NotchPrompter
Always-on-Top Teleprompter for macOS – perfect for videos and presentations
AI Summary
NotchPrompter is a floating teleprompter for macOS that permanently displays text in the foreground without being visible in screen recordings. The app offers voice activation, adjustable speed, and multi-monitor support. It is particularly suitable for content creators who record videos or give presentations.
✓ Pros
- + Invisible in screen recordings – text is not captured
- + Voice activation enables hands-free operation during recording
- + Open source and free under MIT license
✗ Cons
- − Only available for macOS, no Windows or Linux support
- − Not yet available in the Mac App Store, manual installation required
Use Cases
- → Video recordings with scripts for YouTube, social media, or professional productions
- → Presentations and online meetings with discreet speaker notes
- → Tutorials and screencasts with guidance in view
- → Live streams with prepared text modules and moderation notes
Who is it for?
Ideal for content creators, YouTubers, presenters, and streamers on macOS who want to speak more naturally on camera.
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What is NotchPrompter?
NotchPrompter is a macOS app that displays a teleprompter persistently in the foreground without the text being captured in screen recordings. That is the key technical trick: anyone recording a tutorial, YouTube video or screencast can read their script directly on screen while the recording remains unaffected. The project is open source and available free of charge under the MIT license.
Core features
- Invisible during recordings: The teleprompter overlay is not captured in screen recordings, whether via screenshot or capture software.
- Voice activation: Scrolling can be controlled by voice, so no hands are needed during recording.
- Adjustable scroll speed: Reading pace can be matched to individual speaking tempo.
- Multi-monitor support: The app works across multiple displays, which matters for larger setups.
- Always-on-top: The window stays in the foreground regardless of the active application.
Who is NotchPrompter for?
The app is aimed at content creators on macOS who regularly record with a script: YouTubers who pre-script their videos, presenters in online meetings, or live streamers who want to keep prepared cues in view. Anyone who occasionally produces screen tutorials while following a guide benefits directly from the overlay approach.
Installation is manual via GitHub. There is no Mac App Store release. Users without experience installing macOS apps manually will need to work through Gatekeeper warnings and potentially missing signatures. Windows and Linux are not supported.
Context & alternatives
NotchPrompter occupies a narrow niche: macOS teleprompter with an active screen-capture bypass. Commercial alternatives such as Teleprompter Premium and comparable iOS/macOS apps sometimes offer more convenience (Store integration or cloud sync, for example), but depending on their implementation may record a visible overlay. Anyone specifically looking for a free, open-source solution who does not mind manual installation will find exactly what other tools in this category lack: auditable code and no subscription.
