Where to put a teleprompter near your MacBook camera
On a notched MacBook the camera sits in the notch, and NotchStar’s teleprompter opens from that same spot. The panel is centred at the top edge of the screen, in the same place as the camera, so the script sits as close to the lens as the screen allows. Press Keep open in the header first so the panel stays up.
Setup
- Open the notch and choose Teleprompter. Paste your script.
- Press Keep open in the panel header. The notch otherwise closes when your pointer leaves it. Press Unpin afterwards.
- Sit back from the screen and use the text size slider so you can read the lines without leaning in. The further the text is from the lens on screen, the more your gaze moves, so shorter lines help.
- Use the speed slider to match how fast you talk. Press play when you are ready.
Check your framing
The Mirror tab in the same notch shows a live preview of your camera. Check your framing and eye line there, then switch back to Teleprompter. The camera is on only while the Mirror tool is shown. See the Mirror page.
What the notch cannot do
- The script area is below the notch, so it is never at the lens itself.
- On a Mac without a notch, the panel is a floating pill at the top centre, which sits at the top centre of the screen, near where many cameras are but not part of the camera housing. See Macs without a notch.
- It does not follow your voice or listen.
For pacing advice, read the teleprompter guide. The tool is on the Teleprompter feature page.
