Teleprompter for Mac · built into the recorder

A teleprompter for Mac that stays out of your video

No more memorising lines, or eyes drifting to a second screen. Your script floats over the app you are demoing, scrolls with one keystroke, and never shows up in the recording. Stop, and the take is already in the editor.

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Free for macOS · Speaker Notes is on the free plan

What you see vs. what your viewers see

Same moment, same screen. One has your script on it.

On your screen while recording

In the exported video

Screenify Studio puts the notes window on the capture's exclusion list before the first frame is recorded, so it is invisible to the recording wherever you put it. Close it halfway through a take, press ⌥⌘N to bring it back, and it is still not in the video.

Why a teleprompter inside your recorder

Read and record in one app

A standalone teleprompter gives you the script, then you still open a recorder, set it up and check that your notes aren’t in the frame. Here the teleprompter is part of the recorder. When you stop, the take you just read is already open in the editor.

Your notes never leak into the video

Put the script right on top of the app you are demoing. Viewers see the app. You see your lines.

Scroll without touching the mouse

⌥⌘↓ moves the script while your demo app keeps focus. No cursor jumping to the notes window halfway through a sentence, no click landing on the wrong button.

Your script waits for you

Whatever you type or import stays in the window between sessions, so take two starts with the same script as take one.

How to use the teleprompter on your Mac

  1. 1

    Turn on Speaker Notes before you hit record

    Click … on the recording bar and choose Speaker Notes. A small window opens at the top right of your screen.

  2. 2

    Paste or import your script

    Type straight into the window, paste from your doc, or click Import (⤓) to load a .txt or .md file.

  3. 3

    Set the text size

    Use A− and A+ in the title bar, or ⌘+ and ⌘− while the window is focused. Bigger text means fewer lines per scroll, so choose it now, not mid-take.

  4. 4

    Record, and scroll with ⌥⌘↓

    Start recording and the notes come with you. Drag the window just under your camera to keep your eyes near the lens. Need the space? The — button shrinks it to a small badge.

Demo the app in a regular window rather than macOS full screen. A full-screen app gets its own Space, and the notes stay on your desktop instead of floating over it.

Three shortcuts, and why they matter

Clicking a notes window to scroll pulls focus away from the app you are showing, and that click can land on something. These keys work system-wide while you record, whatever app is in front.

⌥⌘↓Scroll the script down, about one screen
⌥⌘↑Scroll back up
⌥⌘NBring the window back if you closed it

The keys switch on when a recording starts with Speaker Notes turned on, and switch off the moment it ends, so they never get in the way of your other apps.

Write a script that scrolls well

Made for videos where the words matter

Product demos

Hit every feature in the order you planned, with the exact words for the value line.

How to make product demos that convert →

Course lessons

Keep long explanations tight, and record lesson five in the same voice as lesson one.

Recording online course videos →

Sales and onboarding videos

Say the customer’s name, the plan and the next step the same way on every recording.

Release walkthroughs

List what changed, open each screen in turn, and never lose your place between features.

Then your take looks edited, without the editing

Stop recording and the video opens in the Screenify Studio editor. The free plan zooms in on your clicks and typing with Smart Auto-Zoom, smooths and restyles the cursor, and trims the pauses where you looked for your next line. Pro adds AI captions and AI voiceover.

When a dedicated teleprompter app is the better pick

Dedicated prompter apps are built for talking to a camera, and they do it well. Choose one if you read through a beam-splitter glass rig and need mirrored text, if you want the script to follow your voice, or if you prompt from an iPhone or iPad.

If you are recording your screen and just need your lines in view, Screenify Studio does that for free, and your video is ready to polish the moment you stop.

Free to start, Pro when you ship

Speaker Notes is on the free plan, and so is unlimited recording. Free exports are 1080p with a small watermark, up to 5 minutes per video. Pro takes the watermark off and adds 4K and longer exports — monthly, yearly, or a $149 lifetime license.

Teleprompter for Mac FAQ

Is there a free teleprompter for Mac?

Yes. Speaker Notes, the teleprompter in Screenify Studio, is on the free plan. You get the teleprompter and the screen recorder together, so the script you read and the video you make live in the same app.

Will the teleprompter show up in my recording?

No. Screenify Studio puts the Speaker Notes window on the capture’s exclusion list before the first frame is recorded. Move it, resize it, drag it over the app you are demoing, close it and bring it back with ⌥⌘N: it stays out of the video every time.

Can I use my MacBook as a teleprompter?

Yes. Drag the Speaker Notes window up to the top of the screen, just below the camera, so your eyes stay close to the lens while you read. Set the text size before you start so each scroll lands cleanly.

Does the script scroll automatically?

You set the pace. Press ⌥⌘↓ and the script moves about one screen down; ⌥⌘↑ takes it back. The keys work while another app is in focus, so you never click away from your demo. If you want the text to follow your voice, a dedicated voice-scrolling teleprompter is the better fit.

Can I import a script?

Yes. Click Import in the Speaker Notes title bar to load a .txt or .md file, or paste from wherever you wrote it. The script is saved automatically and is still there the next time you open the app.

Can I move or shrink the teleprompter window?

Yes. Drag it anywhere, resize it from the edges, or minimise it to a small Notes badge and expand it again with one click. It opens at the top right of your screen, clear of the recording bar.

What do I need to run it?

A Mac with Apple Silicon. Download Screenify Studio, turn on Speaker Notes from the … menu on the recording bar, and paste your script.

Record your next demo with the script in view

Free for macOS. Paste your script, hit record, read.

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