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How to use Grillr

Install, activate, plug in your AI provider, and walk into your interview ready. Takes about 5 minutes to set up.

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What Grillr is

Grillr is a stealth desktop overlay for Windows. During an interview or test it can (a) listen to the question from your system audio and (b) read a problem straight off your screen, then feed you a tight answer — all in a window that's excluded from screen recording and hidden from the taskbar.

Grillr runs the AI for you and you pay per use in credits — nothing to set up, no accounts to wire. Just buy credits and go.

Requirements: Windows 10 (version 2004+) or 11, 64-bit · a Grillr license key · credits (20 free to start).

Step 1

Install & first run

  1. 1Download the installer and run it. Windows SmartScreen may warn (“unknown publisher”) — Grillr is an unsigned indie build, so click More info → Run anyway.
  2. 2The installer is named Grillr, but the running app is deliberately disguised as “Windows Service Host” (no taskbar icon).
  3. 3On first launch you'll see the activation window — that's next.
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Step 2

Activate your key

Paste the license key from your purchase email into the activation window and hit Activate. That's it — you're in.

Use it on any device — one at a time. Activate the same key on a laptop, a desktop, wherever. Only one can run at once: activate on a new machine and the previous one is signed out instantly. Your credits and settings live on the key, so they follow you. Don't have a key yet? Get one for ₹699

Step 3

Credits & power

Grillr runs the AI for you. You pay per use in credits (1 credit = ₹1), and every license starts with 20 free. Everything lives in Settings → Credits.

Your balance

Your live credit balance shows right on the main screen (⚡ chip) and in Settings → Credits. You're only charged for what each answer actually uses. Credits never expire. Recharge on your license key (min ₹100) at grillr.in/recharge.

Screenshot power

Pick a power level for screenshot solving — Low / Medium / High. Higher = a smarter model (and a bit more credits per solve). Set it in Settings → Credits, or cycle it instantly with Ctrl + ↑ — the current level shows in the title bar. Voice answers use a balanced model automatically.

Step 4

Which power level?

  • Low — fast and cheapest. Great for MCQs, short answers, and straightforward coding problems.
  • Medium — the balanced default. Strong on coding & aptitude for a moderate credit cost.
  • High — the top model, for the hardest problems. Costs more credits per solve.
  • • Set it once in Settings → Credits; you can change it any time, even mid-interview.

Step 5

Using it live

🎙 Voice mode — press M

Press M to start capturing (system audio by default — no mic needed), press M again to stop. Grillr transcribes the question and shows a short, interview-ready answer.

📸 Screenshot mode — press I, then O

Press I to add a screenshot to the batch. A long problem can run past one screen — scroll and press I again for each part (up to 4 shots). A thumbnail tray shows what you've grabbed; ✕ drops any bad one. When you're done, press O to solve — Grillr reads all the shots together as one continuous problem and returns a single answer. Press C to copy any code block.

Just one screen? Press I once, then O — that's a normal single-shot solve.

🔧 Ran the code and it errored? Screenshot the error

Grillr remembers the answer it just gave. If the solution fails, capture the error message or failing test (press I, then O) and Grillr fixes its previous code against that error and returns the complete corrected solution. It only iterates when the new capture is clearly feedback on the last answer — an unrelated new problem is solved fresh. Want a clean slate? Press Numpad . to clear the screenshots and reset the context.

Answers appear in the overlay. It stays on top, doesn't take focus when you click it, and is invisible to screen recording.

Reference

Hotkeys

All shortcuts are global and fully rebindable in Settings → Shortcut Keys.

MStart / stop voice recording
IAdd a screenshot to the batch
OSolve the captured screenshots
Numpad .Clear screenshots / start a fresh question
Ctrl + ↑Cycle answer power (Low / Medium / High)
CCopy code from the last answer
Numpad *Enable / disable shortcuts
Numpad −Panic hide (invisible + click-through)
InsertRestore the hidden window

Important

Stealth & safety

The window is excluded from screen capture at the OS level (Windows 10 2004+), hidden from the taskbar, and disguised as a system process.

Panic hide with Numpad (fully invisible + click-through); restore with Insert.

⚠️ Don't open Settings during a proctored session. Opening Settings makes the window focusable so you can type — which can register as clicking away from your exam tab. Configure everything before you start; during the session, use only the global hotkeys (which never steal focus).

Fixes

Troubleshooting

Out of credits

Top up at grillr.in/recharge (minimum ₹100). Your live balance shows in the title bar next to the power level.

Answers feel too basic

Bump the power up with Ctrl + ↑ (Low → Medium → High) — the current level shows in the title bar. Higher spends a few more credits per solve.

Nothing happens on solve

Press I to grab each screenshot (up to 4), then O to solve them. Make sure your internet is on — Grillr runs the AI in the cloud.

Signed out unexpectedly

Your key runs one session at a time — if it says 'activated on another device', it was used elsewhere. Just re-activate here to take it back (which signs the other device out).

SmartScreen blocks the installer

Click More info → Run anyway. Grillr is unsigned but safe; the disguise + capture-exclusion are intentional features.

Legal

License terms

One key is a lifetime license for a single user — usable on any device, one live session at a time, and not for sharing between people (activating elsewhere signs out the previous device). Credits are non-refundable and don't expire. Grillr is sold for educational and personal use; you're responsible for complying with the policies of any test or interview you take.