Teleprompter for Microsoft Teams
Notch is a teleprompter for Microsoft Teams that keeps your talking points just below your webcam during meetings. It runs alongside the Teams app on Windows and Mac as its own window, follows your voice and stays out of supported screen sharing, so you can lead an update or a client call without reading from another screen.
Free to try · $17.99 once, no subscription · Mac and Windows
Illustrative demo: spoken words darken as the script follows along, pauses, then resumes in an automatic loop. No microphone is used. Example script: Quick Q2 update: revenue is up 14%, activation reached 68%, and churn is down to 3.1%. We’re still two points below our activation target. This quarter, we’re focusing on onboarding so new teams see value sooner.
How to use a teleprompter in Teams
Download Notch for Windows or Mac and open it before the meeting.
Paste your talking points and move the teleprompter just below your webcam.
Join the Teams meeting, choose Voice or Manual and present as usual.
Built for Teams meetings
Next to your webcam
Read your next point without looking down at another window, so colleagues and clients see you looking at them.
Out of your screen share
Notch is hidden from supported screen sharing, so the meeting sees your screen or window, not your notes.
Fits a work laptop
Notch runs as its own window beside the Teams app. There is no Teams app to add or admin approval for an in-meeting add-on.
Follows your voice
The script moves as you speak, waits while others talk and runs speech recognition on your computer.
Teams meetings and speaker notes
If you present slides through Share → PowerPoint Live, Teams shows your speaker notes beside the slides in its presenter view. That helps for slide decks, but not for the rest of the meeting: the introduction, a status update, a customer call or a demo in another app.
Notch covers those moments. Keep your agenda or script in it, place it under the camera, and it stays on top of Teams whatever you share.
Sharing your screen in Teams
Teams lets you share your whole screen or a single window.
- A single window only sends that window, so Notch is never included.
- Your whole screen sends everything you see; Notch asks your operating system to keep its window out of supported screen sharing, so attendees see your screen without your notes.
Protection varies by operating system and sharing method, so share once in a test meeting with the same settings before it matters.
Setting up on a work laptop
Most Teams users are on a company Windows laptop. Notch installs like any other desktop app: if Windows SmartScreen appears, choose More info, then Run anyway. If your organisation blocks installing software, ask your IT team; don't disable security protections to get through setup.
Notch doesn't connect to your Microsoft account or your Teams tenant, and the speech recognition that follows your voice runs on your computer rather than in the cloud.
Frequently asked questions
Does Microsoft Teams have a teleprompter?
Teams meetings don't include a teleprompter for reading a script while you talk. When you share slides with PowerPoint Live, you can see your speaker notes beside them. For any other kind of call, a separate app such as Notch keeps your notes next to your webcam.
How do I read notes in a Teams meeting without looking away?
Open Notch, paste your notes and place it at the top of your screen just below the camera. Read in short glances, and let Voice mode move the script as you speak.
Can people see my notes when I share my screen in Teams?
Notch is hidden from supported screen sharing, so attendees see what you share but not your script. Protection varies by operating system and sharing method, so do a quick test share first.
Does it work with Teams on Windows and Mac?
Yes. Notch works on 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 and on Mac (Apple Silicon and Intel), next to the Teams desktop app or Teams in your browser.
Do I need my IT team to approve a Teams app?
Notch is a desktop app, not a Teams app, so nothing is added to your Teams tenant. Your organisation's normal rules for installing software still apply.
How much does it cost?
Notch is free to download and try. Notch Teleprompter is then a $17.99 one-time purchase for Windows and Mac, with no subscription.