Free for Windows 10 & 11

Stay on script. Look at the lens.

Unseencue is a teleprompter for creators. It sits right under your webcam so you read while looking into the lens, and it stays out of your screen recordings, so your notes never end up in the video.

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Portable .exe · about 80 MB · no installer, no account

Unseencue's teleprompter window sitting directly under the webcam at the top of a monitor

Your script sits a finger's width below the lens, so your eyes stay on the camera.

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See it in two minutes.

Narrated, with captions · 1:56

Why I built it

I had a workflow to show, and too much to say.

A job application asked me to walk them through my AI-agent workflow: how I plan with agents, how I use agent skills, and how I put it all together to build applications. I wanted to show it for real, on video.

There was a lot to cover. Without a script I'd ramble and skip what mattered. With a script in another window, my eyes left the camera and the script showed up in the recording.

So I built Unseencue: my script sits right under the webcam, keeps me on track, and stays out of the recording. Now anyone making a tutorial, demo or YouTube video can use it too.

Features

Everything you need to read naturally on camera.

Built for creators, presenters and anyone who records or shares their screen.

Out of your recordings

Windows leaves it out of screen recordings and screen shares. You see your script; your video doesn't.

Lives under your webcam

Top-left, centre or right, or save the exact spot. It opens there every time.

Voice follow

Scrolls while you talk and pauses when you stop. It adapts to your room's noise automatically.

Head follow

Look away and it waits; look back and it carries on. Face tracking runs on your PC.

Paste, type or upload

Paste your script, type it in, open a .txt or .md file, or drop one on the window.

Make it yours

Any installed font, size, spacing, colours, heading styles, reading marker and see-through level, with a live preview.

Clean recordings

Record your screen. Leave your notes out.

Unseencue uses a Windows feature that excludes its window from screen capture, so recorders and screen shares see what's behind it. Demo your work without a script floating over it.

ZoomGoogle MeetMicrosoft TeamsOBS StudioWebexSlackDiscordLoomXbox Game BarSnipping ToolPrintScreen

Needs Windows 10 version 2004 or later. A built-in check in Settings shows you exactly what a recorder sees.

What you see: your script
What they see: just your desktop
How it works

Ready in under a minute.

  1. Download and open

    Run Unseencue.exe. It's portable, so there's nothing to install. It appears at the top-centre of your screen, under the webcam.

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  2. Add your script

    Click Paste or Upload, type in the editor, or drag a file onto the window. Use headings and colours to mark sections and cues.

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  3. Press play

    A countdown runs, then the script scrolls at your speed. Or let voice follow pace it for you.

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  4. Record or go live

    Start OBS, Zoom, Meet or Teams as usual. Your script stays on your screen and out of the shot.

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Settings window with controls on the left and a live preview of the teleprompter on the right
Settings with a live, real-size preview of your teleprompter.
The paste and type editor with Formatting help, Paste from clipboard and Upload file buttons
Paste, type or upload, with a built-in formatting guide.
# HeadingBig heading for each part of your video
{red}word{/}Colour a word you want to punch
{black|#ffd166}CUE{/}Highlight a cue you mustn't miss
> CUE: smile hereA stage note in a small box, not a line to read
---A break where you pause
Responsible use

Made for creating, not for cheating.

Unseencue is for your own videos and presentations: tutorials, demos, walkthroughs, course lessons, and keeping your own talking points in front of you when notes are allowed.

Please don't use it in job interviews, coding assessments, exams, certifications, or anywhere you're expected to answer without notes or where hidden help would mislead the people evaluating you. That's dishonest and unfair to everyone else. I don't endorse it, and it isn't what this project is for.

Download

Look your audience in the eye.

Free, open source (MIT), private and portable. Everything runs on your PC. No account, no tracking.

Download Unseencue.exeAll releases
Windows 10 (2004+) or 11About 80 MBNo installerWorks offline

The app isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC". Click More info, then Run anyway.

FAQ

Questions

Will people in my Zoom, Meet or Teams call see it?

No. When you share your screen, they see whatever is behind the teleprompter. That's for presenting with your own talking points when notes are fine. It is not for interviews, assessments or exams.

Can I use it in an interview or an exam?

No. Please don't. Using hidden notes where you're expected to answer on your own is dishonest, and this project doesn't support it. Unseencue is for recording your own content and presenting.

Will it appear in my OBS recording?

No, whether you capture the whole display or a single window. Use Settings → Check it's hidden now to see what a recorder captures.

Does voice follow record my voice?

No. It only measures loudness, locally, to decide whether you're talking. Nothing is recorded, stored or sent anywhere.

Head follow says my camera is in use.

Windows usually gives a webcam to one app at a time. Choose a virtual camera in Settings → Head follow → Camera. In OBS, click Start Virtual Camera and pick "OBS Virtual Camera". Voice follow and manual scrolling keep working either way.

Does it work on Mac or Linux?

Not yet. Hiding from capture relies on a Windows feature.

Will it change my script files?

Never. Uploaded files are only read. Edits become an in-app copy.