Updated August 2026
The Best Mac Teleprompter Apps of 2026
Six options, ranked on the thing that actually matters — how close the text sits to your lens — plus price, macOS support and whether it shows up in a screen share. No affiliate links, no sponsored slots.
#1
NotchyTop Pick
Free · macOS 13 Ventura+
The best free option if you want the prompter near the lens and nothing else to install. Notchy’s teleprompter drops your script down from the notch, inches under the webcam, so your eyeline stays on camera — and it comes attached to a full notch toolkit rather than a single-purpose app.
Pros
- +Free — no watermark, no word limit, no trial
- +Script sits directly under the hardware camera
- +Floats over Zoom, Teams, Meet and QuickTime
- +Comes with 50+ other notch tools you already wanted
Cons
- −No AI rehearsal coaching or script rewriting
The most specialised notch prompter, and the most expensive. Voice-synced scrolling that follows your speech, a Ghost Mode that hides the prompter from screen shares, AI rehearsal feedback and live captions. The free tier is tight — three activations a day and 100-word scripts — so in practice this is a paid app.
Pros
- +Voice-synced scrolling that pauses when you pause
- +Ghost Mode hides it from recordings and screen shares
- +AI rehearsal coaching, live captions, Memorize Mode
- +Works on notch-less Macs via a top-centre overlay
Cons
- −Free tier capped at 3 activations/day and 100 words
- −$7.99/week or $29.99 lifetime
- −Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later
A free, open-source notch prompter that stays on top of your windows while remaining invisible to screen recorders — the same trick CueNotch charges for. Auto-scroll with adjustable speed, auto-pause on hover, voice activation and multi-monitor placement. Note there are several similarly-named forks on GitHub.
Pros
- +Free and open source (MIT)
- +Invisible to Zoom, OBS and screen recording
- +Voice activation and auto-pause on hover
- +Works across multiple displays
Cons
- −Several confusingly similar forks to pick between
- −No script library or cloud sync
- −Teleprompting only — nothing else
The dependable open-source desktop prompter, and the one to pick if you are not on a notched Mac or want the same tool on Windows and Linux. Mirror mode for glass rigs, speed control, countdown and an opacity slider for reading over other windows. It is a window, though, not a notch overlay — so your eyeline drops.
Pros
- +Free, open source, cross-platform
- +Mirror mode for beam-splitter hardware
- +Opacity slider to read over other windows
Cons
- −A regular window — eyeline sits below the camera
- −No voice-synced scrolling
- −Dated interface
The cloud option. Scripts sync across web, iOS, Android and Mac, with VoiceGlide scrolling that follows your voice and built-in recording. The catch is the free plan watermarks your exports, so it only makes sense once you are paying.
Pros
- +Scripts sync across every device
- +Voice-following scroll and built-in recording
- +Good for teams sharing scripts
Cons
- −Free plan watermarks exports
- −Requires an account and cloud storage
- −Overkill for a quick Zoom call
Not an app — a 9-inch monitor with a beam splitter that sits in front of your lens. It is the only option here that gives true eye contact down the barrel of a real camera, and it costs accordingly. Buy it if you film properly; skip it if you are on Zoom.
Pros
- +Genuine on-lens eye contact
- +Works with webcams, DSLRs and iPhones
- +Doubles as a second monitor
Cons
- −Around $280 of hardware
- −Desk space and setup
- −Pointless for casual video calls
How we judged these
A teleprompter has exactly one job: let you read without looking like you are reading. Everything else — script libraries, cloud sync, AI rewriting — is secondary to how far your eyes travel from the lens. That is why notch prompters rank above window-based ones here, and why a $280 beam splitter still beats every app if you are filming properly.
The second test is whether the prompter shows up when you share your screen. If it does, you have to present in single-window mode forever. Two of these hide themselves; the rest do not.
Prices and macOS requirements come from each vendor's own site, store listing or repository — not from other comparison pages, which in this category are frequently wrong. See also our best Mac notch apps roundup.