Textream

Free, open-source teleprompter for Mac and iPhone that highlights the script as you speak

Abouttextream.net

Textream is a free, open-source teleprompter app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It highlights your script in real time as you speak and shows it in a Dynamic Island-style overlay. It suits live streams, interviews, presentations, and podcasts, and installs with Homebrew.

Install

brew install textream

For an agent

Use it to record product demos and talks with a steady script. Place the overlay near the camera to keep eye contact.

Why it is here. It is a well-designed example of a notch-style overlay.

Install command, framework, licence and component list.

Notable for

Live script highlighting
Dynamic Island overlay
Free and open source

Provenance

Verified 2026-10-09. HTTP 200. https://textream.net/ (HTTP 200, page fetched 2026-10-09), https://github.com/f/textream (GitHub API, 3983 stars), depo.zip listing https://www.depo.zip/tools/j575tdrtatssjmwzqbvgg5h58n80sdhx

Utilities & Naming