Online Teleprompter — Read Your Script While You Record

What the teleprompter does (and does not do)

It is deliberately simple: a text box for your script and a black reading view that scrolls it upward. Knowing exactly what is in the box saves you finding out mid-take.

• Paste or type your script in the editor. Line breaks and blank lines are kept as you wrote them.
• Font size runs from 20 to 60 px, and scroll speed is a slider from 0.1 to 10, adjustable in 0.1 steps.
• Text can be left-aligned or centred, in white or high-contrast yellow on black. A green text colour is a Pro option.
• Start begins scrolling, Pause freezes it, and the reset button jumps back to the top.
• The scroll stops when it reaches the end of the script. It does not loop.
• It does not record, mirror the text, follow your voice or take a remote control. Recording is done by your camera app or the MediaVault screen recorder.
• The script lives in the page only. Closing or reloading the tab clears it, so keep your own copy of the text.

Why a teleprompter beats memorising or notes

Memorising costs takes and produces a delivery that sounds recited. Glancing at notes below the camera is visible to the viewer as a repeated look away, which reads as uncertainty. A prompter keeps your eyes near the lens, which is what makes a delivery feel direct.

Not sounding like you are reading

The tell is pace: prompter-fed delivery tends to run flat and slightly fast because the text keeps arriving. Setting the scroll a touch slower than your natural speech rate leaves room to breathe and vary emphasis. Scripts written the way you actually talk, with contractions and short sentences, survive the transition to spoken delivery far better than written prose.

• Position the prompter window as close to the lens as you can
• Set the scroll slightly slower than feels right, then adjust
• Break the script into short lines so your eye finds its place easily

Preparing a script that reads well

The prompter shows exactly what you give it, so the preparation happens before you press Start.

• Write one idea per line and leave a blank line where you want a pause or a breath.
• Spell out anything you tend to stumble on, such as numbers, acronyms and names, the way you would say them.
• Do a full read-through aloud at your normal pace before recording, then adjust the speed slider until the text keeps up with you rather than ahead of you.
• Use a larger font than looks necessary. You will be reading from arm's length or further, and bigger text lets you keep your head still.

Setting up the shot

Open the teleprompter in a browser window, shrink it, and park it directly under or beside your camera so your eye line stays close to the lens. Then record with your phone or camera, or start the screen recorder's webcam mode in another window. The reading view uses a black background, which keeps the text high-contrast in a dim room.

How to use it

1. Paste your script. Open the Teleprompter and replace the sample text in the editor with your own script. The editor is only visible while the prompter is paused.
2. Set size and alignment. Drag the font size slider (20 to 60 px) until you can read comfortably from where you will be sitting, then choose left or centred alignment.
3. Choose a text colour. White or yellow on the black reading view works in most rooms.
4. Set the scroll speed. Start low, press Start and read aloud, then adjust the speed slider until the text matches your natural pace. Pause and reset to the top when you are ready.
5. Record. Start your camera or the screen recorder, press Start on the prompter and deliver your lines. Scrolling stops at the end of the script.

Frequently asked questions

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