Best teleprompter apps for Mac in 2026

Wispim and VoicePrompter follow your voice in a window that stays above other apps. For the words up by the camera in the notch, CueNotch follows your voice and waits when you pause, and Notchie scrolls at a speed you set from the keyboard. Mootch and QPrompt are free, and QPrompt is open source.

Three questions narrow the list quickly on a Mac. The first is whether the script follows your voice or moves at a speed you set and keep up with. The second is where it sits: in a window above your call or your slides, or up by the camera in the notch. The third is whether you pay once, every month or nothing. The table answers all three for each app below, from each maker’s own pages.

Competitor details last checked on 30 October 2026, from each maker’s own website, its listing in the US Mac App Store or its GitHub page. Prices are the US ones and can differ in other countries. This is desk research, not a hands-on test of every app. “Not stated” means the maker’s pages say nothing about it.

Wispim, if the script should follow your voice in a panel above every app

Wispim for Mac reads the script in a floating panel that stays above every app, on every Space, full-screen apps included, so you can read during a call, a presentation or a recording. Put it under the camera and it snaps there, so your eyes stay close to the lens, and Pin to camera keeps it in that spot. The panel comes in three shapes, Wide, Tall and Strip. Strip is a thin band of one or two lines meant for the spot just under the camera. In Settings you can make the panel’s background more or less see-through. Three shortcuts work from any app: ⌃⌥P pauses and resumes the take, ⌃⌥F hides and shows the panel, and ⌃⌥T lets your clicks pass through it to the window behind. The Wispim menu in the menu bar has the same commands.

Voice mode scrolls to the words you actually say, so there is no speed to set. It works in every language your Mac can recognise. Recognition runs on the Mac where your language supports it, and for other languages the audio goes to Apple to be converted to text; the language list marks those before you start. Sound scrolls while it hears you talk, and Constant at a speed you set. For a call, plan around Constant, because it needs no microphone. Whether Voice keeps following while a call app has the microphone has not been tested. If you share your screen, assume the panel is shared with it, because it is on that screen.

Wispim is free for six takes, with unlimited scripts. Pro removes the limit and adds import from TXT, Markdown, PDF, DOCX and RTF, as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time purchase. Wispim for Mac needs macOS 13 Ventura or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. It is the same App Store listing as the iPhone and iPad app, so one Pro purchase covers all three on the same Apple Account. The Mac page has the store link and the details, and the page on video calls goes through a call from start to finish.

VoicePrompter, if your script carries notes to yourself

VoicePrompter, by Kanstantsin Suvorau, is one App Store listing for Mac, iPhone and iPad, and it needs macOS 15 or later. There is a free web app and an Android app as well. Its listing names three ways to scroll: Voice Scrolling word by word, Sound Scrolling for any audio and Constant Speed. It uses Apple’s speech recognition, which it says runs entirely on the device and works offline, and its Mac page says it supports more than 60 languages and skips presenter notes written in square brackets.

The window floats above all others, full-screen apps included, can be made transparent and can snap to your mouse cursor. Its listing says the window is hidden from call apps and recording apps, so only you see the script. The free plan has three custom scripts with voice scrolling, and it asks for no account. The App Store listing prices Pro at $9.99 a month or $49.99 a year and Lifetime at $99.99, while the maker’s site shows Pro at $3.34 a month.

CueNotch, if the script should follow your voice in the notch

CueNotch, by Siddharth Radhakrishnan, reads the script in the notch, and its maker says it follows your voice and waits when you pause. On a screen with no notch it floats as a slim panel you place right under the camera. It also shows live captions of a call in the notch and has rehearsal tools, and its listing says the camera, the microphone and system audio are used only when you turn each one on.

With Ghost Mode, its listing says, the prompter stays hidden when you share or record your screen. The maker’s site puts it differently. It says Ghost Mode keeps the prompter out of most screen shares and recordings, that a few apps and macOS versions ignore the request, and that you should check your share preview before you present. The download is free, with three starts a day for scripts of up to 100 words, and every Pro feature can be tried free for three days. After that, Pro is $29.99 once for Lifetime or $7.99 a week. CueNotch needs macOS 14 or later, and its maker says it works best on a MacBook with a notch.

Mootch, if you want a notch prompter that costs nothing

Mootch, by Francois Perez, is free in the Mac App Store, and its site says it will stay free, with a link for donations. Smart Mode follows your voice with Whisper transcription running on the Mac and highlights the exact word. Simple Mode scrolls on the volume of your voice, and Manual Mode scrolls at a steady speed. The script docks under the notch, splits around it or floats in a window on any monitor, and the overlay can be transparent with click-through. Its site says Mootch floats above every window and stays invisible to anyone watching your shared screen. It also has an iOS remote app, Stream Deck control and import of .pptx decks. It needs macOS 14.0 or later, on Apple silicon or Intel.

Notchie, if a set speed in the notch is enough

Notchie, listed by Adam Mortka, is $29.99 once in the Mac App Store and needs macOS 14.6 or later. It places a small overlay near the MacBook camera, in the notch area, and scrolls at a speed you adjust with keyboard shortcuts. Hovering over the notch pauses it, and the size and the speed are yours to set. Its listing says the overlay is visible only to you and is excluded from screen sharing in supported apps. It also says everything runs locally, with no account, tracking or data collection.

Teleprompter.com, if you also record and stream from the app

Teleprompter.com is one listing for iPhone, iPad and Mac and needs macOS 12 or later. It runs on Android and in a browser too, with scripts synced between them. Its site says VoiceGlide, its voice scrolling, follows your voice and pauses when you pause. There is also a manual speed, timed scrolling and scrolling by words per minute, with control from an Apple Watch, a presentation remote, a game controller or a foot pedal, among others. On macOS the prompter pops out into its own window, which can stay in front of every other app and fade on a transparency slider.

The app records video, in 4K and with no watermark on the paid plans, mirrors the text on Pro and streams to a custom RTMP server. Starter is free and puts a watermark on recordings. Pro is $19.99 a month, or $7.50 a month on the yearly plan with a seven-day free trial, and Max is $49.99 a month, or $24.99 a month yearly.

Speakflow, if your scripts live in a browser

Speakflow runs in the browser, and its desktop app, labelled Beta, has downloads for Apple silicon and Intel Macs and for Windows. The desktop app comes with the Plus and Studio plans. The free plan has auto scrolling and unlimited Flow, its voice-activated scrolling, and Plus adds the overlay, voice commands and bookmarked sections. The desktop page lists opacity, resizing and Always on Top, and a setting it calls Invisible when you share, which it says keeps your notes out of the call or deck you share. Plus is $15 a month and Studio $99 a month, both billed once a year. The Speakflow comparison covers the rest.

This site has a free browser teleprompter too, with the same three modes as the app. Its voice following needs a browser with speech recognition, such as Chrome.

Power Prompter, if you want to pay once and drive it with a remote

Power Prompter, by Suborbital Softworks, is a native app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs. It costs $49.99 once in the Mac App Store, the maker’s site has a 30-day free trial, and Power Prompter Express is a free edition. It scrolls automatically at a speed you adjust, and Auto timing fits the script to a length you set. The free Power Prompter Remote app runs it from an iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, and another Mac or a presentation clicker works too.

You can open free-floating prompter windows anywhere on the screen and make them transparent to see what is behind. It drives several displays and flips or mirrors the text for a beam-splitter hood. The listing asks for macOS 12.4 or later. Its listing and its site say nothing about following your voice.

Presentation Prompter, if you read from two screens or a mirror rig

Presentation Prompter, by Ripeware, is $99.99 in the Mac App Store or $99 from the maker’s site, which also has a free download. It scrolls smoothly on one or two screens, with the speed set from the keyboard, the trackpad or a dedicated remote. It shows an adjustable focus arrow, an on-screen clock and an estimate of the time remaining, and it has bookmarks. With two screens it can flip the script on the second one only, for a mirror enclosure. The built-in editor imports Word and RTF files. It needs macOS 10.15 or later.

QPrompt, if you want it free and open source

QPrompt, by Javier O. Cordero Pérez and contributors, is free for any use, commercial included, and open source under the GPL. On a Mac it installs from a download on the maker’s site, for Apple silicon or Intel. The speed is yours to drive, from keyboard shortcuts, a presentation clicker, a Contour Shuttle controller or a phone through KDE Connect, and it can send the prompter to several screens. An opacity slider makes its background semi-transparent, so other apps show behind it on a video call.

What to check before you install

• Check the macOS version on the listing. The minimums here run from macOS 10.15 for Presentation Prompter to macOS 15 for VoicePrompter, and Wispim needs macOS 13.
• Check where your voice is heard. VoicePrompter and Mootch say recognition stays on the computer. Wispim recognises on the Mac where your language allows it and sends the audio to Apple for the rest. A maker that says which is telling you something about privacy and about a bad connection.
• Check that the script stays above the window you present from. For a talk over slides or a call, that decides it, and the third column of the table says which apps say so.
• Read a claim about screen sharing as the maker’s claim. Several apps here say their window stays out of a screen share, and CueNotch’s own site says a few apps and macOS versions ignore that request. Look at your share preview before you present.
• Check the maker’s name. A search of the Mac App Store for a notch teleprompter turns up dozens of apps called NotchPrompter, Notch Prompter or NotchPrompt, from different people.
• Check what the free tier stops at. It might be three starts a day, three scripts, six takes, a watermark or a trial that ends. Each one is fine for a try-out and decides what you pay later.

Questions

Is there a free teleprompter app for Mac?

Yes, several. QPrompt is free and open source, and Mootch is free in the Mac App Store. Power Prompter Express is a free edition of Power Prompter. Wispim, CueNotch, VoicePrompter and Teleprompter.com have free tiers with limits, and Speakflow and this site’s online teleprompter run free in a browser.

Which Mac teleprompters follow your voice?

Wispim, VoicePrompter, CueNotch and Mootch say they scroll as you speak, and so do Teleprompter.com’s VoiceGlide and Speakflow’s Flow. Power Prompter and Presentation Prompter describe a speed you set. How each one copes with a pause or an ad-lib is the thing to try in a free take.

Can a teleprompter sit by the camera on a MacBook?

Yes. Notchie, CueNotch and Mootch put the script in the notch or just under it, and CueNotch floats as a panel under the camera on a screen with no notch. Wispim’s panel snaps to the spot under the camera, and its Strip shape is a band of one or two lines made for that spot. The guide to teleprompters for presentations covers where to put the script in a room as well.

Will people on a call see my script if I share my screen?

Notchie, CueNotch, Mootch, VoicePrompter and Speakflow’s desktop app each say their window stays out of a screen share. That is each maker’s claim, and CueNotch’s own site says a few apps and macOS versions ignore the request, so check your share preview before you present. With Wispim, assume the panel is shared along with the screen it is on. If you keep your screen to yourself, the people on the call see your camera.

What about a teleprompter for iPhone or Windows?

The survey of iPhone teleprompters compares those. The Windows survey covers a PC, where Wispim has a floating panel of its own.