Frequently Asked Questions

Blink Hint works by securely capturing audio from your active browser tab (like Google Meet or zoom) after you grant permission and enable the extension toggle. Our background processing pipeline converts the interviewer's question to text, analyzes the query, and instantly pushes structured talking points and memory cues to your floating screen overlay in milliseconds.

Yes! Blink Hint fully supports the Zoom Web Client running inside the Google Chrome browser. Simply open your Zoom interview room in Chrome, activate the Blink Hint popup drawer, toggle on Live Mode, and receive cues instantly.

Absolutely! Blink Hint is natively optimized for Google Meet interviews. Once your meeting is active, toggle Live Mode inside the browser extension. Our real-time cues will appear right beside your browser window.

No, Blink Hint absolutely does not record, save, or store your interview audio or conversations. Audio data is captured purely to perform on-the-fly speech-to-text, processed in volatile memory, and immediately deleted once talking points are generated.

Yes, technical interviews are exactly what Blink Hint was optimized for! Our AI models understand complex computer science terminologies, architectural patterns, algorithmic paradigms, database indexing, web protocols, and custom frameworks. It provides key terminologies and architectural blocks to keep you on track.

Blink Hint generates clues with ultra-low latency, typically in under 200–400 milliseconds. Using Groq's high-speed Whisper speech API and dynamic Llama-3 inference pipelines, response cues appear almost instantly as your interviewer finished their sentence.

Yes, Blink Hint is built as a lightweight Chrome extension that integrates directly into your browser layout. It works on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers without requiring separate software.

No. The extension popup and floating overlay are strictly injected on your browser's local DOM. They are invisible to external screen shares, meeting streams, and call feeds. By placing the compact overlay near your webcam, you can read hints naturally while maintaining eye contact.

Blink Hint is fully compatible with any modern Chromium-based browser. This includes Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera. It does not require any additional setup or third-party drivers.

The standard version of Blink Hint is completely free to install and use from the Chrome Web Store. We provide high-quality real-time hints without initial paywalls.

When you first open a Google Meet or Zoom tab and trigger Live Mode, the browser will request audio capture access. Allowing this simply enables the extension to listen to the tab's active stream. We never record or store this feed.