Free tool
Online teleprompter
Paste your script into this free online teleprompter and press Play: the text scrolls past a reading line at your speaking pace, set in words a minute, with mirror mode, large text and full screen.
- Free
- Works on phones and tablets
- Your script stays in your browser
92 words: about 42 s at 130 words a minute.
Space: play or pause · ↑ ↓: speed · ← →: step back or forward · Page Up, Page Down: jump · Home: start
Rehearsing? NoteOwl’s free voice notes record each run-through on your Mac and save what you said as text beside the audio, so you can see where you strayed from the script.
How it works
How do you use an online teleprompter?
Paste your script, set the speed to your speaking pace, and press Play or the space bar. Read the line beside the amber marker; press space to pause, the arrows to change speed or step back, and Full screen for a camera.
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Paste your script
Type or paste it into the script box. The page shows its words and how long it runs at your speed.
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Set it up
Pick a speed in words a minute, a text size and width, and Mirror if you read through the glass of a prompter rig.
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Play and read
A 3-second countdown, then the text rolls past the reading line. Tap or press space to pause; Home goes back to the start.
Why set teleprompter speed in words a minute?
Because that’s how you speak. A speed set in pixels or lines changes with the text: make it bigger and the words come slower. Here 130 means 130 words a minute at any size or width, on any screen.
Don’t know your pace? The words per minute calculator times you reading a passage aloud, and the speech time calculator tells you how long your script runs before you start.
How do you read a teleprompter without sounding scripted?
Write the script the way you talk, leave space for breaths, and keep your eyes close to the lens. Then rehearse at your real pace until the text follows you, rather than you chasing it.
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Write it the way you talk
Short sentences, everyday words and contractions are easier to read aloud than written prose.
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Break lines where you breathe
Leave an empty line between ideas: it scrolls past as a gap, a cue to pause and look up.
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Put the words near the lens
Place the window just under your webcam, or narrow the text width, so your eyes stay close to the camera.
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Rehearse at the real speed
Run it twice at the pace you’ll present, then nudge the speed with the arrow keys until it follows you.
How do you read a script while you record on a webcam?
Open this page in a narrow window just under the camera, set the width to about half, and read from the top of the window. Record with your call app or the webcam recorder in a second window, and pause the text with the space bar whenever you stop.
Can NoteOwl help you rehearse a talk?
Yes, for free. NoteOwl’s voice notes record each run-through on your Mac and save it as text beside the audio, so you can read back what you actually said and see where you left the script.
Voice notes are unlimited and run on the Mac with on-device AI models; play back the part that went wrong straight from the note.
FAQ
Questions about reading from a prompter
Is this a free teleprompter?
Yes. NoteOwl’s prompter is free, with no sign-up and no limit on script length. It runs in your browser on a computer, a tablet or a phone.
How do I mirror the text for a prompter rig?
Tick “Mirror the text”. The script flips left to right, so it reads correctly when it’s reflected in the glass of a prompter in front of the camera. Untick it to read straight from the screen.
Can I control the scrolling with a keyboard or a clicker?
Yes. Space plays and pauses, the up and down arrows change the speed by 10 words a minute, left and right step back or forward, and Home returns to the start. A presentation clicker that sends Page Up and Page Down jumps the script back and forward.
What speed should I choose?
Start at 130 words a minute, a comfortable pace for most talks, and adjust while it runs: 110 for a careful talk, 150 to 160 if you speak quickly. To find your own pace, time yourself with the words per minute calculator.
Does it work in full screen on a phone?
Press Full screen: where the browser allows it, the script takes the whole screen; where it doesn’t, as on an iPhone, it fills the browser window instead. Turn the phone sideways for longer lines.
Is my script saved or uploaded?
No. Your script stays in this page in your browser and is never sent anywhere or stored. Closing or reloading the tab clears it, so keep a copy of your script.
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Free to download. Runs entirely on your Mac.
macOS 26 or later · Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) · 16 GB memory minimum, 24 GB recommended
About NoteOwl
NoteOwl is private AI meeting notes and memory for the Mac. It captures meetings without a bot joining the call, labels every speaker, writes summaries and action items, and builds a memory of every conversation that you can chat with — fully offline, because the speech recognition and the AI run on the Mac itself. Dictation into any app is free; Pro is a one-time purchase.
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