# f/textream

Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app for streamers, interviewers, and presenters. It highlights your script in real-time as you speak, displayed in a beautiful Dynamic Island overlay. With extensible features.

Repository: https://github.com/f/textream
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/textream
Homepage: https://textream.net/
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, macos-app, streaming
Last push: 2026-08-23T00:22:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 14
- inputs: {"age_days": 206, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 28}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3686, forks 256 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.845729+00:00)

## What it is
Textream is a free, open-source teleprompter app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad that highlights your script in real time as you speak, using word tracking, classic auto-scroll, or voice-activated scrolling. On macOS it renders in a Dynamic Island-style overlay or floating window, and the iOS companion adds near-camera reading, mirror mode for teleprompter glass, and selfie video recording.

## Use cases
- read sponsor segments and talking points while streaming without looking away from the camera
- keep interview questions on screen while maintaining eye contact with a guest
- deliver keynotes and presentations with a live-highlighted script
- follow show notes and ad reads hands-free while recording a podcast
- display a teleprompter on an iPad via Sidecar or with mirror mode for teleprompter glass
- record selfie video with the script visible while reading

## When to choose
- you need a free, no-sign-up teleprompter on Apple devices
- you want speech-aware script highlighting rather than fixed-speed scrolling
- you want a subtle on-screen overlay invisible to your audience
- you want an open-source option you can build from source or install via Homebrew

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows, Linux, or Android
- you need macOS older than 15 Sequoia or iOS older than 26
- you need team-based or cloud-synced teleprompter workflows
- you require non-Apple hardware like external teleprompter monitors with custom drivers

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: speech-recognition, audio-processing, gui
- domain: developer-tools, media, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: teleprompter, streaming, dynamic-island, open-source, presentation, podcasting, word-tracking, voice-activated-scrolling, macos, ios, swift

## Member repositories
- f/textream (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.845729+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:10.101890+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/f/textream (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.845729+00:00, sha 4962d4840f54)
  - homepage: https://textream.net/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:56.496815+00:00, sha 06f12285848b)
  - site_page: https://textream.net/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:56.528723+00:00, sha 2eb56ace5826)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.