FlowPrompter

FlowPrompter is a desktop teleprompter application for macOS and Windows that solves a specific problem: keeping your script visible to you while hiding it from everyone else during screen sharing, video recordings, and screenshots. It sits as an overlay on your screen, readable by you, but excluded from what Zoom, OBS, Google Meet, or any capture software picks up.

Who it's for

FlowPrompter is built for people who present on camera and can't afford visible notes. That includes remote professionals running product demos over Zoom, online course creators recording tutorials, YouTubers who script their videos, and live streamers who need on-screen prompts hidden from their capture setup. Sales teams doing screen-shared walkthroughs are also a natural fit — the app lets them keep talking points visible without those notes appearing on the shared screen.

The common thread is a workflow where visible notes would break trust or production quality, and where a physical teleprompter isn't practical.

How it works

The core feature is the invisible window. On desktop, FlowPrompter renders the teleprompter as an overlay that your operating system excludes from screen capture. You read naturally from your monitor; viewers, recording software, and screenshots see none of it.

Beyond invisibility, the app includes outline switching, which lets you jump between script sections without losing your place during a live demo or lesson. Auto-scroll handles pacing so you're not manually dragging through text mid-presentation. Scripts sync across devices, so you can draft on a phone or in a browser and pick up the same content on desktop when it's time to deliver.

Desktop vs. online

FlowPrompter offers two modes with meaningfully different purposes. The online editor runs in a browser and is designed for drafting and rehearsing. It's a quick way to write a script, check timing, and practice delivery — no installation required.

The desktop app is where the invisible window feature lives. If your goal is a real Zoom call, a recorded lesson, or a live stream, the desktop version is necessary. The online mode won't hide the teleprompter from screen captures.

A mobile app is also available for drafting and practicing on the go, though the invisible overlay capability is desktop-only.

Compatibility

FlowPrompter is designed to work alongside the tools most presenters already use. It integrates with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, OBS Studio, and Streamlabs. The invisible window behavior holds across these environments, which means the app covers both video call and streaming workflows without requiring different setups.

Pricing and access

FlowPrompter follows a freemium model. There's a free tier that lets you get started without a payment commitment, covering basic use cases like short sessions and standard features. Longer sessions, more granular controls, and the full professional desktop workflow require a paid upgrade. The pricing page on the site has current tier details, but the free entry point makes it straightforward to test whether the invisible overlay actually works in your specific recording setup before committing.

What makes it worth considering

Most teleprompter software is designed for physical setups — a tablet in front of a camera, a dedicated studio. FlowPrompter is built for the screen-sharing era, where the camera is your laptop webcam and the audience is watching through a video call or a recorded lesson. The invisible window is the differentiator. It's not a workaround or a manual trick; it's the core design of the app.

The tradeoffs are straightforward. The free tier has session limits. The mobile app doesn't support invisible prompting. And anyone who only needs to rehearse can get by with the online version without installing anything. But for the specific use case — reading a script on camera while sharing your screen — there aren't many tools that handle it at the OS level the way FlowPrompter does.