Telepront: A Free CueScript Alternative for Mac Creators

CueScript is a broadcast-grade teleprompter system used by newsrooms — powerful, but priced for studios. Telepront delivers the core experience for solo Mac creators: a native macOS app with voice tracking, mirroring, and an always-on-top window, completely free.

See It in Action

CueScript is built for broadcast — multi-room rundowns, dedicated hardware scrollers, redundancy, the works. None of that is necessary for a solo creator filming a YouTube video, a sales loom, or a webinar from a home office.

Telepront strips the experience back to what most Mac users actually need: a clean script display, smooth scroll, mirror toggle, and voice tracking that follows your pace. It runs as a native Swift app, so it cooperates with QuickTime, OBS, ScreenFlow, and any external camera you plug in.

Because speech recognition runs on-device, you can prompt offline with no privacy compromise. There is no account, no cloud sync, and no telemetry pinging back to a vendor.

It is not a CueScript replacement for a TV studio, but for everyone else on a Mac, Telepront covers the daily prompting need at zero cost.

Download on Mac App Store

Key Features

Free vs CueScript's enterprise hardware-and-software pricing

Native macOS Swift app — no Windows controller required

Voice tracking via Apple's on-device Speech framework

Mirror mode for beam-splitter and DSLR rigs

Always-on-top floating window for hybrid setups

Runs on any M1-M4 Mac with macOS 14 or later

How to Get Started

Tips from Creators

Use a wired XLR-to-USB mic for the most reliable voice tracking

Pair Telepront with a Blackmagic ATEM Mini for clean multi-cam workflows

Pre-mark cue points by adding line breaks before key sentences

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Telepront really free?

Yes — free on the Mac App Store with no subscription or hardware bundle.

How do I switch from CueScript?

Export rundowns as plain text and paste them into Telepront. You'll lose the runner integration but keep the prompting flow.

Does it match CueScript's features?

For solo and small-team use, yes. For multi-camera studio operation with hardware controllers, CueScript still leads.

Native or web app?

Telepront is a native macOS app — no browser, no Electron — so it integrates cleanly with mac recording tools.

Apple Silicon ready?

Yes, Telepront is a native arm64 build for M1-M4.

Ready to try it?

Free on the Mac App Store. No account needed.