Audio Transcription

Dusky can transcribe your interview audio in real time, giving you a live text feed of what the interviewer is saying. The transcript also serves as context for AI-generated answers.

Enable audio capture

Press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+A to toggle audio transcription on or off. A recording indicator appears in the Dusky toolbar when audio is active.

Requirements

• Microphone permission must be granted. On macOS, check System Settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone. On Windows, check Settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone. See Permissions troubleshooting if you need help.
• Signed in to your Dusky account (transcription uses a server-issued token).

View the transcript

Press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+T to toggle the transcript panel. Live captions appear as the interviewer speaks.

How transcription works with AI

When audio is active, pressing Cmd/Ctrl+Enter sends the transcript to AI instead of taking a screenshot. This is ideal for spoken questions — behavioral interviews, system design prompts, or any question the interviewer says out loud rather than showing on screen.

If audio is active but no transcript has been captured yet, Dusky shows a message asking you to keep speaking or wait for audio input.

Audio and screenshots together

You can use both features at the same time. Dusky intelligently decides what to send:

Mic state	Transcript available?	Cmd/Ctrl+Enter behavior
Off	—	Captures screenshot, sends to AI
On	Yes	Sends transcript to AI
On	No	Shows “no transcript yet” message

To force a screenshot when audio is active, press Cmd/Ctrl+H first to capture, then Cmd/Ctrl+Enter to solve.

Privacy

Audio is streamed to our transcription service and discarded immediately after processing. Transcripts are stored only on your device. See Data Handling for full details.