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Natively — Free, Open-Source AI Interview Copilot & Meeting Assistant

The best free alternative to Cluely, Final Round AI, LockedIn AI, and Interview Coder.

Same UI as Cluely. More features. $0. Open source. No data breaches.

Competitors charge $20–$149/month, store your data on their servers, and one already breached 83,000 users. Natively costs $0, runs locally, and has never had a data breach. Your keys, your models, your machine.

Requires macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon & Intel) or Windows 10/11

👥 9,000+ Users  ·  🔥 700+ DAU  ·  💸 $0 vs $149/mo rivals  ·  ⚡ <500ms latency  ·  🛡️ 0 data breaches

The Free, Open-Source Cluely Clone

Natively started as a pixel-perfect recreation of Cluely's interface — then kept going. If you've used Cluely, you already know how to use Natively. Same overlay, same workflow, same shortcuts. Except it's free, open-source, runs locally, supports any LLM, and has never breached a single user's data.

Looking for a free Cluely alternative? A Cluely open-source clone? You found it.

What Users Are Saying

"This is a fantastic piece of software and you should definitely keep up the great work! This is exactly what I was looking for. I started out trying the open-source version, and because it worked so well, I decided to go ahead and buy the full premium license."
— Oskar Krzak (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ via Gumroad)

"Natively is significantly faster than Cluely when it comes to response time and screen analysis. The latency is practically non-existent."
— Premium User

"Just wanted to say thanks! Natively helped me completely crack the first two rounds of my Software Engineering interviews. The responses were incredibly fast and accurate."
— Private Email Feedback

"Used the free version of Natively for my interviews and just landed a massive summer internship. It took all the stress out of the live coding and behavioral rounds!"
— Private Email Feedback

Why Natively?

While other tools act as simple API wrappers, Natively is a complete, native intelligence system designed specifically for high-stakes meetings and interviews.

• Native Audio Capture (<500ms): Built with Rust and Zero-Copy ABI transfers, bypassing generic web-audio limitations for ultra-low latency.
• Local Whisper STT (On-Device): 100% on-device speech-to-text using optimized ONNX models (Moonshine-tiny, Moonshine-base, Whisper-large-v3-turbo, distil-large-v3). Uses hardware acceleration (CoreML/Metal GPU on Apple Silicon, DirectML on Windows, quantized int8 on CPU) with zero cloud fees or data exposure.
• Dual-Channel Intelligence: Distinct pipelines for system audio (what they say) and your microphone (what you dictate) ensuring perfect transcription without room noise.
• Battle-Tested Stealth Mode: Completely undetectable. Hides from the dock, disables popups, and disguises the process during screen sharing.
• Modes Manager (7 Personas): Toggle between 7 tailored personas (General, Technical Interview, Looking for Work, Sales, Recruiting, Team Meet, and Lecture) with custom system prompts and dynamic meeting-note templates.
• Custom Context & Notes: A dedicated free-form notes area to paste instructions, crib sheets, or credentials (up to 8,000 characters), automatically injected into real-time LLM prompts.
• Rolling Context: We don't just transcribe; we maintain a "memory window" of the conversation for smarter answers.
• Local RAG Memory: We embed your meetings locally using SQLite vector search so you can ask, "What did John say about the API last week?"
• Reference Files: Deeply integrate PDFs, DOCX, and TXT files as real-time context.
• Rich Dashboard: A full UI to manage, search, and export your history—not just a floating window.
• Fully Offline Capable: Don't trust the cloud? Run Natively 100% offline using local Ollama models and local Whisper STT.

3 things you should know before choosing an interview AI

1. Cluely had a data breach in mid-2025 that exposed 83,000 users' personal info, transcripts, and screenshots — Natively stores everything locally by default with limited anonymous telemetry and has never had a breach.
2. Final Round AI costs $149/month and its taskbar icon is visible to proctoring software — Natively is free, open-source, and has a battle-tested undetectable stealth mode.
3. LockedIn AI charges $55–70/month and locks you into their cloud LLM with no local option — Natively lets you use any model (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama) or go fully offline with Ollama.

⭐ Star this repo — it matters

Every star pushes Natively higher in GitHub search, helping developers and job seekers find a free, private alternative instead of paying $149/month for tools that store their data on someone else's server.

Demo

This demo shows a complete live meeting scenario:

• Real-time transcription as the meeting happens
• Rolling context awareness across multiple speakers
• Screenshot analysis of shared slides
• Instant generation of what to say next
• Follow-up questions and concise responses
• All happening live, without recording or post-processing

Full Comparison: Natively vs Cluely vs Final Round AI vs LockedIn AI vs Interview Coder