Product Updates

What's new in Cloak

Every release, captured. New features, improvements, and bug fixes — all in one place.

v0.10 Improvement

Smarter OpenRouter Routing

Bring an OpenRouter key and Cloak now squeezes more reliability, speed, and privacy out of it — answers fall back to a backup model the moment one stumbles, your context is cached between turns, and you can route for throughput, cost, or zero data retention.

  • Automatic model fallback — list your preferred models and Cloak instantly retries the next one if a provider fails, so an answer rarely drops
  • Faster, cheaper follow-ups — your résumé, company dossier, and mode context are cached between turns instead of re-sent every time
  • Built-in web grounding — opt into live web search on any model, complementing Exa
  • Tune the trade-off — route for fastest throughput (ideal for the live copilot) or the lowest price
  • Privacy routing — restrict answers to zero-data-retention providers only
  • Cost visibility — exact per-answer cost across whichever model handled the request
View on GitHub
v0.7 New Feature

Free Trial, Speaker ID & AI Diagrams

Try Cloak instantly with a no-signup trial, see who said what with speaker identification, and turn any answer into a diagram — with one-click updates so you're always current.

  • 10-minute free trial — no account, no API key, abuse-protected
  • Speaker identification (diarization) — transcripts labelled by who's talking
  • AI diagram generation — flowcharts and architecture diagrams rendered inline in answers
  • One-click in-app updates — download and install without leaving the app
  • Profile Intelligence v2 — sharper, evidence-checked grounding with live interview deadlines
View on GitHub
v0.5 New Feature

Assistant Modes — Natively-style Personas

Seven expert personas that hard-override the AI identity, not just tweak a prompt. Switch mid-call between Technical Interview, Sales, Recruiting, Lecture, and more.

  • 7 assistant modes: Tech Interview, Sales, Recruiting, Negotiation, Lecture, General, Stealth
  • Mode-specific grounding slots — each persona brings its own system context
  • Meeting notes now templated to the active mode's note sections
  • Gated behind enable_cloak_modes experimental flag
View on GitHub
v0.4 Improvement

BYOK Provider Cards & Gateway Distinction

The AI settings panel now shows provider cards with SAVED/RECOMMENDED/ACTIVE badges. Gateway mode (cloakapp-api) is distinguished from direct BYOK keys.

  • Provider cards in Audio + AI settings with status badges
  • Gateway vs BYOK distinction — gateway fronts all providers with quota management
  • Multi-provider fallback order surfaced in UI
  • Groq, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Ollama all configurable
View on GitHub
v0.3 New Feature

Markdown Overlay & Answer Modes

Answers now render rich markdown — code blocks, inline code, bold, lists. Seven answer-mode chips (Answer, Clarify, Recap, Code Hint…) let you steer the AI without stopping capture.

  • Full markdown rendering with syntax-highlighted code blocks
  • 7 answer-mode chips in the overlay header
  • ⌘⇧Return = answer now without stopping capture
  • Near-bottom auto-scroll with thinking spinner
View on GitHub
v0.2 New Feature

Live STT + Multi-provider AI Fallback

System audio capture lands. Google streaming STT gives a rolling live transcript. AI answers from up to 6 providers with automatic fallback on failure.

  • System audio tap via ScreenCaptureKit (macOS 13+)
  • Google Streaming STT → Deepgram → batch Groq Whisper fallback chain
  • 6-provider AI fallback: Groq → Gemini → OpenAI → Anthropic → DeepSeek → Ollama
  • Conversation history context across the session
View on GitHub
v0.1 New Feature

Initial Release — Invisible Overlay

Cloak ships its core: a screenshot-proof macOS overlay that is absent from Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet screen-sharing.

  • Content-protected overlay via NSWindowSharingNone
  • ⌘⇧D detectable toggle for observation mode (defaults off)
  • Built-in editor renders — local-first knowledge base intact
  • Sign-in / Enable-Cloud hidden for slim standalone experience
View on GitHub
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How to install Cloak

macOS · Windows · Linux

  1. 1

    Extract the ZIP

    Open Cloak.zip from your Downloads folder. Double-clicking it will extract automatically.

  2. 2

    Move to Applications

    Drag Cloak.app into your /Applications folder.

  3. 3

    macOS security check

    macOS may warn that it can't verify the developer. This is normal for unsigned indie apps — it's not malware.

    "Cloak.app" can't be opened

    Apple cannot check it for malicious software.
    This item is on the disk image.

    Cancel
    OK

    If you see this, use the fix in Step 4 below — it removes the quarantine flag instantly.

  4. 4

    One-line fix (if blocked)

    Open Terminal (press ⌘ Space, type "Terminal"), paste this command and hit Return:

    Terminal — zsh
    $ xattr -cr /Applications/Cloak.app

    This removes the quarantine attribute macOS attaches to downloaded files. Cloak's source is open source — inspect it any time.

On Windows or Linux?

unsigned — same idea, one extra click

Windows

Run the installer (.exe). If SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC", click More info → Run anyway.

Linux

AppImage: make it executable, then run — chmod +x Cloak-*.AppImage.  .deb: sudo apt install ./cloak-*.deb

Grab the right file from the latest release.

Need help? Open an issue on GitHub →

All versions & platforms

macOS · Windows · Linux · v0.2.3

Same Cloak everywhere — the screenshot-invisible overlay, system-audio capture, live transcription and multi-provider AI. Pick the build for your machine. Every download auto-updates from GitHub Releases.

macOS

Apple Silicon · .dmg Recommended 207.0 MB Apple Silicon · .zip 262.4 MB Intel · .dmg 217.0 MB Intel · .zip 268.1 MB

Windows

Arm64 · NSIS installer (.exe) Recommended 199.1 MB Arm64 · Installer (.exe) 287.8 MB x64 · NSIS installer (.exe) 198.1 MB x64 · Installer (.exe) 289.7 MB

Linux

x64 · AppImage Recommended 249.1 MB x64 · .deb 210.8 MB x64 · .zip 266.9 MB

Unsigned build?