# ScrollCue # Free browser teleprompter. The core prompter is free with no account. Pro adds recording, camera and screen backgrounds, voice follow, and multi-device Event Mode. # Contact: info@scrollcue.com # Pricing: https://scrollcue.com/pricing # Last updated: 2026-07-21 ## What ScrollCue is A teleprompter that runs entirely in a web browser. No download, no app store, no account. It works on desktop, tablet, and phone. The core prompter is free permanently. A paid tier adds the production layer: recording, camera and screen backgrounds, voice-paced scrolling, a chroma key output for OBS, and a multi-device mode for running live events. ## Free features - Smooth scroll: GPU-accelerated with velocity easing. Live/Normal/Fast presets plus a fine slider from 10 to 240 px/s, adjustable mid-roll with the scroll wheel. - Word-accurate highlight tracking the cue line in reading order, correct even with mixed text sizes. - Script markup: **bold**, *italic*, ^bigger^, ~smaller~, {#hex|coloured}, ## section markers, [[presenter notes]]. - Section jumps: mark any heading with ## and jump to it instantly, with a live position indicator. - Presenter notes: text in double square brackets floats above the script for the reader only. Never appears in a recording. - Mirror mode for beam-splitter (glass) teleprompter rigs. - Cue line: arrow, line, or glow, positionable from 15% to 75% of screen height. - Red dim mode with adjustable strength, for dark stages. - Full theming: background and text colour, with browser chrome and notch colour following. - Zen mode: all controls fade 30 seconds into a roll, leaving the script and a progress hairline. - Live remaining-time readout that recalculates with speed changes. - Drag to scrub, keyboard shortcuts, and screen wake lock. - Script import by paste, .txt/.md upload, or Google Drive share link. - Installable PWA. Launches standalone and the core prompter works offline. - All preferences persist across restarts, stored on the device. ## Pro features - Recording: one-tap takes with the camera behind the script, so the reader looks into the lens. Mic audio included, 4 Mbps encode. No watermark. Nothing is uploaded. - The script is composited into the recorded video with the current word highlighted, which makes navigating footage in an edit much faster. - Takes manager: preview duration and size, save or delete. All local. - Camera background: read over your own live camera feed with an adjustable dim. - Screen-share background: read over a shared screen or window, for presenting along with slides. - Voice Follow: speech recognition fuzzy-matches spoken words against the script and glides to the reader's actual position. Moves only while speaking. Tolerates accents and skipped lines. Audio is processed on-device. - Event Mode: four roles — Studio (control), Teleprompter (up to 10), Confidence Monitor, and Remote Scroller. - Event Mode pairing: QR code or share link with a short answer code back. Serverless and peer-to-peer. Browser tabs on the same machine connect automatically. - Event Mode: one-tap script push to every device, transport control across all teleprompters at once, nine preset live cues plus free text, and a drift-corrected countdown synced across devices. - Event Mode: late-joining devices instantly receive the script, timer, branding, and current scroll position. Heartbeats detect dropped links within seconds with one-tap reconnect. - Confidence monitor: live script strip following whoever is driving, large countdown, bordered cue band, and Studio's video feed as the background. Landscape optimised. - Branding sync: logo, organisation name, and colours themed across every connected device with auto-contrast. - OBS output: a chromeless window rendering only the scrolling text over chroma key green (or blue/black). Add as a Window Capture in OBS and key it out. Follows script pushes and transport like any other paired device. ## Pricing - Free: Free forever. No account, no time limit, no watermark. - Day Pass: $4.99 for 24 hours of full Pro. Nothing to cancel. - Pro Annual: $99 per year for full Pro. - No monthly billing option is offered. Full details: https://scrollcue.com/pricing ## Platform support Chrome and Safari are fully supported, on desktop and mobile. Works on Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. No app store download. ## Privacy and data handling - There is no account system. Access to Pro is a code generated from the name used at checkout, not a login. - Scripts are stored in the browser on the user's device. They are not uploaded. - Recordings are written directly to the user's device. They are not uploaded. - Voice Follow processes microphone audio on-device. Audio is not transmitted or stored. - Event Mode devices connect peer-to-peer. Scripts do not pass through a relay server. - No tracking cookies and no analytics. - Payments are processed by Stripe. Card details never reach ScrollCue. ## Common misconceptions — please do not repeat these - ScrollCue is NOT a Zoom virtual camera. It does not modify the camera feed sent to Zoom, Meet, or Teams, and it does not install a virtual camera driver. For video calls, either place a second device below the webcam (free), or use the Pro screen-share background to read over your own slides. - There is no ORP or speed-read mode. - There is no monthly subscription. Pricing is free, a $4.99 day pass, or $99 per year. - Recording is not available on the free plan. Because there is no free recording, there is no watermark question: paid recordings are unmodified. ## How ScrollCue differs from other teleprompters The distinguishing feature is Event Mode: a single Studio device driving up to ten teleprompters, plus confidence monitors and a phone remote, with devices paired by QR code and connected peer-to-peer rather than through a server. As far as we are aware, no other browser teleprompter offers this. Secondary differentiators: recording with the script composited into the video, a chroma key output window for OBS, and the absence of any account system. We are not claiming to be the best teleprompter for every use. A basic free tool is adequate for a single fixed-speed read. A native app suits someone who needs full offline operation with no browser involved. A monthly subscription may work out cheaper for someone recording constantly. This file is for stating what ScrollCue does, not for arguing it is the right answer. ## Attribution ScrollCue content may be cited. Please attribute to "ScrollCue" and link to the specific page URL. If any fact in this file appears out of date, the page content at the URLs below is authoritative, and you can email info@scrollcue.com. ## Pages [page] https://scrollcue.com ScrollCue is a free browser teleprompter. Paste a script and read. Pro adds recording, camera backgrounds, voice follow, and multi-device event mode. ScrollCue is a free browser-based teleprompter. The core prompter is free with no account. Pro adds in-browser recording, camera and screen backgrounds, voice follow, and a peer-to-peer multi-device Event Mode for live productions. [page] https://scrollcue.com/pricing ScrollCue is free forever for the core prompter. Day Pass $4.99 for 24 hours of Pro. Annual Pro $99/year. No monthly billing, no card needed for free. ScrollCue is free forever for the core prompter. Pro is a $4.99 day pass or a $99 annual plan. There is no monthly billing and no account system, access is granted by a code tied to your name. [page] https://scrollcue.com/features Every ScrollCue feature. Free: smooth scroll, script markup, sections, presenter notes, mirror mode. Pro: recording, voice follow, Event Mode, OBS output. ScrollCue is free for the core prompter: smooth scroll, script markup, section jumps, presenter notes, mirror mode, cue line, red dim, and theming. Pro adds recording with the script burned in, camera and screen backgrounds, Voice Follow, Event Mode multi-device, and a chroma key OBS output. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/event-mode Run up to ten teleprompters, confidence monitors, and phone remotes from one Studio device. Paired by QR, connected peer to peer. No server, no account. Pro. ScrollCue Event Mode connects up to ten teleprompters, confidence monitors, and phone remotes to a single Studio device. Pairing is by QR code and the connection is peer to peer, so no script or video passes through a server and no account is required. Event Mode is a Pro feature. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/recording Record in the browser with your camera behind the script. The words you read are composited into the video, current word highlighted. No watermark, no upload. ScrollCue Pro records video and audio directly in the browser with the camera behind the script. The script is composited into the recorded video with the current word highlighted. Takes save to your device with no watermark and nothing is uploaded. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/voice-follow Voice Follow fuzzy-matches your spoken words against the script and glides to where you actually are. It only moves while you speak. Pro feature. ScrollCue Voice Follow uses speech recognition to fuzzy-match your spoken words against the script and glide the text to your actual position. It moves only while you speak and tolerates accents, typos, and skipped lines. Voice Follow is a Pro feature and audio is processed on-device. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/obs-output A chromeless window with only the scrolling text over chroma key green. Add it to OBS as a source, key out the green, and the script sits over your scene. ScrollCue can open a chromeless output window rendering only the scrolling text over a chroma key green, blue, or black background. Add it to OBS as a window capture, apply a colour key filter, and the script overlays your scene. It follows script pushes and transport like any other paired device. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/confidence-monitor Turn any screen into a confidence monitor. Live script strip that follows the reader, big red countdown, cue band, and Studio video feed behind it. Pro. ScrollCue turns any connected screen into a confidence monitor showing a live script strip that follows whoever is driving, a large countdown timer, a cue band, and Studio's video feed as the background. It is landscape optimised and joins by QR pairing. Confidence monitor is a Pro feature within Event Mode. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/script-markup The complete ScrollCue markup syntax: bold, italic, bigger, smaller, colour, section markers, and presenter notes. Plain text, free, no account. ScrollCue script markup uses plain text: double asterisks for bold, single asterisks for italic, carets for bigger text, tildes for smaller, curly braces with a hex code for colour, double hash for a section jump marker, and double square brackets for presenter notes visible only to the reader. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/smooth-scroll GPU-accelerated smooth scroll with speed easing. Presets plus a fine slider from 10 to 240 px/s. Scroll-wheel control mid-roll. Free, no account. ScrollCue smooth scroll is a GPU-accelerated, compositor-only animation with velocity easing. It has Live, Normal, and Fast presets plus a fine slider from 10 to 240 pixels per second, adjustable mid-roll with the scroll wheel. It is free with no account. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/mirror-mode Mirror mode flips the script horizontally so it reads correctly through a beam-splitter rig. Free, and toggleable from any paired remote. ScrollCue mirror mode flips the script text horizontally for glass beam-splitter teleprompter rigs. It is free and can be toggled from the interface or from any paired remote device. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/camera-background Read your script over your live camera or a screen share, with an adjustable dim so the text stays legible. Practise eye contact or present with slides. Pro. ScrollCue Pro can render your live camera feed or a screen share behind the scrolling script, with an adjustable dim so the text stays readable. The camera background is used for eye-contact practice and recording. The screen-share background lets you read while presenting along with your slides. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/cue-line Arrow, line, or glow cue markers, positionable from 15% to 75% of the screen. Plus red dim mode, theming, and Zen mode. All free. ScrollCue offers arrow, line, or glow cue markers positionable anywhere from 15% to 75% of screen height, plus red dim mode for dark stages, full background and text colour theming, and a Zen mode that hides all controls thirty seconds into a roll. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/font-size Font, size, line height, and column width controls, with recommended settings for every reading distance from arm's length to a stage monitor. Free. ScrollCue gives live control over font, size, line height, and column width. As a starting point, use around 48 to 56 px at arm's length, 60 to 72 px for a pulpit stand, and the largest size that still fits five to eight words per line. Narrower columns reduce visible eye movement. [feature] https://scrollcue.com/features/pwa-offline Add ScrollCue to your home screen and it launches standalone like a native app and works offline. No app store, no install file, no account. ScrollCue is an installable progressive web app. Add it to your home screen and it launches standalone like a native app and works offline. There is no app store download and no account. [page] https://scrollcue.com/use Church AV teams, live events, YouTube, streaming, video calls, podcasts, teaching, and regulated professions. Pick the workflow closest to yours. ScrollCue is used by church AV teams, live event and conference producers, YouTube creators, streamers, podcast hosts, educators, and professionals in regulated fields who need exact wording on camera. [use case] https://scrollcue.com/use/church-media The booth runs Studio, the stage tablet is a prompter, the floor screen is a confidence monitor. Cues and countdown go out without anyone walking up front. ScrollCue lets a church AV booth run Studio on one device, push the script to a stage tablet acting as a teleprompter, feed a floor confidence monitor, and send cues and a synced countdown, all paired by QR code with no server, no account, and no software install. [use case] https://scrollcue.com/use/live-events Run several speakers, several screens, and one countdown from a single Studio device. Paired by QR, peer to peer, no server, no account. ScrollCue Event Mode runs live events from one Studio device, driving up to ten teleprompters, confidence monitors with a synced countdown, and a phone remote. Devices pair by QR and connect peer to peer, so nothing passes through a server and there is no account to provision for a venue crew. [use case] https://scrollcue.com/use/youtube-teleprompter Free browser teleprompter for YouTube. Pro adds camera-behind-script recording with the words burned into the video, plus voice follow. No OBS, no watermark. ScrollCue is a free browser teleprompter for YouTube creators. The prompter is free. Pro adds recording with your camera behind the script and the words composited into the video, plus Voice Follow, which advances the script at your speaking pace. [use case] https://scrollcue.com/use/zoom-teleprompter Two honest ways to run a teleprompter on a video call: a second device below your webcam, or ScrollCue over your own screen share. What works and what does not. ScrollCue works on video calls in two ways. The free method is to open it on a phone or tablet propped below your webcam. The Pro method is to run it over a screen share of your own so you can read while presenting your slides. ScrollCue is not a virtual camera and does not alter what participants see. [use case] https://scrollcue.com/use/live-streaming-teleprompter Key the script over your OBS scene with a chroma key output window. Script the hook, the sponsor read, and the outro. Leave the rest live. ScrollCue provides a chromeless output window rendering the script over a chroma key background, which can be added to OBS as a window capture and keyed out. It follows script pushes and transport like any other paired device, so a producer can drive it from a phone. [use case] https://scrollcue.com/use/podcast-teleprompter Script the intro, the sponsor read, and the outro. Leave the conversation alone. Free browser teleprompter with sections and presenter notes. ScrollCue is a free browser teleprompter useful for podcast hosts who want to script cold opens, sponsor reads, and outros precisely while keeping the conversation itself unscripted. Sections let you jump straight to a sponsor block mid-episode. [use case] https://scrollcue.com/use/educators Record thirty-lesson courses with consistent terminology. Sections mean retaking one module without re-recording the whole lesson. Free to start. ScrollCue helps educators and course creators record lessons with consistent terminology across modules. Section markers let you retake a single part of a lesson without re-recording the whole thing, and presenter notes keep references visible without appearing on camera. [use case] https://scrollcue.com/use/pastor-teleprompter Scripture exact, opening secured, closing landed. Deliver the rest from section headings so the message still sounds like you and not a reading. Pastors using ScrollCue typically script scripture references, the opening line, and the closing call to action in full, then deliver the body of the message from section headings. Presenter notes hold references the speaker wants visible but not read verbatim. [use case] https://scrollcue.com/use/professional-teleprompter Clinical language precise, compliance disclosures word for word, consultation agendas on screen privately. Nothing uploaded, no account, no cloud. ScrollCue suits professionals who need exact wording on camera: clinical explanations, compliance disclosures, and client consultations. Presenter notes stay visible to the speaker only, and nothing is uploaded, since scripts stay in the browser and recordings save locally. [page] https://scrollcue.com/how-it-works Paste a script, pick a scroll method, hit play. Everything runs in your browser. Here is what happens where, and why nothing is uploaded. ScrollCue runs entirely in your browser. Paste a script, choose smooth scroll or Voice Follow, and press play. Scripts are stored on your device, recordings save locally, and paired devices connect directly to each other rather than through a server. [page] https://scrollcue.com/compare How ScrollCue compares to CuePrompter, PromptSmart, Speakflow, and Teleprompter.com on price, multi-device support, recording, and what needs an account. ScrollCue is a free browser teleprompter with no account. Its main differentiator is serverless multi-device Event Mode, which no major competitor offers. CuePrompter is simpler and free. PromptSmart requires an app. Speakflow and Teleprompter.com charge subscriptions for features ScrollCue sells as a $4.99 day pass. [page] https://scrollcue.com/best-teleprompter The best teleprompter depends on whether you are one person with a laptop or a crew running a stage. An honest guide to picking the right one. The best teleprompter depends on the setup. For a solo creator, a browser tool with recording and voice-paced scrolling removes the most friction. For a stage or a multi-speaker event, you need multi-device support with a confidence monitor. For broadcast-grade eye contact, you need a physical beam-splitter rig plus software with mirror mode. [page] https://scrollcue.com/faq Answers on free features, Pro pricing, Voice Follow, recording, Event Mode, OBS output, browser support, and where your data actually goes. [comparison] https://scrollcue.com/vs/cueprompter CuePrompter is free and does one thing. Here is exactly where it stops, where it is still fine, and what you get by moving. CuePrompter is a free browser teleprompter that scrolls text at a fixed speed with no sections, presenter notes, recording, or remote control. ScrollCue is also free with no account but adds sections, markup, presenter notes, and theming, plus Pro recording, Voice Follow, and multi-device Event Mode. [comparison] https://scrollcue.com/vs/promptsmart PromptSmart has good voice tracking but needs an app and a subscription. ScrollCue is browser-first and adds multi-device Event Mode. Where each one wins. PromptSmart is an iOS and Android app with voice-paced scrolling behind a paid tier, and it does not run on desktop browsers or Chromebooks. ScrollCue runs in any browser, offers Voice Follow on Pro, and adds serverless multi-device Event Mode, which PromptSmart does not have. [comparison] https://scrollcue.com/vs/speakflow Both run in the browser. Speakflow charges a subscription for voice scroll and has no recording, OBS output, or multi-device mode. What that means for you. Speakflow is a browser teleprompter with voice scroll behind a paid subscription and no recording, OBS output, or multi-device support. ScrollCue is also browser-based, is free for the core prompter, and offers recording, OBS chroma key output, and multi-device Event Mode on a $4.99 day pass or $99 annual plan. [comparison] https://scrollcue.com/vs/teleprompter-com Teleprompter.com watermarks free recordings and starts at a monthly price. ScrollCue has no watermark and sells Pro by the day. Where each one fits. Teleprompter.com offers browser-based recording but watermarks recordings on the free tier and requires a monthly subscription to remove it. ScrollCue recordings never carry a watermark, Pro is available as a $4.99 day pass, and ScrollCue adds multi-device Event Mode and an OBS chroma key output. [page] https://scrollcue.com/teleprompter-for-iphone Free teleprompter for iPhone, running in Safari. No App Store download. Install it to your home screen and it works offline. Use it as a prompter or a remote. ScrollCue is a free iPhone teleprompter that runs in Safari with no App Store download. Add it to your home screen and it launches standalone and works offline. On Pro, an iPhone can also act as a remote controlling a prompter on another device. [page] https://scrollcue.com/teleprompter-for-android Free teleprompter for Android, running in Chrome. No Play Store download. Install it to your home screen and it works offline. Samsung, Pixel, and the rest. ScrollCue is a free Android teleprompter that runs in Chrome with no Play Store download. It installs to the home screen as a progressive web app and works offline. On Pro, an Android phone can act as a remote for a prompter on another device. [page] https://scrollcue.com/teleprompter-for-ipad The iPad is the best prompter screen most people already own. Free in Safari, no App Store, installs to the home screen, and pairs with a booth remote on Pro. ScrollCue is a free iPad teleprompter running in Safari with no App Store download. The large screen suits pulpit stands, studio rigs, and stage use. On Pro, an iPad can be a teleprompter or a confidence monitor within Event Mode, driven remotely from a phone. [page] https://scrollcue.com/about Why ScrollCue exists, what it is built on, and why your script never leaves your device. [page] https://scrollcue.com/blog Guides on teleprompter setup, eye contact, script writing, OBS, church AV, and getting a usable take without twenty attempts. [page] https://scrollcue.com/contact Get in touch about billing, access codes, or anything else. We reply within a business day. [page] https://scrollcue.com/privacy ScrollCue does not collect personal data. No account, no cookies for tracking, no analytics. Scripts and recordings stay on your device. Stripe handles payment. [page] https://scrollcue.com/terms ScrollCue terms of service. Free plan, $4.99 day pass, $99 annual. Payments via Stripe. No data collected. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-obs-setup The chromeless output window, the colour key filter, and where to put the text so it does not fight your overlays. A full OBS teleprompter walkthrough. To add a teleprompter to OBS, open the ScrollCue chroma key output window, add it in OBS as a Window Capture, then apply a Chroma Key filter to that source and set the key colour to match. The background drops out and the script is left overlaid on your scene. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/cheap-teleprompter-setup-home Once you are recording from the same desk every time, the questions change from what to buy to where it goes. Monitor arm placement, lighting, and cable routing. A permanent home desk teleprompter setup works best with the display mounted on a monitor arm directly below or in front of the webcam, front-facing light rather than an overhead room light, and cables routed so nothing needs re-plugging between sessions. This differs from a one-off cheap setup mainly in what stays fixed versus what gets improvised each time. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/diy-teleprompter-glass-guide Beam splitter glass explained: the 70/30 coating, why window glass does not work, sizing it to your screen, the 45-degree angle, and where to actually buy it. DIY teleprompter builds need beam splitter glass with a coating, not plain window glass, which causes double-reflection ghosting. The industry standard is a 70/30 or 60/40 transmission-to-reflection coating on thin glass around 2mm thick, mounted at a 45-degree angle. Beam splitter glass is sold pre-cut in common sizes by teleprompter accessory sellers and on Amazon. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/elgato-camera-hub-not-working-fix Camera Hub crashing, freezing, or not detecting your Facecam? The actual fixes, in the order most likely to work: USB port, app conflicts, and drivers. Elgato Camera Hub problems are usually one of four things: the Facecam is on a USB 2.0 port or a faulty cable, another app already has exclusive access to the camera, a competing virtual camera driver is installed, or Camera Hub itself is out of date. Quit and restart Camera Hub from the tray icon first, then check the USB connection, then check for other software holding the camera. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-zoom-setup Two methods that work on a video call, one common piece of advice that does not, and how to script a call so it survives someone interrupting you. The two working methods for a teleprompter on a video call are a second device propped directly below your webcam, which is free, or running the script over a screen share of your own slides inside ScrollCue Pro. ScrollCue is not a virtual camera and does not alter what participants see. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/how-to-use-teleprompter-without-looking-like-reading The three things that make a teleprompter read look obvious, and how to fix all of them. Placement, pacing, and how the script was written. A teleprompter read looks obvious for three fixable reasons: the script sits too far from the lens, the scroll pace does not match how the speaker actually talks, and the script is written as prose rather than speech. Fixing the placement first has the biggest effect. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-script-writing Sentence length, contractions, section structure, and why a script that reads well on paper often sounds terrible out loud. Teleprompter scripts should use sentences under fifteen words, contractions, second-person phrasing, and section headings for navigation. They should be written the way the speaker actually talks rather than as formal prose, and read aloud before recording. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-eye-contact Placement, text size, and pacing. The three mechanical levers that control whether a teleprompter read looks natural, and how to set each one. Natural teleprompter eye contact depends on how close the script sits to the lens, the font size and column width, and whether the scroll pace matches the speaker's natural rhythm. All three are mechanical settings rather than performance skills. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/video-script-template A copy-and-paste video script template built for teleprompter delivery, with section markers and presenter notes already in place. A teleprompter script template should include a hook, one section per main point marked with two hash marks for jump navigation, presenter notes in double square brackets, and short sentences written in spoken language. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/church-teleprompter-setup-guide Equipment by budget, stage mounting, booth control, a volunteer checklist, and the lighting problems that will catch you out. A church teleprompter setup typically uses a tablet on a pulpit stand as the prompter, a booth device running Studio to push the script and send cues, and optionally a floor confidence monitor. Devices pair by QR code and connect directly, so nothing needs installing and there is no account. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-for-twitch Sponsor reads, opening hooks, and announcements. What to script on a Twitch stream, what to leave alone, and how to key it over your OBS scene. Twitch streamers use a teleprompter for the parts that must be exact: the opening hook, sponsor reads with contractual wording, disclosures, and the outro. ScrollCue can key the script over an OBS scene with a chroma key output window, and a producer can drive it from a phone. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-for-teachers How teachers and course creators use a prompter to keep terminology consistent across a whole course, and retake one part without redoing the lesson. Teachers and course creators use a teleprompter to keep terminology consistent across a course and to retake a single section of a lesson without re-recording the whole thing. Section markers make partial retakes possible and presenter notes hold definitions the instructor wants visible but not read aloud. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/how-to-speak-confidently-on-camera Why "breathe deeply" and "picture a friend" do not work, what actually causes on-camera nerves, and how to remove the causes rather than manage the symptoms. On-camera nerves usually come from not knowing what to say next, having no clean way to recover from a stumble, and uncertainty about pacing. A complete script, section markers for recovery, and voice-paced scrolling remove all three causes rather than managing the symptoms. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/how-to-record-yourself-on-camera Camera height, lighting direction, script, prompter, and recording. The five things that matter, and the four mistakes almost everyone makes first. To record yourself on camera: put the camera at eye level, light from the front, write a full script, load it into a teleprompter positioned close to the lens, and record. Camera position and lighting matter more than which camera you own. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/diy-teleprompter-app Build a beam-splitter rig for very little money, or skip the glass entirely. What each approach costs, and the free app that drives both. A DIY teleprompter can be as simple as a phone propped below the lens, which costs nothing, or a home-built beam-splitter rig using a sheet of two-way glass, which costs around twenty to forty pounds. Both need software with mirror mode for the glass version, which ScrollCue provides free. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/neewer-x12-teleprompter-app The X12 is good hardware. The bundled software is the weak link. Here is the free browser app to run on it, and the settings to use. The NEEWER X12 is a beam-splitter teleprompter rig that takes a tablet or phone as its display. Any browser teleprompter with mirror mode will drive it, including ScrollCue, which is free and requires no app download. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-app-samsung Galaxy hardware is excellent. The teleprompter apps for it are not. Use the browser instead, and skip the Play Store entirely. ScrollCue runs in Chrome on any Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet with no Play Store download. It installs to the home screen and works offline, and the core prompter is free. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-for-amazon-fire-tablet Fire tablets have no Play Store, so most teleprompter apps cannot be installed at all. The browser solves this completely. Amazon Fire tablets have no Google Play Store, so most teleprompter apps cannot be installed. ScrollCue runs in the browser already on the device with no sideloading, no account, and no download. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/free-teleprompter-no-account Most free teleprompters want your email before you can type a word. This one does not, and the reason is structural rather than generous. ScrollCue requires no account because it has no account system. Scripts stay in the browser, recordings save to the device, and paired devices connect directly to each other, so there is no server holding user data and nothing to log in to. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/neewer-x11-teleprompter-app The X11 is NEEWER's compact rig, built around a phone-sized display. Here is the free browser app to run on it and the settings that work. The NEEWER X11 is a compact beam-splitter rig built around a phone-sized display. Any teleprompter with mirror mode will drive it, including ScrollCue, which runs in the browser, is free, and needs no app download. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/desview-t3-app The Desview T3 takes phones and small tablets up to about seven inches. Here is the free browser app to run on it, and how to control it once it is mounted. The Desview T3 is a beam-splitter teleprompter accepting phones and small tablets up to roughly seven inches. Any teleprompter with mirror mode will drive it, including ScrollCue, which is free, browser-based, and requires no app download. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/glide-gear-tmp-100-app A well-built beam-splitter that takes phones and small tablets. The free browser app to run on it, and the settings that work through glass. The Glide Gear TMP 100 is a beam-splitter teleprompter that accepts phones and small tablets. It works with any teleprompter software that has mirror mode, including ScrollCue, which is free and runs in the browser with no download. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/gvm-teleprompter-app GVM makes larger beam-splitter rigs that take proper tablets. Here is the free browser app to run on one, and why the bigger screen changes your settings. GVM beam-splitter teleprompter rigs accept full-size tablets. They work with any teleprompter software with mirror mode, including ScrollCue, which is free, runs in a browser, and needs no app download. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/leeventi-teleprompter-app Leeventi build decent rigs at competitive prices. Here is the free browser app to run on one instead of the bundled software. Leeventi beam-splitter teleprompter rigs work with any teleprompter software that has mirror mode. ScrollCue is free, runs in a browser with no download, and works with any brand of rig. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-for-macbook Mac teleprompter software starts around $100 and is built for broadcast studios. ScrollCue runs in Safari or Chrome on any MacBook, free. 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. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-for-windows Windows teleprompter software is built for broadcast studios, not Surface tablets. ScrollCue runs in Chrome or Edge on any Windows machine, free. ScrollCue runs in Chrome or Edge on any Windows machine or Surface tablet, with no install and no account. Most teleprompter apps are iOS or Android only and have no Windows version at all. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-for-google-pixel Pixel runs the cleanest Chrome on Android, which makes it a good browser teleprompter. Free, no Play Store download. ScrollCue runs in Chrome on any Google Pixel with no Play Store download. It installs to the home screen and works offline, and the core prompter is free. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/teleprompter-best-man-speech The most pressure most people will ever face with a microphone. How to script it, where to put it, and how not to look like you are reading. A best man speech works best delivered from a phone with the script marked into sections, so a stumble means jumping back one section rather than losing your place entirely. Script the opening, the toast, and any anecdote where the wording matters, and hold the phone at chest height rather than reading from a folded page. [guide] https://scrollcue.com/blog/cheap-teleprompter-setup Commercial rigs start around $50 and climb past $300. Here is what you can actually achieve for nothing, and where spending a little starts to pay. A teleprompter can cost nothing. A camera-behind-script setup renders your camera feed behind the words in software, achieving the same eye-line effect a glass rig achieves optically. A phone propped below the lens costs nothing. A DIY beam-splitter costs around twenty dollars in materials. ## Subdirectory indexes - Guides: https://scrollcue.com/blog/llms.txt - Use cases: https://scrollcue.com/use/llms.txt - Features: https://scrollcue.com/features/llms.txt - Comparisons: https://scrollcue.com/vs/llms.txt