The floating prompter window is macOS only. Opening the prompter in its own window, pinning it above every other app and making it semi-transparent are three separate settings that work best together, and between them they turn your Mac into a desktop teleprompter for webinars, video calls and multi-monitor setups.
Open the prompter in a second window
On macOS the prompter can pop out of the main app into a separate window that you drag anywhere on your desktop, including onto a second display or beside your slides.
- Open the Teleprompter.com app on your Mac
- Open the script you want to read from
- On the teleprompter screen, click the button that opens the prompter in a second window
Once it is open you can drag and resize the window freely, and the main app window stays where it is.
Keep it in front of everything else
Without this, the prompter slips behind your browser or your video call the moment you click on them.
- Click Settings in the app's bottom menu or tool bar
- Open Window Settings — it sits directly under Settings, and only appears on macOS
- Toggle on Keep Teleprompter Above All Windows
Make the window see-through
Transparency lets you read your script and still see the slides, faces or app underneath it. In the same Window Settings panel you will find a transparency slider. Move it left or right until you can read the text comfortably and still make out what is behind it. Full steps are in How to Adjust the Transparency of the Scrolling Window (macOS).
Setting it up for a call or a webinar
The combination that works for most people is a transparent, always-in-front window placed near the camera:
- Position the prompter window close to your Mac's camera, usually centred at the top of the display, so your eyeline stays near the lens
- Keep the window fairly narrow so your eyes travel less per line
- Rehearse the setup once before the real call, so you are not dragging windows around while people watch
For a walkthrough aimed specifically at Zoom, including where to place the window during a meeting, see How Can I Use Teleprompter.com with Zoom on macOS?
Using a second monitor
If you have a second display, drag the prompter window onto the screen nearest your camera and keep your call or slides on the other one. Keeping the window pinned in front still matters here, because clicking between displays can otherwise send it behind whatever you just clicked.
Need a hand with your setup? Contact us at support@teleprompter.com or go to Settings > Contact Support in the app.
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