Screen share
Does the other side see it?
The whole promise of this category is that the answer stays on your screen. Here is how the invisibility actually works, how to verify it yourself in sixty seconds, and the honest limits of what it means.
How it works
Enforced below the app, not by the app.
Three facts decide whether an overlay survives a screen share. They are properties of how the window is created, not a trick played on any one meeting app.
- The window is marked as protected content
- Windows marks the overlay as protected content at the operating-system level. Capture software is refused the pixels rather than politely asked to skip them, so it does not depend on which meeting app is running.
- It never joins the meeting
- ZoomGuru listens to your microphone and draws on your screen — it does not integrate with, modify or inject anything into Zoom, Meet or Teams. There is nothing in the meeting software for the other side to detect, because the app is not in the meeting software.
- A recording is a capture, and capture skips it
- Whatever is recorded comes from the same capture path the share uses, so a recording shows your slides or desktop, not your notes. The overlay stays on your monitor either way.
The test
Sixty seconds, before you pay.
- Start the free trial and open the overlay on your screen.
- Join a Zoom, Meet or Teams call and share your full screen.
- Look at the share from a second device, or ask someone to confirm what they see.
Your notes stay on your monitor. The share shows whatever is behind them. The trial includes the overlay, so this check costs nothing.
The honest limits
- It hides from capture, not from the room
- A person sitting behind you, or a second camera pointed at your monitor, sees what you see. The guarantee is about the screen share and the recording — not about being physically observed.
- It is not a defence against proctoring
- Proctoring software that watches your webcam, your eye movement or your behaviour is watching you, not your screen. "Invisible on screen share" and "undetectable to a proctor" are different claims, and only the first one is made here.
- Whether you may use it is your call
- Some employers and institutions forbid outside assistance. ZoomGuru is a preparation and practice tool, and whether your interviewer allows it is between you and them — that judgement is yours to make.
Compared
Not every tool hides on every plan.
Check the plan, not just the headline. Some tools reserve screen-share invisibility for their most expensive tier.
Hidden from screen share on every plan.
The overlay is excluded from capture at the operating-system level, on the free trial and every paid plan. There is no upgrade standing between you and the part you came for.
Cluely
Hidden only on the $149.99 plan.
Cluely’s own pricing page lists being hidden from screen share only on Pro + Undetectability at $149.99 a month — its $19.99 Pro plan is visible in the share. Full breakdown on the Cluely comparison.
Questions
Asked before anyone believes it.
- Does screen share show the AI overlay?
- Not for ZoomGuru. The overlay is marked as protected content at the operating-system level, so capture software is refused the pixels. Zoom, Meet, Teams and screen recorders show whatever is behind it.
- Can Zoom, Google Meet or Teams detect the overlay?
- No. ZoomGuru listens to your microphone and draws on your screen — it does not integrate with or modify the meeting software, so there is nothing in the meeting app for the other side to detect. The overlay is excluded from capture by Windows, not by anything the meeting app has to respect.
- Does a recording show it?
- No. A recording is a screen capture, and the overlay is excluded from capture the same way — so a recording shows your slides or desktop, not your notes.
- Does it hide from a second camera or a person behind me?
- No. The overlay is hidden from screen capture, not from the room. A person sitting behind you, or a second camera pointed at your monitor, sees what you see. It also does not hide you from proctoring software that watches your webcam or your behaviour.
- How do I verify it myself before relying on it?
- Start a real screen share in Zoom, Meet or Teams, share your full screen, and look at the share from another device — or have someone confirm. The overlay stays on your monitor and out of the share. The 30-minute free trial includes the overlay, so you can test this before paying anything.
- Is using an AI assistant in an interview allowed?
- That is your judgement to make. Some employers and institutions forbid outside assistance, and ZoomGuru is a preparation and practice tool — whether your interviewer allows it is between you and them.
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