Notch teleprompters for Mac Five apps that hang your script under the camera.

At a glance

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Prices in US dollars. Quotes are the developers' own words.

Two ways to follow your voice

Word tracking uses speech recognition to find the words you're saying in the script. It keeps up when you speed up, and it finds its place if you skip a line. Textream does this through macOS's own speech recognition, and its README notes that Apple may process the audio, depending on your Mac and language.

Voice-activated scrolling listens for whether you're talking, not what you're saying. The script moves at the speed you set while you speak and stops when you pause. Sotto, Notchie, Moody and NotchPrompter all describe scrolling this way. It's simpler and doesn't depend on your language, and Sotto's version never needs to understand a word, so no audio is processed beyond its loudness.

The apps

Sotto

Hangs from the notch, or the top centre on Macs without one, and detaches into a floating window. Voice pacing learns your room's background noise, and you can pick any microphone, which matters on a Mac mini or Mac Studio. It also has a full iPhone and iPad prompter, and the phone doubles as a remote that sends scripts to the Mac. It imports Word, PDF, Markdown and text files and Google Docs links. No account, no analytics, one payment. Good fit if you record on both Mac and iPhone, or want a remote.

Notchie

A Mac-only notch prompter, out since December 2025, with a built-in editor and a queue of scripts. $29.99 on the Mac App Store, or included in Setapp. Its App Store label says "Data Not Collected". Good fit if you want a Mac notch prompter today. Sotto vs Notchie in detail.

Moody

A Mac notch prompter sold directly by its developer rather than on the App Store, with a 14-day refund. Its site says processing happens on the device and there's no cloud or account. Its two sales pages disagree on the price and the macOS version it needs, so check before you buy. Good fit if you'd rather buy outside the App Store.

Textream

Free and open source, with the most scrolling options here: word tracking, voice-activated and constant speed. It has an iPhone and iPad companion, a browser-based remote and a Director Mode for someone else to push scripts. It needs macOS 15 and iOS 26. Good fit if you want word tracking for free, or want to read or change the code.

NotchPrompter

Sits in the notch, a corner or a floating window, on any display. It's a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store, and the code is on GitHub under a licence that allows personal, non-commercial use. Good fit for a simple, Mac-only prompter that works on any display.

A note on screen sharing

Every app here asks macOS to keep its window out of screen captures. Whether that holds depends on the app doing the capturing and your macOS version, which is why Notchie says "in supported apps". Whichever prompter you pick, do a test share with your meeting or recording app before an important call. Before launch, we'll publish the list of apps we've tested Sotto with.

Sources

Checked on 12 November 2026. Prices and features change, so check the developers' pages before you buy. Product names are trademarks of their owners. Sotto isn't affiliated with any of them.

• Notchie on the Mac App Store and on Setapp.
• Moody's website and its Payhip page.
• Textream on GitHub and on the App Store.
• notchprompter.com and NotchPrompter on GitHub, including its licence.