Shortlisted by Manar Labs

Hear the question. See the answer.

Shortlisted listens to your interview on your Mac, transcribes each question as it's asked, and drafts an answer grounded in your own CV — in about a second. It runs in a floating window beside Teams, Zoom or anything else.

Free for your first 10 minutes. No card. Apple silicon, macOS 15 or later.

What it actually does

No browser extension, no bot joining your call, no meeting link to paste. It captures the audio your Mac is already playing.

Hears the meeting, not the room

Captures the audio of your call directly from macOS — Teams, Zoom, Meet, a phone call on speaker, anything. Nothing to install alongside it.

Answers from your own experience

Load your CV, the job description and who's on the panel. Answers cite your actual projects and numbers, pitched at whoever asked the question.

Follows the conversation

If the interviewer pauses and adds to a question, the answer is regenerated for the complete question — not the half of it they'd said so far.

Reads at a glance

A floating always-on-top window with adjustable type, so you can take it in without visibly reading. Auto-scroll holds still when you scroll back.

Keeps a record

Every session writes a transcript and an optional stereo recording, with timings for when each answer arrived. Yours, on your disk.

Knows what you said

Your own answers are transcribed on-device and tucked under each response, so you can review how you actually replied.

Your microphone never leaves your Mac

This is a design decision, not a setting we hope you find.

Only the meeting audio is sent for transcription

The other side of the conversation goes to OpenAI to be transcribed and answered. Your own voice does not. It's transcribed by macOS on your own machine, and used only to show you what you said. Recordings and transcripts are written to your Documents folder and never uploaded anywhere.

Recording a conversation is your responsibility: consent rules vary by country and by state. Read the guidance before you use it in a real interview.

Questions people ask first

Does the other side know it's running?

Not unless you tell them. Shortlisted doesn't join your call, doesn't appear as a participant, and doesn't send anything into the meeting. Whether you disclose it is your decision, and in some places recording without consent is unlawful — see the recording guidance.

Will it work with Teams and Zoom?

Yes — it captures whatever your Mac is playing, so the meeting app doesn't matter. You can also point it at a single app, so only Teams is captured and your music isn't.

How fast are the answers?

The first words typically appear about a second after the question ends, and stream in from there. It's designed to be skimmed, not read aloud.

What if the interviewer keeps talking?

The answer is discarded and regenerated against the full question. You don't end up reading a reply to half a sentence.

Do I need an OpenAI account?

No. Minutes come from your Shortlisted account. If you'd rather use your own OpenAI key and pay them directly, the app supports that too.

What happens to my CV?

It stays on your Mac and is sent as context with each question so the answers are about you. It isn't stored on our servers — we hold your email, your minute balance and nothing else.

Try it on your next practice run

Ten minutes free, no card. Long enough to know whether it helps.

Download for macOS