Native Teleprompter Built for MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro is the workhorse most creators record from, and Telepront is engineered to take advantage of it. Written in Swift for Apple Silicon, it scrolls at ProMotion 120Hz without dropping frames or pinning the fans. Place the floating panel directly under the FaceTime HD or 12MP Center Stage camera and you have a complete teleprompter rig in seconds.
See It in Action
MacBook Pro displays are calibrated for video work, and Telepront treats the prompter like first-class video content. Text is rendered with subpixel antialiasing on Retina, falls back cleanly on external panels, and respects your system tint and dark mode. Because the entire app is written in Swift and SwiftUI, there is no Electron overhead competing with your camera, NDI feed or screen recorder.\nThe floating overlay is the heart of the workflow. It stays above every other window, including full-screen apps, so you can record into QuickTime, OBS, Riverside, Descript or Loom and still see your script millimetres below the lens. Resize it to a thin strip just under the camera and the read line lands exactly where the FaceTime HD or Studio Display camera is looking.\nMacBook Pro fans rarely spin during a Telepront session even at 120 fps scrolling, which matters when your microphone is two feet away from the keyboard. On the 14 inch and 16 inch chassis the app idles at well under one percent CPU, leaving headroom for Camo, Continuity Camera, Loopback or any virtual camera you want to layer on top.\nIf you use a beam splitter rig with a tablet, you can mirror the text horizontally and feed the MacBook Pro display through HDMI. The combination of native rendering, ProMotion smoothness and a free price tag makes Telepront the default teleprompter for serious MacBook Pro creators.
Key Features
How to Get Started
Tips from Creators
Snap the panel to the top centre of the screen, roughly 2 to 3 cm below the camera notch, so your eye line stays in frame.
At a 50 cm reading distance, 32 to 40 pt is the sweet spot; bump to 56 pt if you sit further back to record from an external camera.
Keep the panel narrow, around 60 percent of screen width, so your eyes track up and down rather than side to side.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it run natively on M1, M2, M3 and M4 Pro chips?
Yes. Telepront ships as a native Apple Silicon binary, so it launches instantly and uses minimal battery on every M-series MacBook Pro.
What macOS version do I need?
macOS 14 Sonoma or newer. macOS 15 Sequoia is fully supported, including Stage Manager and the new window snapping behaviours.
Can I keep the teleprompter visible while recording in QuickTime or OBS?
Yes. The floating panel sits above any other window, including full-screen QuickTime, OBS, ScreenFlow and Final Cut Pro.
Does it support an external display attached to my MacBook Pro?
Absolutely. Drag the panel onto any connected display, or keep the script on the built-in screen while you record from an external monitor.
Will it ask for microphone permission?
Only if you turn on voice scrolling. The first time you start a voice session, macOS will prompt for microphone and Speech Recognition access; both run on-device.
Ready to try it?
Free on the Mac App Store. No account needed.
Download on Mac App Store