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It is a desktop context layer for Claude Code or Codex. It can analyze screens, transcribe conversations, maintain controlled local context, and stream suggestions into a movable overlay.

Desktop packages are available for macOS and Windows. An Android APK provides optional remote controls and response navigation. Linux is not supported: the overlay has to stay out of a full-screen share, and Linux desktops (X11 and Wayland) have no capture-exclusion API, so that privacy cannot be guaranteed there.

Yes, one of them is required. Pair Companion uses your own locally authenticated Claude Code (Anthropic) or Codex (OpenAI/ChatGPT) account: it never calls model APIs with its own keys. That is why Pair Companion adds no AI usage cost, and also why it cannot produce answers without one of those subscriptions installed and signed in on your computer. The Pair Companion subscription covers the app only.

Pair Companion classifies the visible task before answering. It can treat a form as a questionnaire, a coding platform as a code challenge, or an application as a debugging context.

The app uses operating-system capture-exclusion APIs on supported platforms. Conferencing applications can change behavior, so test your specific OS and app combination before relying on it.

Screenshots created for analysis are temporary and deleted after the request completes. Session answers and profile context may be stored locally until you remove them.

No. Authentication stays in the locally installed provider tool. Pair Companion invokes that local tool and does not collect your AI account password.

It costs $11.99 as a one-time payment and does not renew. Activate the key within 30 days of purchase; the seven-day access period begins on first activation and includes every product feature.

Yes. Every desktop download includes 30 minutes of free use per computer. Start it from the license screen inside the app; no card or account is needed. The license service meters the time while the app is unlocked, so changing the system clock, deleting local data or reinstalling does not restart it. When the trial ends, purchase a plan and enter your license key on the same screen.

One active computer. A controlled transfer is available for legitimate hardware changes, subject to cooldown and annual transfer limits.

After Stripe confirms payment, the checkout page shows your license key and the same key is emailed to the address you used at checkout; keep it private and enter it in the desktop app on the computer you want to activate. If you closed the page or lost the key, the recover page shows it again from the email and receipt of your Stripe purchase.

The 7-Day Pass has no renewal to cancel. You can cancel future monthly or annual renewals at any time and keep access until the end of the paid period. Refunds required by law are paid in full; outside those rights, digital purchases and renewals are generally final. See the Refund and Cancellation Policy before purchasing.

Only when doing so follows the interviewer's instructions and applicable platform or employer rules. The product is suitable for mock interviews, preparation, take-home exercises where assistance is allowed, meetings, and ordinary work.

No. We do not make that promise. Capture behavior, endpoint monitoring, workplace policies, and third-party software can change. You remain responsible for transparent and permitted use.