Textream is a free, open-source teleprompter app with three guidance modes: real-time word tracking, classic auto-scroll, and voice-activated scrolling. It displays an elegant Dynamic Island overlay at the top of your screen — or as a floating window, or fullscreen on a Sidecar iPad. Invisible to your audience, always visible to you.
Built for streamers · interviewers · presenters · podcasters · content creators
Stop memorizing scripts. Stop glancing at notes off-camera. Textream puts your words right where you need them — in a subtle overlay that only you can see, highlighting each line as you say it. Your audience sees confidence; you see your next line.
Whether you're live or recording, Textream keeps you on script.
Read sponsor segments, announcements, and talking points without looking away from the camera.
Keep your questions on screen while maintaining natural eye contact with your guest.
Deliver keynotes, demos, and talks with confidence. Never lose your place in the script.
Follow your show notes, ad reads, and topic outlines hands-free while recording.
Choose the mode that fits your workflow. Switch anytime in settings.
Listens to your voice and highlights each word as you say it. Tap any word to jump. Supports dozens of languages.
Auto-scrolls at a constant speed. Adjust the pace with a slider. Scroll with your mouse to catch up anytime.
Scrolls while you speak, pauses when you’re silent or muted. Perfect for natural pacing without manual control.
Every reader is different. Textream adapts to how you read best.
Powered by macOS speech recognition. No cloud. No latency.
Highlights each word as you say it using on-device speech recognition. Fast, private, offline.
Sleek notch-shaped overlay at the top of your screen. Floats above all apps.
Real-time waveform shows your voice activity so you know the mic is working.
Go off-script, come back. Tap any word to jump. Picks up where you left off.
Draggable window with frosted glass effect and adjustable opacity.
Fullscreen teleprompter on external displays or iPad. Mirror with configurable axes.
Sans, Serif, Mono, OpenDyslexic. Five sizes, six colors. Your eyes, your rules.
Follow Mouse moves the notch across screens, or pin it to a specific display.
All recognition on-device. No data leaves your Mac. No accounts, no tracking.
Checks GitHub Releases for new versions. One click to download.
Drop your talking points, interview questions, or full script into the text editor.
The Dynamic Island overlay slides down from the top of your screen, showing your text.
Words light up in real-time as you read. When you finish, the overlay closes automatically.
Free. No sign-up. Just download, paste your script, and go.
Download for Mac (.dmg)You can also install Textream using Homebrew:
brew install f/textream/textream
Textream is a free, independently distributed app. Since it isn't notarized through the Mac App Store, macOS may block it on first launch. To fix this, open Terminal and run:
xattr -cr /Applications/Textream.app
Then right-click the app and choose Open. After the first launch, macOS remembers your choice and the app opens normally.