Read Your Script During Riverside.fm Recordings
Riverside.fm captures studio-quality local audio and video right in your browser, but the tab takes up the whole screen and leaves no room for your script. Telepront is a free native macOS teleprompter that floats above your Riverside tab, scrolling at your pace while you stay locked on the camera. Because Riverside records each guest locally, the overlay never appears in the final files — only you see it.
See It in Action
Riverside.fm has become the go-to studio for podcasters who want broadcast-quality audio and video without flying guests in. Local recording on each participant's device sidesteps the compression issues of Zoom or Teams, but it also means the entire browser tab is consumed by the Riverside interface. There's no built-in script panel, no notes drawer, and no clean way to read prepared copy while looking at your camera.
Telepront solves this with a floating overlay that lives above every window on your Mac, including the Riverside tab. Position it directly under your webcam and your eyeline stays locked on the lens. Adjust the opacity, font size, and scroll speed without leaving Riverside, and the panel obeys you instantly.
Because Riverside records each participant's camera and microphone locally rather than capturing your screen, the teleprompter is completely invisible to the final files. Hosts can run prepared intros, sponsor reads, and show notes; guests can pull up a bio paragraph or talking points. Each Mac is independent — no shared script, no plugins, no browser extensions to install.
Voice tracking uses Apple's on-device speech engine, so the script auto-scrolls when you speak and pauses when you do. Nothing is uploaded to any cloud service, and the engine runs natively on Apple Silicon, leaving headroom for Riverside's high-bitrate local capture.
Key Features
How to Get Started
Tips from Creators
Set opacity to around 70% so the camera light stays visible behind the panel
Use a narrow panel width (around 600px) to keep your gaze close to the lens
Save separate scripts for cold open, sponsor read, and outro for fast switching
Frequently Asked Questions
Will Riverside.fm record the teleprompter overlay?
No. Riverside captures your camera feed locally, not your screen, so the floating overlay never appears in your isolated tracks.
Does it work for remote guests too?
Each Mac runs Telepront locally for that speaker. Hosts and guests can each use their own teleprompter independently.
Will it slow down Riverside's local recording?
No. Telepront is a lightweight native Swift app that uses minimal CPU even on M1 Macs.
Can I switch scripts between segments?
Yes. Save multiple scripts and switch between intros, outros, and ad reads without leaving the recording session.
Does AI tracking work while Riverside uses my mic?
Yes. Apple's on-device speech recognition listens through the system mic without interfering with Riverside's capture.
Ready to try it?
Free on the Mac App Store. No account needed.
Download on Mac App Store