Translation & language
Interviewing in a language that isn't your strongest? Cowinx can transcribe the interviewer, show a live translation under each thing they say, and answer in the code language you prefer. Three settings control all of it.
Three language settings
All three live in Settings → Meeting.
Meeting Language
The language the interviewer speaks. Cowinx transcribes the call in this language. Set it to match the interview, not your native language.
Translate To
Optional. Pick a language and Cowinx shows a running translation beneath the interviewer's transcript. Leave it Offwhen you don't need it. You can choose any supported language other than the meeting language.
Coding Language
Your preferred language for code in answers — independent of the spoken language. An interview in Japanese can still produce answers with Python.
Live translation
With Translate To set, every line the interviewer speaks gets a translation attached directly under it in the transcript, turn by turn, as they talk. A few things worth knowing:
- Translation only attaches to the interviewer's side of the transcript — not to your own speech.
- It appears a moment after the original line, so the transcript stays readable in real time.
- Answers from Solve follow your Coding Language for code; explanations track the meeting context.
When to use it
- Non-native interview language. Set Meeting Language to theirs and Translate To yours, so you never miss a nuance in the question.
- Confirm it in the pre-flight. Set both languages before the call and verify a line translates correctly during the pre-flight check.
- Leave it off when you don't need it.If you're fluent in the interview language, Off keeps the transcript cleaner.