Teleprompter Alternatives for Mac and Windows: 33 Apps Compared
Updated: October 2026
Every page below compares ShareSpeak with a popular teleprompter app, web tool, or hardware prompter — what each costs, what it does well, and where it falls short. ShareSpeak is an invisible AI teleprompter for Mac and Windows: voice tracking follows your natural speech, the overlay stays hidden from screen recording and Zoom screen share, and it costs $14.99 one-time instead of a monthly subscription. Pick the tool you're switching from and see the full breakdown, or start with our best teleprompter for Mac and best teleprompter for Windows lists, or see teleprompter prices compared.
Pick by what you need
| You need | Apps, price as published (Oct 2026) | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Hidden on Zoom, Meet and Teams screen shares, Mac and Windows | ShareSpeak, $14.99 once | Invisible teleprompter for screen sharing |
| Script in the MacBook notch | ShareSpeak's Notch Bar mode ($14.99 once), Moody ($39 once), Tellie Pro ($29 once) | ShareSpeak vs Moody |
| Free, in a browser | CuePrompter, VoicePrompter's web app | Free teleprompters compared |
| Voice scrolling on a phone | ShareSpeak for iPhone (free), Teleprompter.com, PromptSmart ($9.99/mo) | Free teleprompter app for iPhone |
| A glass rig in front of the camera | Elgato Prompter, $299.99 | ShareSpeak vs Elgato Prompter |
ShareSpeak: $14.99 once · Mac and Windows · 2 devices · hidden on screen share
On a PC? Get the Windows download. The app needs a license key, so buy first, then download.
Voice-Controlled & AI Teleprompter Alternatives
Apps that scroll with your voice — compared on price, accuracy, and what happens when the subscription stops.
FlowPrompter
FlowPrompter's invisible mode is on Plus Desktop at $69.90 a year. ShareSpeak includes it, with voice tracking, for $14.99 once.
SpeakFlow
SpeakFlow Plus is $19 a month or $15 billed yearly. ShareSpeak follows your voice for $14.99 once: desktop app, works offline.
PromptSmart Pro
Voice tracking without the $9.99/month subscription — $14.99 once, lifetime updates.
VODIUM
A teleprompter that follows your voice for $14.99 once instead of $150 a year.
Teleprompter.com
Skip the $19.99-a-month Pro plan — a voice-tracking overlay that stays hidden on screen share, with no watermarks.
Mac Teleprompter App Alternatives
Mac-only prompters and notch apps — how ShareSpeak compares on price, voice tracking, and Windows support.
Notchie
An invisible notch teleprompter for $14.99 instead of Notchie's $29.99, with Apple Speech, Whisper and Gemini to choose from.
Moody
Same invisible notch teleprompter with voice control for $14.99 instead of $39 — plus Windows support.
Tellie
Voice-follow included for $14.99 instead of Tellie Pro's $29, and it also runs on Windows, where Tellie doesn't.
PowerPrompter
About a third of PowerPrompter's $49.99, with AI voice tracking and an overlay invisible to screen recording.
ScreenFlow
A dedicated Mac AI teleprompter with no annual upgrade fees — works with QuickTime or OBS.
Web & Browser-Based Teleprompter Alternatives
Browser tabs and video platforms with bundled prompters — versus a desktop app built for the job.
BigVu
No $12/month Starter plan or watermarks — an invisible AI teleprompter for $14.99 once.
VEED
Don't pay a video editor's monthly subscription just to use its teleprompter: $14.99 once, works offline.
Riverside
A dedicated AI teleprompter for $14.99 once instead of $24-99/month for a full recording suite.
EasyPrompter
The upgrade from free web teleprompters — desktop app, voice tracking, no browser tab.
CuePrompter
The upgrade from the free browser prompter — voice-following, saved scripts, invisible on screen share, $14.99 once.
Imaginary Teleprompter
Actively maintained, with AI voice tracking and invisible overlay the now-legacy open-source app lacks.
Streaming & Sales Call Teleprompter Alternatives
Prompters locked inside streaming studios and sales platforms — versus an overlay that works in your other tools too.
StreamYard
Desktop teleprompter overlay for StreamYard streams — no 10k character limit, works for guests too.
Restream
AI teleprompter overlay for Restream Studio — voice tracking, also works on Zoom, Teams, Meet, and OBS.
Tella
Tella's teleprompter is locked to its own recorder — ShareSpeak's works in your other tools too, for $14.99 once, not a $13/mo plan.
Sales call copilots: CallPrompter, Closer Prompter, Demodesk
Per-seat AI sales coaches and platforms vs. your own script in a hidden overlay for $14.99 once.
Hardware & Mobile Teleprompter Alternatives
Physical rigs and phone apps — what a software-only desktop teleprompter replaces for a fraction of the price.
Elgato Prompter
Skip the $299.99 hardware — a software-only AI teleprompter that works with any camera setup.
Parrot Teleprompter
Desktop alternative to the mobile hardware kit — voice tracking, no rig, no script loss.
Cue
Desktop AI teleprompter for Zoom, Teams, Meet, and OBS instead of a paywalled iPhone selfie app — $14.99 once.
More apps people ask about
Newer and open-source apps, compared in our Mac and Windows lists:
- VoicePrompter — Mac window hidden on screen share; Pro $49.99/yr or $99.99 lifetime
- Textream — free, open source (MIT), macOS 15+, hide-from-share toggle
- NotchPrompter — free on GitHub, $4.99 on the App Store, Mac only
- CueNotch — notch app, Pro $29.99 lifetime or $7.99/week
- Avocado — notch app, Pro $7.99/mo or $79.99/yr for voice scrolling
- GhostPrompter — $49 once, Mac and Windows, 14-day trial
- QPrompt — free, open source (GPLv3), no voice-follow, doesn't say it hides from a share
- OpenTeleprompter — free, open source, sound-triggered scrolling
Teleprompter alternatives FAQ
Which teleprompter apps stay hidden on screen share?
Several, as of October 2026. ShareSpeak hides from screen sharing on Mac and on Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer) and 11. On Mac, Moody, Notchie, Tellie, CueNotch, Avocado, NotchPrompter and Textream say they hide too; on Windows, GhostPrompter, Notch, OpenTeleprompter and the desktop apps of FlowPrompter and SpeakFlow. A teleprompter in a normal browser tab shows up on a share like any other tab.
Is there a free teleprompter alternative?
Yes. CuePrompter is free in a browser, QPrompt and OpenTeleprompter are free open-source desktop apps, NotchPrompter and Textream are free notch apps for Mac, and ShareSpeak has a free iPhone app. Most free desktop tools either don't follow your voice or don't hide from screen sharing. ShareSpeak's desktop app is $14.99 once.
What is the cheapest teleprompter without a subscription?
Free tools exist (CuePrompter, QPrompt, NotchPrompter, Textream). Among paid one-time apps that run on both Mac and Windows, follow your voice and hide from screen sharing, ShareSpeak is $14.99, Notch $17.99 (Windows 11+) and GhostPrompter $49. Other one-time Mac notch apps: Tellie Pro $29, Notchie and CueNotch Pro $29.99, Moody $39.
Try the AI Teleprompter These Apps Are Compared To
Invisible during screen recording, AI voice tracking that follows your pace, on Mac and Windows. $14.99 one-time — no subscription.