Is there a free autocue online?

Yes. Autocue is the British and broadcast word for a teleprompter, so a free online autocue is the same thing as a free browser teleprompter. CuePrompter and teleprompter.free are free with no download, and Magic Teleprompt's web app has a Free plan with the full prompter. Check whether the tool works offline and where it keeps your script.

What is the best free online teleprompter?

There isn't one answer, because it depends on how you use it. For a quick read with no account, a paste-and-go site may be all you need. If you read at venues or to a fixed time, look for offline install, a cue line, mirror mode and a timer or finish-time setting. Also check the free tier's limits, such as watermarks or caps on voice scrolling.

What is a virtual teleprompter?

A virtual teleprompter is software that shows your script on a screen instead of on hardware glass. You usually read it on a laptop, tablet or phone near the camera, often during a recording or a video call. Magic Teleprompt's Mac app, which is coming soon, includes a call mode on the Pro plan that floats over video calls and is hidden from screen share.

What is a cloud prompter?

A cloud prompter stores your scripts online and syncs them between devices. That lets you write on a laptop and read on a tablet. The trade-off is that your scripts sit on a provider's servers, so check its storage and account terms. In Magic Teleprompt, cloud sync is part of the Pro plan, while the Free plan keeps scripts on your device.

Can I use a speech teleprompter online for a live talk?

Yes. Run the prompter on a laptop or tablet facing you, and install it from the browser so it keeps working if the venue Wi-Fi drops. Set a target duration or watch a remaining-time clock so you finish on time. A keyboard-mode foot pedal or presentation clicker lets you control the scroll without touching the screen.

Teleprompter Online: Free Browser Prompter, No Download Needed

Run a free teleprompter online in any browser on Mac, Windows, Chromebook, Linux or phone. What to check, how to time a script and how to use it offline.

You can run a full teleprompter online for free. Open a web teleprompter in your browser, paste your script, set the speed and press play. Nothing has to be downloaded, so the same tool works on a Mac, a Windows PC, a Chromebook, a Linux laptop or a phone.

Before you settle on one, check five things: speed control, a cue line, mirror mode, a timer, and whether it keeps working offline without sending your script anywhere.

How a teleprompter online works

A web based teleprompter is a page that turns your screen into a prompter. You type or paste text and choose a text size and speed. The words then scroll past a reading line while you look at the camera.

In the UK and in broadcasting the same thing is often called an autocue. Searches for "autocue online" and "online prompter" lead to the same kinds of tools.

Searchers usually end up with one of four kinds of tool:

Paste-and-go websites with no account. CuePrompter, for example, says it needs "no downloads, no signup" and is free for commercial and non-commercial use (CuePrompter, checked October 10, 2026).
Freemium web apps that ask you to sign up and offer extras such as voice-follow scrolling and cloud scripts. Examples include Teleprompter.com and Speakflow.
Chrome extensions, which are mostly small overlay tools. More on these below.
Desktop apps, such as QPrompt on Linux.

For most people a browser tool is enough. The real question is which teleprompter site does the job without catching you out on the day.

How to use a free online prompter in five steps

Open the teleprompter website in an up-to-date browser.
Paste your script. Break long paragraphs into short lines, because they are easier to read at a glance.
Set the text size and margins so a line fits comfortably across the middle of the screen.
Set the speed, or a target finish time if the tool offers one. Place the cue line where your eyes naturally rest.
Do one full read-through, adjust the speed, then record or go live.

You can try these steps in Magic Teleprompt's web app. Its Free plan includes the full prompter:

cue line
mirror and flip
speed and text size
keyboard and keyboard-mode foot pedal control
unlimited scripts kept on your device

The web app can be installed and works offline after the first load. No plan has ads, watermarks or time limits. Paid plans add cloud sync, a phone remote and voice follow, and each comes with a 14-day free trial. The web app is live now. The Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV apps are coming soon.

What to check in an online teleprompter

Most teleprompter sites look alike in a screenshot. These are the differences that matter once you start reading:

Speed you can repeat. A slider is fine for a quick test. A typed value or a words-per-minute readout lets you set the same pace next time.
A cue line. A marker or highlight bar shows where to read, so your eyes don't drift down the screen. teleprompteronline.org calls its version a "smart guide line" (teleprompteronline.org).
Mirror and flip. You need these if the screen sits under beam-splitter glass, where the text appears reversed.
A timer or target duration. This is useful whenever you have a fixed slot. See the next section.
Offline use. Venue and church Wi-Fi is not always reliable. Some tools work offline and others charge for it. EasyPrompter lists offline script editing among its paid upgrades (EasyPrompter, checked October 10, 2026).
Free-tier limits. Check them before you rely on a tool. For example, Speakflow's free account includes 10 minutes of voice scrolling per month (Speakflow, checked October 10, 2026).
Keyboard or remote control. A common layout is Space to play and pause, with arrow keys for speed and text size. teleprompteronline.org uses up/down for font size and left/right for speed.

Privacy: where does your script go?

A script can be confidential: an unreleased product, a sermon draft, a story under embargo. Ask three questions:

Is the script stored on your device or on a server? teleprompter.free, for instance, says your script stays on your device and no account is needed (teleprompter.free).
Do optional features send text away? speecher.org runs locally, except for its optional HD MP3 read-along, which sends your text to its server (speecher.org).
Do you need an account? Signing up is not a problem in itself. It does usually mean your scripts live in someone's cloud, so read how the tool stores them.

Voice-following features can also depend on your browser. Speakflow's voice demo, for example, needs Chrome or Edge.

Teleprompter online with timer

If you've been given four minutes, a timer is the most useful feature a prompter can have.

Speaking-rate guides put the average at roughly 130 to 160 words per minute, with 150 often cited as comfortable (SlideModel). VirtualSpeech gives a comfortable presentation pace of about 100 to 150 wpm (VirtualSpeech). Baruch College suggests speaking slightly slower than the roughly 150 wpm average, for clarity (CUNY Baruch).

That makes the maths simple. A 600-word script at 150 wpm takes about 4:00. At 120 wpm it takes 5:00.

A prompter can help with timing in two ways:

Duration pacing. You enter the time you have and the prompter works out the speed. teleprompter.free lets you set pace by words per minute or by total duration. Magic Teleprompt's "Finish in mm:ss" setting does the same, so the script ends on time.
Clocks while you read. Magic Teleprompt shows elapsed and remaining time, so you can see mid-take whether you're running long. It also has an optional countdown before the scroll starts.

Time one rehearsal first. Then set the target a little above that time to leave room for pauses.

Teleprompter for Chrome: extension or web app?

Searching for a teleprompter Chrome extension turns up a short list of small projects. Here is what the Web Store showed on October 10, 2026:

Teleprompter Overlay: about 635 users and 3.8 stars from 6 ratings.
Smart Teleprompter: about 97 users.
AI Teleprompter: about 31 users.
TellyPrompt: the Chromebook pick in many older articles, but its listing is about eight years old.

An extension can be handy if you want text floating over another tab. For a normal script read, we think a web app installed from the browser is usually the better fit. You don't have to vet a store listing or grant permissions across your browsing, and it updates whenever the site does. It opens in its own window like any other app and, if it is built for it, runs offline.

How to install a web teleprompter for offline use

Many web apps can be installed as a progressive web app (PWA). Once installed, the app gets its own icon and window. If it supports offline use, it keeps working without a connection after the first load. The steps depend on your browser:

Chrome, Edge or Brave on desktop. Open the prompter site, click the install icon in the address bar, then confirm (TabTasker). In Edge you can also use the ⋯ menu, then Apps, then "Install this site as an app." Chromium browsers support installing on every supported desktop operating system (MDN).
Safari on a Mac (macOS Sonoma or later). Choose File, then Add to Dock.
iPhone or iPad (iOS 16.4 or later). Use the Share menu to add the site to your Home Screen. This works in Safari, Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Orion. On iOS 16.3 and earlier, only Safari can do it.
Chrome on Android. Open the ⋯ menu and choose "Add to home screen" (MobileSyrup). Menu labels change between versions, so the wording may differ.
Firefox on desktop. It doesn't support installing PWAs, so use Chrome, Edge or Brave for the install.

After installing, open the app once while online. Then turn Wi-Fi off and test it before you depend on it at a venue.

Teleprompter for Chromebook

A Chromebook runs Chrome, so a browser teleprompter is the simplest option. You don't need anything from the Play Store.

EasyPrompter has a dedicated Chromebook guide that covers script setup, reading speed, a second screen and keyboard controls. It also stresses that you need no administrator passwords (EasyPrompter Chromebook guide).

For offline use, look for Chrome's install option in the address bar or menu, as on any other desktop. If it isn't there, the site may not support installation. Either way, do a test run with Wi-Fi off before the real thing.

Linux and Ubuntu teleprompter

On Linux you have two routes.

A browser teleprompter needs nothing beyond Chrome, Chromium or another modern browser, so you can skip snap and Flatpak installs entirely. To install a web app for offline use, pick a Chromium-based browser, since desktop Firefox can't install PWAs.

If you prefer a native desktop app, QPrompt is an open-source teleprompter. On Ubuntu 16.04 or later you can install it with: sudo snap install qprompt (Snapcraft). It is also available on Flatpak and macOS (Linux Today).

QPrompt succeeds Imaginary Teleprompter. That older snap was last updated on 2 April 2020 and is flagged as possibly unmaintained (Snapcraft).

Teleprompter online for Mac, PC and laptop

On a Mac or a Windows laptop, any online teleprompter runs in the browser. There is no separate PC download to look for. When you read toward the built-in webcam, a few settings help:

Put the cue line near the top of the screen so your eyes stay close to the camera.
Use wider margins. Shorter lines mean less side-to-side eye movement.
On a video call, shrink the prompter window and place it just below the camera.
Use keyboard shortcuts or a pedal so you're not reaching for the mouse mid-sentence.

Video teleprompter online: recording in the browser

Some online tools combine a prompter with a webcam recorder. speecher.org includes webcam recording. kommodo.ai pairs a teleprompter with a recorder and says the text doesn't appear in the video (kommodo.ai).

If you record in the browser, keep takes short. Speakflow warns that recordings longer than about 10 minutes could fail because of browser limitations.

Magic Teleprompt doesn't record video. You run it alongside your camera, your phone's camera app or your recording software, so the prompter and the recording stay separate.

Bottom line

A free online teleprompter is enough for most scripts, on almost any device with a modern browser. Choose one with:

repeatable speed control
a cue line
mirror and flip
a timer or target duration
clear rules about where your script is stored

Install it from the browser instead of hunting for an extension, and test it offline before the day you need it.