Cowinx

Get Cowinx running in 5 minutes

Three steps from a fresh download to your first answered question. If you hit a snag, jump to Troubleshooting.

Requirements

macOS 14.4 or later.It's what keeps Cowinx completely invisible to the interviewer. Earlier versions aren't supported.
1

Install the unsigned app

Cowinx ships unsigned to stay undetectable — code-signing would publish a fingerprint that monitoring tools can match against. First launch needs one extra click in System Settings.

  1. 1
    Open the .dmg and drag Cowinx.app into Applications.
  2. 2
    Double-click Cowinx. macOS blocks the launch — click Done.
  3. 3
    Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the bottom, and click Open Anyway next to the Cowinx warning.
  4. 4
    Enter your password, then click Open.
Three-step installation: Gatekeeper alert, Open Anyway in Privacy & Security, and Cowinx successfully launched

Note

Open Anywayonly appears after step 2 fails, and it lives at the very bottom of Privacy & Security.
2

Grant 3 permissions

Cowinx needs three macOS permissions, each granted in System Settings → Privacy & Security: Microphone, Accessibility, and Screen Recording. After granting Screen Recording, quit and relaunch Cowinx.

Granting Microphone, Screen Recording, and Accessibility permissions in macOS System Settings

Important

All three are required. Cowinx will not function correctly until every permission is granted.
3

Run your first session

  1. 1
    Log in with Google on the control bar.
  2. 2
    Click Start Interview to open the workspace.
  3. 3
    Speak, then press ⌥⏎ (or click Solve) to answer the latest question.
Three-step Cowinx first session sequence: log in with Google, start the interview, then speak and ask for an answer

That's it — you're set up.

Next, learn the rhythm of a session in Your first session.