): Most 'best AI interview tool' lists compare apples to staplers. Here's how the categories actually differ — and where each one quietly breaks. - [How to Use an AI Assistant During a Zoom Interview](https://acedly.ai/blog/ai-assistant-zoom-interview-guide): How real-time AI guidance fits into a Zoom interview without leaking through screen share, plus the etiquette and failure modes that actually matter. - [Surviving the Panel Interview: Eyes, Pace, and Proxy Questions](https://acedly.ai/blog/panel-interview-survival-guide): Panel rounds break candidates because they invert the social cues of a one-on-one. Here's how to read the room and stay in control. - [Final-Round Interview: What's Actually Different (and What Isn't)](https://acedly.ai/blog/final-round-interview-whats-different): The final round feels like a different beast, but most of it is the same loop with higher stakes. Here's what actually changes — and what doesn't. - [A Practical Roadmap for the System Design Interview](https://acedly.ai/blog/system-design-interview-roadmap): Skip the encyclopedic 'distributed systems' reading list. Here's how senior engineers actually run a 45-minute design round and signal seniority. - [Negotiating the Loop Itself: Skipping Rounds, Compressing Timelines](https://acedly.ai/blog/negotiating-the-loop-itself): Most candidates accept whatever loop the recruiter proposes. Senior candidates negotiate the loop the same way they'd negotiate the offer. - [The Take-Home Is Not Dead Yet — Here's How to Win One](https://acedly.ai/blog/the-take-home-is-not-dead-yet): Some companies still use take-homes. They're easier to game than ever, but harder to stand out on. Here's the playbook. - [The Role of AI Assistants in Modern Interviews](https://acedly.ai/blog/the-role-of-ai-assistants-in-modern-interviews): Real-time AI assistance during interviews is no longer a fringe behavior. Here's an honest look at what it's good for, what it isn't, and the ethics in between. - [Surviving (and Enjoying) the Live Coding Interview](https://acedly.ai/blog/live-coding-interview-tips): What to do in the first 90 seconds, when to write tests, and how to recover when your first idea is wrong. - [Mock Interviews That Actually Help](https://acedly.ai/blog/mock-interviews-that-actually-help): Most mock interviews are theater. Here's how to set up a session that produces real, repeatable improvement. - [Looking Present on Video: Lighting, Framing, and the First 10 Seconds](https://acedly.ai/blog/video-interview-presence): Most candidates underinvest in their video setup. The fix takes one afternoon and changes how you're perceived for the rest of your career. ## Legal - [Privacy policy](https://acedly.ai/privacy) - [Terms of service](https://acedly.ai/terms)