On a phone or tablet
| Tap the text | Start, pause, or carry on after a stop |
| Drag the text | Scroll by hand, to skip ahead or go back |
| Plus and minus | Faster or slower |
Bluetooth page turners and presentation clickers work too.
Getting started
Open a text file or paste a script from the start screen. The prompter saves it, works out how long it will take, and shows when each section starts. Press Start prompter, then Space.
Writing a script
| Blank line | New paragraph |
# Hook | Section heading, shown small with its start time, not read out |
[PAUSE] on its own line | Stops until you press Space |
[PAUSE 2] | Waits two seconds, then carries on |
// | A breath mark, no stop |
[SMILE] | Any other words in square brackets are a reminder, not read out |
*word* | Emphasis |
Keys in the prompter
| Space or Page Down | Start, pause, or carry on after a stop |
| ↑ ↓ | Faster or slower (in clicker mode, previous or next line) |
| ← or Page Up, → | Previous or next paragraph |
| Shift + ← → | Previous or next section |
| Home | Back to the start |
| + - and [ ] | Text size and column width |
| K | Word highlight: boxed, karaoke or off |
| T M F | Colours, mirror, full screen |
| V H S | Voice follow, hide controls, settings |
| Esc | Pause, then back to the start screen |
A presentation clicker works too: forward starts and pauses, back goes up a paragraph. You can scroll with the mouse wheel, or click any paragraph to jump to it.
Looking natural on camera
Put the prompter at the top of the screen, right under the webcam, and keep the column narrow so your eyes barely move.
Sit back a little further than usual. Bigger text from further away keeps your gaze steadier.
Pick a natural pace, around 150 words a minute, and let the pauses do the work. Normal sentence case reads faster than capitals.