Software Alternative to Teleprompter Mirrors
Traditional teleprompter mirrors reflect text on glass in front of your camera lens. Telepront achieves the same result in software — your script floats on screen near your camera, and AI tracks your voice to scroll automatically.
See It in Action
Traditional broadcast teleprompters use a beam-splitter mirror mounted in front of the camera lens. The script text is reflected on the glass while the camera shoots through it. This hardware setup costs hundreds or thousands of dollars and requires careful alignment and a dedicated operator.
Software teleprompters achieve the same result — text visible while looking at the camera — without any hardware. By positioning a floating text overlay near your camera lens on your screen, you get the same eye-contact effect. The text is close enough to the lens that viewers can't tell you're reading. It's the mirror teleprompter concept adapted for the laptop and desktop era.
Key Features
How to Get Started
Understand the mirror concept
Traditional mirrors put text in front of the lens — software puts text next to the lens instead.
Position the panel near your camera
The closer the text is to the lens, the more it mimics a mirror teleprompter's eye-contact effect.
Use a narrow text column
A slim panel near the camera minimizes the visible eye movement that gives away teleprompter use.
Compare with hardware
Try the software approach before investing in a mirror rig — most creators find it sufficient.
Tips from Creators
Software teleprompters achieve 90% of the mirror teleprompter effect at zero additional cost.
The main advantage of hardware mirrors is text directly in front of the lens — software gets close but not identical.
For professional broadcast work, hardware mirrors still have an edge, but for online content, software is more than enough.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this as good as a physical mirror prompter?
For webcam and laptop recordings, it's often better — easier setup, voice tracking, and zero cost.
When would I still need a mirror?
Professional studio setups with cinema cameras may still benefit from beam-splitter mirrors.
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