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Reading a script without looking like you are reading it takes a steady scroll and text close to the lens. Paste your script, set the speed, size and line width, and control everything from the keyboard or a presentation clicker. Turn on the camera to record yourself while you read.
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Overview
A teleprompter keeps the line you are reading at the same height on screen, ideally just below the camera lens, so your eyes barely move. Here the text scrolls smoothly with requestAnimationFrame, and the movement is time-based: speed is measured in pixels per second, so it stays the same on a 60 Hz laptop and a 144 Hz monitor. An eye-line marker shows where to read, and you can set its position from 10% to 60% down the screen. The speed shows as an estimated words per minute for your script, and the toolbar shows how long the whole read will take at that speed.
Conversational presenters speak at about 130–160 words per minute, and many people slow to 110–130 when reading to camera. Start around there, then adjust while scrolling: the left and right arrow keys change speed, up and down nudge the text by one line, Page Up and Page Down jump three lines, Home goes back to the top and Space starts or pauses with an optional 3 or 5 second countdown. Because Page Up, Page Down and B are what most presentation clickers send, a cheap wireless remote works as a teleprompter remote too. The mouse wheel scrolls the text by hand.
Hardware teleprompters reflect a screen in angled beam-splitter glass in front of the lens, which reverses the text. Mirror horizontally to correct that, and flip vertically for rigs where the monitor lies face up below the glass. Fullscreen fills the whole display, which suits a tablet or second monitor in a rig. Font size runs from 24 to 140 pixels, line width from 35% to 100% of the screen, with adjustable line spacing, left or centred text and white, black or yellow colour schemes.
The optional record-yourself mode starts your webcam and microphone and shows the camera beside the script or faintly behind it. Recording can start the scroll automatically after the countdown. The take records only the camera, not the text, and is saved as MP4 where the browser supports it or as WebM, with an MP4 conversion button that runs FFmpeg locally. Your script is kept in this browser’s local storage between visits and is never uploaded.
| Style | Words per minute | 600-word script |
|---|---|---|
| Slow, deliberate read | 110–120 | About 5 minutes |
| Reading to camera | 120–140 | About 4½ minutes |
| Conversational | 140–160 | About 4 minutes |
| Fast presenter | 160–180 | About 3½ minutes |
Paste or type your script, or import a .txt file.
Open the prompter and set font size, line width, spacing and the eye-line position.
Turn on mirroring or vertical flip if you use a beam-splitter rig, and go fullscreen.
Press Space or Play, and use the arrow keys or a clicker to adjust speed and position.
Optionally turn on the camera, press Record, and download your take when you stop.
Use cases
Deliver a tightly scripted intro or lesson in one take, with your eyes close to the lens instead of glancing down at notes. Record with the built-in camera mode or use your usual recording app alongside.
Read a carefully worded message to camera for an internal video where accuracy matters more than improvisation, using a clicker so you never reach for the keyboard on screen.
Put a tablet or spare monitor under a beam-splitter, go fullscreen and mirror the text so it reads correctly in the reflection, then drive it with a presentation remote.
Rehearse a talk at your target pace and see how long it actually runs, then trim the script until it fits the time slot. Record a practice take to review your delivery.
Pro tips
Answers to common questions about the teleprompter.
The default of 2.5 suits many people. Watch the words-per-minute estimate next to the speed slider and aim for about 120–150 wpm, then fine-tune with the arrow keys during a test read.
Yes. Most clickers send Page Up and Page Down, which nudge the text by three lines, and their blank-screen button sends B, which starts and pauses scrolling. Keep the teleprompter tab focused so it receives the keys.
Beam-splitter teleprompters reflect a screen off angled glass, which reverses the text left to right. Mirror horizontally corrects that. Flip vertically is for rigs where the monitor lies face up under the glass.
No. Record-yourself mode records only the camera and microphone. The preview is mirrored so it feels natural, but the saved video is in true orientation.
Scrolling pauses its animation while the tab is hidden, because browsers stop animation frames in background tabs, and picks up where it left off without jumping when you return. Keep the prompter visible while you read.
Only in this browser’s local storage, so it is still there after a reload. Clearing site data removes it, and it is never sent anywhere.
No. ToolEnhancer processes files on your own device inside the browser. They are never sent to, stored on or seen by our servers.
Yes. The teleprompter is free to use with no sign-up, no watermarks and no daily limits.
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