AI Overlay for Examplify by ExamSoft - Bar and Medical Boards on Mac
Examplify is the native macOS desktop app from ExamSoft used to deliver almost every US state bar exam, NBME shelf exams, NCLEX-RN, the NAPLEX, and the ARE architecture boards. Unlike browser-extension proctoring tools, it runs as a signed kiosk binary outside any browser context.
ExamSoft is owned by Turnitin and Examplify is its flagship secure-exam client. The Mac build is a notarized Cocoa app that requests Camera, Microphone, and Screen Recording entitlements through standard TCC prompts. When ExamMonitor (the optional remote-proctoring add-on) is active, the app captures the display through ScreenCaptureKit on macOS 12.3 and newer and falls back to CGDisplayStream on older systems, then captures the webcam through AVCaptureSession.
Key points
- State bars using Examplify include New York, California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and most NCBE Uniform Bar Exam jurisdictions.
- Medical board content delivered through Examplify: NBME subject shelf exams, USMLE Step practice via NBME, NCLEX-RN review programs, and the NAPLEX pharmacy boards.
- Examplify locks the keyboard layer and disables hot corners, but does not patch WindowServer.
- ExamID and ExamMonitor are the biometric and recording add-ons; both rely on AVFoundation and ScreenCaptureKit.
- On Apple Silicon Macs the app runs natively as arm64; LDBypass also ships native arm64.
How it works
┌── macOS host ─────────────────────────────────┐ │ ┌── proctor desktop app ───────┐ │ │ │ Calls ScreenCaptureKit / │ ← misses │ │ │ CGWindowListCreateImage │ flagged │ │ └──────────────────────────────┘ windows │ │ │ │ ┌── LDBypass overlay window ───┐ │ │ │ sharingType = .none │ ← invisible │ │ └──────────────────────────────┘ to capture│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Compatibility on Mac
| macOS 14 Sonoma+ | Yes (required for window-privacy API) | ✓ |
| Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Native arm64 build | ✓ |
| Intel Macs (2019+) | Universal binary supported | ✓ |
| Examplify 3.x (native Mac build) | macOS 13+ supported | ✓ |
| ExamMonitor recording add-on | ScreenCaptureKit honors window privacy | ✓ |
| In-room (proctor-monitored) bar exam | Physical proctors in the room | ~ |
Common questions
Will ExamSoft flag a process named LDBypass in its post-exam audit?
Examplify mock exams sometimes enumerate running processes. LDBypass ships with a randomized bundle ID and a benign display name per build.
Does ExamMonitor record audio from my microphone too?
Yes, ExamMonitor records ambient audio for second-voice detection. The overlay is silent.
What about in-person bar exams at a test center?
For in-room exams a human proctor is physically present. The overlay is invisible to software but visible to a person standing behind you.
Does Examplify use a kernel extension on Mac?
No. ExamSoft removed kernel-extension dependencies years ago to comply with Apple notarization rules.