Device guide
Teleprompter for MacBook.
Dedicated Mac teleprompter software is priced for broadcast studios. You are not a broadcast studio.
Free plan · No download · No account · Nothing uploaded
In short
ScrollCue runs in Safari or Chrome on any MacBook with no software install. The core prompter is free, and Pro adds in-browser recording with the camera behind the script, which removes the need for separate capture software.
The Mac software problem
Search for Mac teleprompter software and you find applications priced somewhere north of a hundred dollars, built for people with a control room and a lighting budget. They are good at what they do. What they do is not what you need.
Open a browser instead. ScrollCue runs in Safari or Chrome on any MacBook, there is nothing to install, and the prompter itself is free permanently.
The MacBook is actually a good prompter machine
Because the camera and the screen are the same device and about four inches apart. Which means the camera-behind-script setup works better here than almost anywhere: your live camera feed renders behind the words, so you are looking at your own face, the lens, and the script simultaneously.
That is the effect a beam-splitter rig achieves with angled glass. On a MacBook you get it for the price of not buying one.
Free on a MacBook
- The full prompter, with scroll-wheel speed control on the trackpad
- Script markup, sections, presenter notes
- Full theming and Zen mode
- Installs to the dock and works offline
Pro on a MacBook
- Camera behind the script, so you read into the lens
- Recording in the same tab, no OBS needed
- Voice Follow, so your hands stay off the trackpad
- OBS chroma key output if you do stream
Raise the laptop
One thing, and it is free. A MacBook on a desk puts the camera below your eyeline, and looking down at your audience is the single most common mistake in every amateur video ever made. Put it on a stack of books. The improvement is immediate and it costs nothing.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free teleprompter for MacBook?
Yes. ScrollCue runs in Safari or Chrome with no install and no account. The core prompter is free permanently.
Do I need to buy Mac teleprompter software?
Not unless you are running a broadcast studio. The dedicated Mac applications are priced and built for that, and a browser tool covers everything else.
Can I record on a MacBook without OBS?
Yes, on Pro. ScrollCue records in the same browser tab with the camera behind the script. OBS is only needed for multi-source production.
What is the biggest improvement I can make?
Raise the laptop so the camera is at eye level. It costs nothing and it fixes more than any software setting.