Is there a Windows version of Moody?
No. As of 1 October 2026, Moody’s site answers “Not currently” and says Moody is built for the macOS notch. Terera runs on Windows 10 and 11 and on macOS 15.5 or later under one licence.
Terera vs Moody
Two desktop prompters that follow your voice, with speech recognition on your own computer.
Moody is made for a MacBook’s notch. Terera is made for the call, on Windows or a Mac.
The short version
Moody is a Mac app that puts your script in the notch at the top of a MacBook screen, just below the camera, or in a floating window. Its text scrolls as you speak, its voice processing runs on your Mac, and you pay for it once. Terera is a desktop app for Windows and Mac that floats over your call or slides. It follows your voice word by word, waits when you pause, holds your place when you go off script, and resumes when you return to the script. You pay for it once too.
The part both of us agree on
Your script and your voice should stay on your computer. Moody’s security page says “Voice processing and noise suppression run entirely on your device” and that microphone audio “is never saved to disk or transmitted.” Terera makes the same choice: speech recognition runs on your own computer. Both are paid for once, and neither asks you to create an account.
Moody
Where Moody is ahead
The MacBook. Moody sits in the notch, directly below the camera, or in a floating window you can put anywhere, and it stays on top of full-screen apps. It costs less than half of Terera’s price. Since version 1.5 it imports PDF, RTF and HTML files as well as Word, text and Markdown, and version 1.6 added screen recording with your camera in a bubble. There is also a separate Moody app for iPhone and iPad.
Moody says that when you share your screen, only you can see the prompter, and that it stays out of screenshots too. Terera makes no hiding promise on a Mac, where many sharing tools capture it anyway. Screen-share hiding depends on the capture method your app uses, so check your sharing preview before a live call.
Moody goes online for update checks and, if you allow it, anonymous usage statistics. Terera needs the network for model downloads and licensing, including periodic licence checks; your script, audio and rehearsal history are not included in those requests. If you present from a MacBook and want the script in the notch, Moody is built for exactly that, and it costs less.
Terera
Where Terera is ahead
Windows. Asked whether there will be a Windows version, Moody’s site answers “Not currently.” Terera runs on Windows 10 and 11 and on macOS 15.5 or later, and one licence covers three of your own machines on either.
What happens when you leave the script. Moody says its text “scrolls as you speak and pauses when you pause”; if you lose your place, its site suggests hovering your cursor to pause, scrolling with your trackpad or using keyboard shortcuts. Terera follows your voice word by word, waits when you pause, holds your place when you go off script, and resumes when you return to the script.
The call and the deck. Terera’s overlay passes your clicks through to the slide or call beneath. On Windows it stays above a full-screen slideshow and can be left out of a screen share. Screen-share hiding depends on the capture method your app uses, so check your sharing preview before a live call. Terera also holds the script in fixed reading positions for two listeners or a room, which Moody does not document.
Your formatting and your money back. Terera imports Word documents and keeps bold, italics and colour; Moody’s changelog says it imports DOCX files but not whether their formatting comes with them. Terera’s refund runs thirty days, no reason needed. Moody’s site offers help rather than a refund: if Moody doesn’t work on your setup, it asks you to email within seven days of purchase so it can help you fix it. We found no refund terms on Moody’s site.
Side by side
| Feature | Moody | Terera |
|---|---|---|
| What it’s for | A notch prompter for presenting and recording on a Mac | Live meetings, pitches and one-take recordings at a desk |
| Follows your voice | Yes: Text “scrolls as you speak and pauses when you pause”; what happens off script is not described | Yes: Word by word; waits when you pause, holds your place when you go off script, resumes when you return to the script |
| Where speech recognition runs | On your Mac; audio is never saved or transmitted | On your computer, after the speech model downloads at setup (about 190 MB) |
| Works over other apps | Notch or floating window; stays on top of full-screen apps; click-through not documented | Yes: A click-through overlay that stays on top; on Windows, above a full-screen slideshow |
| Screen-share hiding | Says only you see the prompter while you share, and it stays out of screenshots; no caveats published | On Windows it can be left out of a screen share; on a Mac many sharing tools capture it anyway. Screen-share hiding depends on the capture method your app uses, so check your sharing preview before a live call. |
| Platforms | macOS 15 or later, Intel and Apple silicon; no Windows version | Windows 10 and 11; macOS 15.5 or later |
| Two people or a room | Not documented | Reading positions for one person, two people (two listeners, not two presenters) or a room |
| Script import | Markdown, text, RTF, DOCX, HTML and PDF; formatting not stated | Word (.docx) keeps bold, italics and colour; .txt and .md; paste from Word or Google Docs; no PDF |
| Recording | Yes: Screen recording with your camera in a bubble | No: Not a video tool |
| Mobile apps | Yes: A separate iPhone and iPad app | No |
| Account required | No | No: A licence key |
| Price | $39 once | USD 89 once, tax included |
| Licence | Devices you own or control; no number stated | Three of your own machines, Windows and Mac |
| Updates | At no extra cost, with no end date given | Twelve months included; the installed version keeps working |
| Refund | Help within 7 days if it doesn’t work on your setup; no refund terms found | 30 days, no reason needed; a refund ends the licence |
Feature rows describe presence as documented by each product’s own site and store listing on the date above; Terera’s column describes its current release. They are not quality judgments.
The verdict
Buy Moody if you present from a MacBook.
You want the script in the notch, on one Mac, for $39. That is exactly what it’s for.
Buy Terera if you present from Windows or from both.
One licence across Windows and a Mac, the script over your slides with clicks passing through, and reading positions when you speak to two listeners or a room.
Questions
Does Moody follow your voice?
Moody’s site says its text “scrolls as you speak and pauses when you pause”, with voice processing on your Mac (checked 1 October 2026). It does not describe what happens when you go off script. Terera follows your voice word by word, waits when you pause, holds your place when you go off script, and resumes when you return to the script.
Does Moody hide from screen sharing?
Moody says that while you share your screen only you can see the prompter, and that it stays out of screenshots. Terera can be left out of a screen share on Windows; on a Mac, many sharing tools capture Terera anyway. Screen-share hiding depends on the capture method your app uses, so check your sharing preview before a live call.
How much do Moody and Terera cost?
As of 1 October 2026, Moody is $39 once, for the Mac. Terera is USD 89 once, tax included, for three of your own machines on Windows or Mac, with twelve months of updates and a thirty-day refund; the installed version keeps working after that.
Which should I buy for a MacBook?
If you present from one MacBook and want your script in the notch, Moody does that for less. Choose Terera if you also use Windows, want one licence across Windows and Mac, or speak to two listeners or a room.
Sources
- Moody, home page and FAQ: price and payment, system requirements, no Windows version, voice scrolling, losing your place, the notch and floating window, what is shown while you share, help within 7 days, no accounts. Checked 1 October 2026.
- Moody, changelog: file import in version 1.5 (5 August 2026) and screen recording in version 1.6 (31 August 2026). Checked 1 October 2026.
- Moody, security: voice processing on the device, microphone audio never saved or transmitted, update checks and optional anonymous statistics. Checked 1 October 2026.
- Moody, licence: use on devices you own or control. Checked 1 October 2026.
- Moody Teleprompter on the App Store: the iPhone and iPad app, version 1.5.1 of 24 September 2026. Checked 1 October 2026.
- Terera, from this site: Features, Security, Buy and Refunds. Checked 1 October 2026.
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