Textream is a free teleprompter app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad that guides speakers through scripts with real-time highlighting displayed in a Dynamic Island overlay or floating window.
The tool addresses the challenge of reading scripts naturally while maintaining eye contact and consistent pacing during streams, interviews, and presentations. It offers three guidance modes: word tracking that highlights each word as you speak, classic mode for constant-speed auto-scrolling, and voice-activated mode that scrolls while you speak and pauses during silence. On Mac, the text appears in a sleek Dynamic Island-style overlay, a draggable floating window, or fullscreen on a Sidecar iPad. The iOS companion app provides near-camera reading with portrait and landscape support, optional camera visibility during teleprompter use, and presenter-only recording that captures video without burning the prompt into the final file.
The tool suits streamers, interviewers, presenters, and podcasters who need a lightweight, distraction-free way to follow scripts. The Mac app requires macOS Sequoia or later and runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel machines. The iOS app includes mirror modes for teleprompter glass setups, selfie video recording with front and back camera switching, and automatic saving to Photos. Both platforms support multiple fonts including sans, serif, monospace, and OpenDyslexic, with iOS 26 using native Liquid Glass controls.
Development activity shows consistent engagement with the codebase through regular updates and maintenance of both the Mac and iOS applications. The project maintains active distribution channels including App Store listings and GitHub releases with direct downloads available via DMG files and Homebrew installation.
