Telepad floats your lines right under the camera, so you read every word while looking people dead in the eye. It is hidden from screen share by default, and everything runs on your Mac.
macOS 13+, Apple Silicon and Intel, no account, no cloud.
Illustration of how a shared screen looks when the strip is hidden.
You see your lines. Everyone else sees you.
Telepad asks macOS to exclude the strip from screen sharing and recording, and that is on by default. How well it works depends on the capture app and macOS version, so test your setup first.
Drag the handle, or scroll, to compare the two views.
Look at the lens.
Your script sits right under it.
Paste something. Watch it roll.
This is a browser demo of the same idea. Type your own words, pick a colour, set the pace, and press play. In the app it lives under your notch instead.
Built for talking to a camera.
Voice-activated scroll
Turn it on and the text moves only while you're speaking, then waits the moment you pause. A live meter shows your level, and a sensitivity dial keeps background noise out.
Hidden on screen share
Set to be hidden from screen sharing and recording by default.
Right at the camera
Pinned under the notch so your eyes stay on the lens.
Your pace, your way
Auto-scroll at a steady speed, hover or click to pause, or nudge the text with your trackpad.
Countdown and end marker
A 3-2-1 before you start, and a clear indicator when you reach the last line.
Make it yours
Seven text colours, plus text size, strip width and height, and background opacity. Mirror the text if you read through a glass. Your last script and every setting come back next launch.
Follows you everywhere
Works across Spaces and over full-screen apps, so it is there when you present.
Global keyboard control
Play, pause, nudge, and change speed from anywhere, even mid-recording, without clicking back into the app.
Stays on your Mac
No account, no upload, no cloud. Your script and your microphone never leave the machine. Telepad works fully offline, on both Apple Silicon and Intel.
Three moves.
Paste your script
Open the Command Center and drop in your lines, talking points, or a single reminder. It's a plain box, so there is no formatting to fight.
Look at the lens, read
The words scroll under the camera at your pace, or follow your voice. Hover to pause the second you go off-script.
Ship it in one take
No darting eyes, no lost place, no fifteenth re-record. Say what you meant to say, the first time.
Drive it without looking.
Every shortcut works system-wide, so you keep control while another app is in focus and the camera is rolling.
Read like you're not reading.
Download Telepad, paste your first script, and nail the next take.
Questions.
Is it hidden when I share my screen?
That is the default. Telepad asks macOS to exclude the strip from screen sharing and recording, and the setting is on out of the box. How well that works depends on the capture app and your macOS version, so test your setup before an important call. You can turn it off if you want the strip captured.
How does voice-activated scrolling work?
Telepad listens to your mic on-device and moves the text while you're speaking, pausing when you stop. You set the sensitivity so room noise doesn't trigger it, and the audio never leaves your Mac.
Where does my script go?
Into the Command Center, on your machine. There's no upload and no account. Your last script and settings are saved locally and return the next time you open the app.
Will it run on an Intel Mac?
Yes. Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 13 or later. It runs fully offline.
Can I control it while I'm recording in another app?
That's the point of the global shortcuts. Play, pause, nudge, and change speed from any app without clicking back into Telepad.