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A teleprompter for Mac

Terera runs on Macs with Apple silicon or an Intel processor, on macOS 15.5 or later. It floats over your call or your browser, your clicks pass through it, and it follows your voice word by word: it waits when you pause, holds your place when you go off script, and resumes when you return to the script. Speech recognition runs on your Mac. One licence covers Mac and Windows, across three of your own machines.

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What works on a Mac

  • The overlay. Control+Option+M turns the reader into a transparent window over Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, your browser or recording software.
  • Click-through. Your clicks pass through Terera to the window beneath. It turns on when you enter the overlay, and Control+Option+C switches it.
  • Voice following and timed scroll. Control+Option+Return starts and pauses. Control+Option+F freezes the script, and Control+Option+D sends the overlay to the next display.
  • Reading positions. One person, two people or a room, set under Audience. Two people means two listeners, not two presenters.
  • Your script, your marks. Import a Word document (.docx) with its bold, italics and colour, or paste from Word or Google Docs.

On a Mac, Control+Option takes the place of Ctrl+Alt, and start and pause is Control+Option+Return. If another app already holds a key, Terera uses an alternative where it has one, and its Shortcuts panel marks anything left over as not registered.

Before a call on a Mac

Plan the share so Terera is not in it. The Hide from screen share switch is there on a Mac too, but current macOS lets many sharing tools capture Terera anyway. In Zoom, share a Portion of Screen and keep Terera outside the green border, or share a single window and check what it shows. Screen-share hiding depends on the capture method your app uses, so check your sharing preview before a live call.

Slide shows in full screen. On Windows, Terera stays on top of a full-screen slide show. On a Mac, nobody has recorded it yet, so this page does not claim it. Check it with your own deck before a presentation, or present with PowerPoint Live in Teams, which keeps your notes next to the slides.

Permissions. If Terera cannot hear you, open System Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Microphone, and turn on Terera. If it still cannot hear you, quit and reopen Terera. Teams asks for permission to record your screen the first time you share.

Getting set up

  1. Buy Terera. The licence key is emailed from licence@terera.app a minute or two after you pay.
  2. Check which Mac you have: open the Apple menu, then About This Mac. Chip means Apple silicon; Processor means Intel. Download the matching version from the download page.
  3. Open the disk image, drag Terera to Applications, then open it from Applications. The first time, macOS asks whether you want to open an app downloaded from the internet, and notes that Apple checked it for malicious software and none was detected. Choose Open. macOS asks once.
  4. Paste your key. The first time you switch on voice following, Terera downloads its speech model, about 190 MB; after that, speech recognition runs on your Mac.
  5. Under Delivery, choose your microphone. Paste your script, set Audience, and press Control+Option+M for the overlay.

Both Mac downloads are signed with Terkon Pty Ltd’s Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Your scripts and settings stay in ~/Library/Application Support/Terera until you delete them.

When something else is the better choice

  • Your Mac cannot run macOS 15.5 or later. Terera needs it.
  • You need your script on top of a slide show in full screen and cannot test it first. So far that is recorded only on Windows.
  • You need your script kept out of a screen share by the app itself. On a Mac, current macOS lets 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.
  • You present from one MacBook and want the script in the notch, for less. Our comparison with Moody says when to buy it.
  • You record on an iPhone or an iPad. Terera is a desktop app.
  • Your script is not in English. Voice following works in English; manual and timed scrolling work in any language.

Terera

USD 89 once, tax included. Three of your own machines, Mac or Windows. Twelve months of updates, and the installed version keeps working after that. A 30-day refund by email.

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Questions

Is there a voice-following teleprompter for Mac?

Yes. Terera runs on Macs with Apple silicon or Intel, on macOS 15.5 or later. 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.

Which Macs does Terera run on?

Macs with Apple silicon or an Intel processor, on macOS 15.5 or later. In About This Mac, Chip means Apple silicon and Processor means Intel.

Can I hide Terera from a screen share on a Mac?

Do not rely on it. The switch is there, but current macOS lets many sharing tools capture Terera anyway. Keep Terera out of what you share, for example with Zoom’s Portion of Screen. Screen-share hiding depends on the capture method your app uses, so check your sharing preview before a live call.

Does one licence cover a Mac and a Windows PC?

Yes. One Terera licence covers Windows and Mac, on any mix of three of your own machines.

What are Terera’s keyboard shortcuts on a Mac?

Control+Option takes the place of Ctrl+Alt: Control+Option+M for the overlay, Control+Option+C for click-through, and Control+Option+Return to start and pause.

Sources

The takes on this site were filmed on Windows. Related guides: a teleprompter for Zoom, a teleprompter for Microsoft Teams and Terera on Windows. Compared with other teleprompters: the dated comparisons. All guides.