# Where NotchStar stores your teleprompter script

> Your NotchStar teleprompter script is stored on your Mac in the app's preferences. It is never uploaded, and there is no account.

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

Published 2026-11-04.

Your teleprompter script is stored on your Mac, in NotchStar's preferences, which macOS keeps in a preferences file named after the app, `~/Library/Preferences/com.notchstar.app.plist`. It is not uploaded, not synced and not tied to an account, because NotchStar does not have accounts.

## What is stored

Three values are saved: the script text, the scroll speed and the text size. They return when you reopen the notch and when you restart the app or the Mac.

## What is not stored

- The reading position. Each time, the script starts from the top.
- Whether the script is playing.
- Any older script. Pasting a new one replaces the text.

## Finding and clearing it

There is no Export button. To keep a copy, press the pencil, select all, copy and paste the text into a file. To clear it, press the pencil, select all and delete.

## Privacy

NotchStar sends nothing unless you opt in to anonymous version information, and a script is never part of that. The script stays in the preferences of your user account on your Mac, so anyone who can open your account can read it. Do not store secrets in a script, as in any plain text file.

## Backups

NotchStar does not make backups or copies of the script. If you want a copy, use the copy and paste steps above.

## Limits

One script, no export, no sync between Macs. See [one script at a time](https://www.notchstar.com/help/one-teleprompter-script-at-a-time/), the [Teleprompter feature page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/teleprompter/) and the [safety guide](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/is-notchstar-safe/).

## Quick answers.

### Is my script sent anywhere?

No. It is saved on your Mac and never uploaded. NotchStar needs no account.

## 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.
- [Can NotchStar hold several teleprompter scripts](https://www.notchstar.com/help/one-teleprompter-script-at-a-time/): NotchStar's teleprompter holds one script at a time. Pasting a new one replaces the old. Keep other scripts in a notes app or file.
- [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.
- [Is NotchStar safe? Signing, permissions and what it sends](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/is-notchstar-safe/): NotchStar is signed and notarized by Apple, needs no account and sends nothing unless you opt in. See every permission it asks for and how to check it yourself.

## 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.
- [Is the NotchStar teleprompter hidden from screen recording](https://www.notchstar.com/help/teleprompter-screen-recording-mac/): 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.
- [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.