# A podcaster workflow on a Mac: script, segment timer and notes > Read intros from the Teleprompter, time segments with a countdown, keep show notes in Quick Note and reuse links from clipboard history. Limits stated. Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/podcaster-workflow-script-timer-and-notes-on-a-mac/ Last updated: 2026-11-04 Published 2026-11-04. For a podcast, NotchStar can hold your intro script, time each segment, store a few show notes and keep the links you copy. It does not record audio, edit or publish. Your recorder does that. These are the four tools and how they fit. ## Read the intro and ads Open **Teleprompter**, press the pencil, paste the intro, sponsor read or outro and press the check. Set the speed with the slider while you read aloud, so the pace matches your voice. The script is plain text and there is one at a time, so paste the one you need next. The prompter scrolls at a fixed speed and does not follow you, so for a conversation it is better to use it only for the parts you read. ## Time the segments 1. Open **Timers**, **Timer** mode. 2. Choose a length between 5 and 60 minutes for the segment. 3. Pick a finish sound and check it is not loud enough to reach your microphone. The sound plays through your Mac's speakers, so use headphones, or choose No Sound and watch the time. 4. Press play. The countdown keeps running when the notch is closed. Hover over the notch to read it. 5. When it ends, the timer resets to the same length for the next segment. If you want the elapsed time of a whole episode instead, use the **Stopwatch**, which counts up and keeps running when the notch is closed. ## Show notes and links Type timestamps and topics in a [Quick Note](https://www.notchstar.com/features/quick-notes/) as you go: a time, a word, a reminder. It saves as you type and holds one plain text note. Copy any link a guest mentions. The [Clipboard](https://www.notchstar.com/features/clipboard/) keeps the last 50 copies, so after the session you can click through them and paste each one into your show notes page. The history clears when NotchStar quits, so paste before you quit. ## Mind the microphone Typing in Quick Note and clicking can be picked up by a nearby microphone. Take notes in short bursts, or use the note between takes. NotchStar does not mute you or manage your audio. ## What it does not do - It does not record, transcribe or edit. - It does not detect when you stop talking. - Timers reset when NotchStar quits, and there is no recurring alert. - Nothing syncs with your phone. For the technique of focused blocks while editing, see [studying with a Pomodoro timer](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/study-with-a-pomodoro-timer-on-a-mac/), which applies equally to editing. The [Timers page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/timers/) lists the modes. ## Quick answers. ### Is there a sound when a segment ends? Yes, the timer plays a sound you choose, or none. It does not show a banner. ### Does NotchStar record audio? No. Use your recording app. ## 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. - [Timer, stopwatch and Pomodoro in the notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/timers/): A timer, stopwatch and Pomodoro with session tracking, always one hover away in the Mac notch. It keeps counting while the notch is closed. - [A scratchpad that is always one hover away](https://www.notchstar.com/features/quick-notes/): A plain text scratchpad in the notch that saves as you type. Jot down a number, a name or a to do without opening another app. - [Clipboard history that lives in your notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/clipboard/): Searchable clipboard history in the Mac notch: text, links, images and files. Skips password manager copies. Click any item to copy it again. ## More in Creators. - [A YouTuber workflow on a Mac: script, framing and screenshots](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/youtuber-workflow-script-framing-and-screenshots-on-a-mac/): Frame yourself with Mirror, read from the Teleprompter, collect stills in the Screenshot Tray and clear space with Disk. Limits included. - [A writer workflow on a Mac: writing sprints, notes and research](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/writer-workflow-sprints-notes-and-research-on-a-mac/): Run writing sprints with the Pomodoro, jot ideas in Quick Note and gather quotes with clipboard history. What NotchStar does and does not for writers. - [A designer workflow on a Mac: references, screenshots and file handoff](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/designer-workflow-screenshots-assets-and-references-on-a-mac/): Collect reference screenshots in the Screenshot Tray, park assets on the Shelf, AirDrop files and reuse copied colour values with clipboard history. - [A teacher workflow on a Mac: class timer, notes and camera check](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/teacher-workflow-class-timer-notes-and-camera-on-a-mac/): Time classroom activities with a countdown, jot reminders in Quick Note, check your camera before an online lesson and share screenshots with students. - [A support agent workflow on a Mac: replies, screenshots and case notes](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/support-agent-workflow-replies-screenshots-and-notes-on-a-mac/): Reuse copied replies from clipboard history, send screenshots from the tray, keep a case number in Quick Note and time a call. Plain text, memory only.