# Is the NotchStar teleprompter hidden from screen recording

> NotchStar does not hide its teleprompter from screen sharing or recording. It is a normal window area, so share a window or check a test first.

Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/teleprompter-screen-recording-mac/
Last updated: 2026-11-04

Published 2026-11-04.

NotchStar does not hide the teleprompter from screen recording or screen sharing. It has no setting to exclude itself, and the app does not mark its panel as hidden from capture. Plan as if anyone watching your screen share or recording could see the script.

## What this means on a call

On a video call your camera sends your face, not your screen. The script is only a risk when you share your whole screen or record it. Whether the panel shows depends on the app you record or share with and on what you choose to capture. A capture of the whole display can include the top of the screen where the panel opens. Sharing a single window or app is the safer choice, and most apps show a preview of what is shared before you go live.

## Before a recording or share

1. Open the notch, choose **Teleprompter** and press **Keep open**.
2. Start a short test recording or a private call with the same screen setting.
3. Play it back and see whether the panel appears. Use the same app and the same capture setting you will use for real.
4. Unpin the notch when you finish.

## Ways to be safe

- Share one window or one app, not the full display.
- Close the notch before sharing. It closes when your pointer leaves, unless it is pinned.
- If your recorder offers it, capture a single window or app rather than the full display.

## Limits

No hide from capture option, and no way to tell the app to exclude itself. The page for the tool is [Teleprompter](https://www.notchstar.com/features/teleprompter/). Check your framing with the Mirror tab before calls, as described in [the camera check guide](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/check-mac-camera-before-video-call/).

## Quick answers.

### Can I make the script invisible to the other people on the call?

NotchStar does not offer that. Sharing a single window instead of the whole screen avoids showing the notch area.

## Keep reading.

- [A teleprompter right under your camera](https://www.notchstar.com/features/teleprompter/): Read a scrolling script right beside your Mac's camera. Adjustable speed and text size, fading edges, and an edit mode for your script.
- [Where to put a teleprompter near your MacBook camera](https://www.notchstar.com/help/teleprompter-near-camera-macbook/): On a notched MacBook the camera sits in the notch, so NotchStar's script sits right beside the lens. Tips for pinning it and sitting at the right distance.
- [How to use the teleprompter in the Mac notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/use-notch-teleprompter/): Open Teleprompter in the notch, press the pencil, paste your script, tick to confirm and press play. Two sliders set speed and text size.
- [Check your Mac camera before a video call](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/check-mac-camera-before-video-call/): Preview your camera, check permissions and confirm the camera selected in your meeting app. Use a mirror preview without mistaking it for a recording test.

## More in Teleprompter.

- [How to use the teleprompter in the Mac notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/use-notch-teleprompter/): Open Teleprompter in the notch, press the pencil, paste your script, tick to confirm and press play. Two sliders set speed and text size.
- [Where to put a teleprompter near your MacBook camera](https://www.notchstar.com/help/teleprompter-near-camera-macbook/): On a notched MacBook the camera sits in the notch, so NotchStar's script sits right beside the lens. Tips for pinning it and sitting at the right distance.
- [Does the NotchStar teleprompter follow your voice](https://www.notchstar.com/help/teleprompter-that-listens-mac/): No. The NotchStar teleprompter scrolls at a speed you set and never listens to your voice. Here is how to match the pace by hand.
- [Why the NotchStar teleprompter text fades at the edges](https://www.notchstar.com/help/teleprompter-fading-edges/): The NotchStar teleprompter fades text at the top and bottom of its window so the line you are reading stays the clearest. It cannot be turned off.
- [Using the NotchStar teleprompter on a Mac without a notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/teleprompter-mac-without-notch/): On a Mac with no notch, NotchStar shows a floating pill at the top centre of the screen. The teleprompter works the same way there.
- [How to change teleprompter speed and text size in NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/teleprompter-speed-and-size-mac/): Two sliders beside the play button set scroll speed and text size in the NotchStar teleprompter. Both are remembered the next time you open it.