Teleprompter for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Your script, highlighted live
as you speak.
Textream is a free, open-source teleprompter app with three guidance modes: real-time word tracking, classic auto-scroll, and voice-activated scrolling. It displays an elegant Dynamic Island overlay at the top of your screen — or as a floating window, or fullscreen on a Sidecar iPad. Invisible to your audience, always visible to you.
Built for streamers · interviewers · presenters · podcasters · content creators
Download for Mac Download on the App Store
Homebrewbrew install textream
macOS 15+ · iOS 26+ · No sign-up required
Stop memorizing scripts. Stop glancing at notes off-camera. Textream puts your words right where you need them — in a subtle overlay that only you can see, highlighting each line as you say it. Your audience sees confidence; you see your next line.
Made for people who speak on camera
Whether you're live or recording, Textream keeps you on script.
Streamers
Read sponsor segments, announcements, and talking points without looking away from the camera.
Interviewers
Keep your questions on screen while maintaining natural eye contact with your guest.
Presenters
Deliver keynotes, demos, and talks with confidence. Never lose your place in the script.
Podcasters
Follow your show notes, ad reads, and topic outlines hands-free while recording.
Three ways to guide your read
Choose the mode that fits your workflow. Switch anytime in settings.
Default
Word Tracking
Listens to your voice and highlights each word as you say it. Tap any word to jump. Supports dozens of languages.
No mic needed
Classic
Auto-scrolls at a constant speed. Adjust the pace with a slider. Scroll with your mouse to catch up anytime.
Smart pause
Voice-Activated
Scrolls while you speak, pauses when you’re silent or muted. Perfect for natural pacing without manual control.
Accessibility first
Every reader is different. Textream adapts to how you read best.
How it keeps you on track
Powered by macOS speech recognition. No account required.
Real-Time Voice Tracking
Highlights each word as you say it using macOS speech recognition. Processing depends on your Mac, selected language, and system availability.
Classic & Voice-Activated Scroll
Auto-scroll at a constant speed (no mic needed), or scroll only while you speak with voice-activated mode. Adjustable 0.5–8 words/s.
Dynamic Island Overlay
Notch-shaped overlay anchored below the MacBook notch. Sits above all apps. Follow Mouse or pin to a fixed display.
Floating Window
Draggable window with optional frosted glass effect and adjustable opacity. Follow Cursor mode sticks it to your mouse.
Fullscreen Mode
Fullscreen teleprompter on any display — your main screen or external. Large, readable text. Press Esc to stop.
External Display & Sidecar
Fullscreen teleprompter on external displays or Sidecar iPad. Configurable mirror mode (horizontal, vertical, both) for prompter rigs.
Remote Connection
View your teleprompter on any device — phone, tablet, or another computer. Scan a QR code, open in any browser. Real-time sync over your local network.
Director Mode
Let someone else control your teleprompter remotely. A director writes and pushes scripts from any browser. Read text locks, unread stays editable.
Live Voice Waveform
Real-time waveform and progress bar show your voice activity so you always know the mic is working.
Pause, Resume & Mute
Go off-script, mute the mic, come back. Tap any word to jump. Picks up where you left off.
Font Customization
Sans, Serif, Mono, OpenDyslexic. Four sizes (XS–XL), six highlight colors. Adjustable overlay width and height.
Multi-Display Support
Follow Mouse moves the notch across screens, or pin it to a specific display. Choose any connected screen for fullscreen mode.
PowerPoint Notes Import
Drop a .pptx file to extract presenter notes as pages. Works with Keynote and Google Slides — export to PowerPoint first.
Save as .textream Files
Save scripts as .textream files to reuse anytime. Multi-page support with automatic page advance.
Hidden from Screen Share
Toggle to hide the overlay from screen recordings and video calls. Only you see the teleprompter.
Private by Design
No account, ads, analytics, or Textream-operated cloud service. macOS may send microphone audio to Apple for speech processing.
Auto Updates
Checks GitHub Releases for new versions on launch. One click to download the latest.
Open Source
MIT licensed. Free forever. Contributions welcome on GitHub.
CJK & Multilingual
Full support for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts with proper character-level wrapping. Works with dozens of speech recognition languages.
Hand the script to a director
Someone else writes. You read. The teleprompter follows along in real time.
Up and running in seconds
Paste your script
Drop your talking points, interview questions, or full script into the text editor.
Hit the play button
The Dynamic Island overlay slides down from the top of your screen, showing your text.
Start speaking
Words light up in real-time as you read. When you finish, the overlay closes automatically.
Download Textream
Free. No sign-up. Just download, paste your script, and go.
Download for Mac (.dmg) Download on the App Store
Requires macOS 15 or iOS/iPadOS 26
Install via Homebrew
You can also install Textream using Homebrew:
brew install textream