Notchprompt

February 17, 2026 · View on GitHub

Native macOS notch-adjacent teleprompter for presentations and recordings.

Quick Demo

Demo assets below are placeholders. Replace with real captures before public launch.

Features

Menu bar utility workflow (NP status item).
Notch-adjacent floating overlay with transport controls.
Start/pause, reset, and jump back 5 seconds.
Adjustable speed, font size, overlay width, and overlay height.
Optional countdown before scrolling starts.
Import/export plain text scripts.
Privacy mode (NSWindow.SharingType, best-effort/app-dependent).

Requirements

macOS version supported by the current deployment target in notchprompt.xcodeproj.
Apple Silicon or Intel Mac.

Install (Recommended)

Open GitHub Releases: https://github.com/saif0200/notchprompt/releases
Download the latest .dmg release asset.
Open the DMG and drag notchprompt.app to Applications.
Launch notchprompt.app.

Unsigned Build Note

This build is currently unsigned/unnotarized, so macOS may show security prompts.

If macOS shows:

Apple could not verify "notchprompt" is free of malware...
or "notchprompt" is damaged and can’t be opened

run:

xattr -cr /Applications/notchprompt.app
open /Applications/notchprompt.app

If it is still blocked:

Open System Settings -> Privacy & Security.
Click Open Anyway for notchprompt.
Launch again.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`⌥⌘P`	Start / Pause
`⌥⌘R`	Reset scroll
`⌥⌘J`	Jump back 5s
`⌥⌘H`	Toggle Privacy Mode
`⌥⌘=`	Increase speed
`⌥⌘-`	Decrease speed

Build From Source

git clone https://github.com/saif0200/notchprompt.git
cd notchprompt
open notchprompt.xcodeproj

CLI build:

xcodebuild -project notchprompt.xcodeproj -scheme notchprompt -configuration Debug build

License

MIT. See LICENSE.