# A YouTuber workflow on a Mac: script, framing and screenshots > Frame yourself with Mirror, read from the Teleprompter, collect stills in the Screenshot Tray and clear space with Disk. Limits included. Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/youtuber-workflow-script-framing-and-screenshots-on-a-mac/ Last updated: 2026-11-04 Published 2026-11-04. A video workflow on a Mac with NotchStar has four small jobs: check the frame in Mirror, read the script from the Teleprompter, collect stills in the Screenshot Tray, and free space with Disk. NotchStar does none of the recording or editing. It handles the fiddly parts around them. ## Before you record 1. Open **Mirror** and check the shot: the face level, the light in front, nothing in the background you did not intend. The preview is a live view of the default camera, flipped like a mirror. Leave the tab so the camera is free. 2. Open **Teleprompter**, press the pencil, paste the script and press the check. 3. Press play for a few lines, set the speed to your natural reading pace and the text to a size you can read from your seat. 4. Press back to start, then **Keep open** so the notch stays when your pointer moves to your recorder. ## While recording Start your recorder, press play on the Teleprompter and speak. If you stumble, press pause, take a breath and press play to continue from where it stopped. The prompter does not wait for your voice, so give yourself a short lead in. A recording of the camera shows only what the lens sees. A screen recording can include the notch area, since NotchStar does not hide itself, so check a sample. Details are in [the screen sharing page](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/will-a-notch-teleprompter-show-when-i-share-my-screen/). ## Stills and references When you need stills, such as a frame from a video you are reviewing or a page you want to cite, take the screenshot with the macOS shortcut. The thumbnail appears under the notch. Drag it into your notes, your editing project or a message to a collaborator. Command click to pick a few and drag them together. They stay for five minutes, up to 12, and the files remain where macOS saved them, so move the ones you want into a project folder. ## Space Footage fills a disk fast. The Disk tab ranks your folders by size under Space, finds duplicate files, and can compress photos over 2 MB and videos over 50 MB. Compression is lossy and replaces the file with a smaller one while the original goes to the Trash. Never compress your masters. ## What this setup does not do - No voice following and no hidden prompter. See the [notch teleprompter comparison](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/best-mac-notch-teleprompter-apps/) for apps that do both, with prices as of 4 November 2026. - No camera picker in Mirror. If you use an external camera, check it in your recorder. - No microphone check. - One script at a time, in plain text. The [Teleprompter page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/teleprompter/), [Mirror page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/mirror/) and [Screenshot Tray page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/screenshot-tray/) list every control. For a shorter version of the recording steps, see [recording a video while reading a script](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/record-a-talking-head-video-with-a-script-on-a-mac/). ## Quick answers. ### Does NotchStar record my videos? No. It has no recorder. You still need QuickTime Player or another app. ### Can the teleprompter follow my voice? No. It scrolls at a speed you set. The comparison guide lists apps that follow your voice. ## 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. - [A quick mirror before every call](https://www.notchstar.com/features/mirror/): Check how you look before a call with a live, mirrored camera preview in the notch. The camera runs only while the Mirror tab is open. - [Screenshot Tray: your screenshots wait under the notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/screenshot-tray/): Every screenshot lands in a tray under your Mac notch. Drag it into a chat, an email or a folder, or send several at once. - [How to record a video while reading a script on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/record-a-talking-head-video-with-a-script-on-a-mac/): Frame yourself with Mirror, read from the NotchStar Teleprompter beside the lens, and record in your usual app. Includes what NotchStar does not record. ## More in Creators. - [A podcaster workflow on a Mac: script, segment timer and notes](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/podcaster-workflow-script-timer-and-notes-on-a-mac/): Read intros from the Teleprompter, time segments with a countdown, keep show notes in Quick Note and reuse links from clipboard history. Limits stated. - [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. 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