Eye contact and recording New
Teleprompter with camera and eye contact
Your script sits in a narrow island right under the camera: the notch on a Mac, the Dynamic Island on an iPhone. You look into the lens, not at a screen. Turn the camera on to see yourself behind the words, and record the take with one button.
Eye contact and the camera are free, on the web, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Recording is part of Pro, from €5.75/month billed yearly.
00:10 How it works
Script, camera, record: three steps
Paste or write your script
In the web app or the app for iPhone, iPad or Mac. Set your speed and text size as usual.
Press Start camera
Next to Start, or ⇧⌘↩ on a keyboard. The front camera turns on and the lines you read move into the island under the lens.
Press Record
A 3-2-1 countdown, then the recording and the scrolling start together. Press again to stop, then save the video or delete it and go again.
Eye contact · free
Two lines, right under the lens
On a normal prompter your eyes travel down the screen and across long lines, and viewers can tell. With Eye contact on, only the lines you're reading show, in a small black island that grows out of the camera. Your eyes stay a finger's width from the lens and barely move.
- Narrow on purpose: 360 px wide to start, so each line is only a few words
- Island width in the Eye contact panel, from 240 to 800 px, and the text size as always
- Phone on its side? The island moves to the side the camera is on
- On iPads and computers it hangs from the top edge, under the camera
- White text on black, so it reads clearly over the camera picture
Where the camera is
- iPhone: under the Dynamic Island, or beside it when the phone lies on its side
- iPad: hanging from the top edge
- MacBook: hanging from the notch
- Any browser: at the top of the window, by your webcam. A Mac browser in full screen finds the notch by itself
00:20 Mac app · calls and courses
On a Mac, the island hangs from the notch, above every app
In the Mac app, with the camera picture off, the island becomes its own small window under the notch. It stays on top of Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Keynote or your recording software, on every desktop, while the EasyPrompter window becomes its control panel.
- Clicks go straight through the island to the app underneath
- The Mac app asks macOS to keep the island out of screen sharing and recordings. Where macOS allows it, people on the call don't see it: check once with a test share
- Play, pause and speed from the keyboard or a clicker, without leaving your call
- No notch? It hangs from the top centre of the screen
00:30 The camera · free
See yourself while you read
Press Start camera. Check your framing and your light without opening another app.
Behind the text
The front camera fills the screen behind your script. Without the island, the background colour dims it so the words stay easy to read.
One button
Start camera turns on the camera and eye contact together, and the Record button appears. Start opens the prompter as always, without the camera.
Like a mirror
The preview is mirrored, the way you're used to seeing yourself. The camera only runs while the prompter is open, and closes with it.
00:40 Recording Pro
Record the take. The script stays out of the video.
With the camera on, the red Record button films you while the prompter scrolls. The video shows you looking into the lens, not the words.
- The countdown runs first, then the recording and the scrolling start together
- Pause and play only move the text. The take keeps rolling until you press Stop
- The video isn't mirrored, so text on your shirt or a sign behind you reads the right way
- Your device asks for the microphone the first time you record
- Press R on a keyboard to start and stop
You choose where the take goes
Nothing is uploaded unless you say so. When you stop, you watch the take and choose:
- iPhone, iPad and Mac app: save it to Photos, or share it to any app
- Phones and tablets in the browser: save or share it from the share sheet
- Computers in the browser: it downloads as an MP4 or WebM file
- Save to my videos, on the web or in the apps: it goes to your account, ready for the video editor
- Or delete it and do another take
00:50 Everywhere
On the web, iPhone, iPad and Mac
| Feature | Web app | iPhone | iPad | Mac app |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye contact island, adjustable width | Yes, free | Yes, free | Yes, free | Yes, free |
| Island above every app, under the notch | No | No | No | Yes, free |
| Camera behind your script | Yes, free | Yes, free | Yes, free | Yes, free |
| Record yourself while you read | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro |
| Where the video goes | Download, share sheet or Your videos | Photos, share or Your videos | Photos, share or Your videos | Photos, share or Your videos |
| Edit the take in the video editor | Pro, on a computer | No | No | No |
01:00 Made for
Who reads under the lens
- CreatorsTalking-head videos, Reels and Shorts on one phone: script, camera and recording in the same app.
- Video callersPitches, updates and webinars on a MacBook, with the key points right under the notch.
- Sales teamsPersonal video messages that sound natural, recorded in a few takes.
- Teachers and trainersCourse videos and lessons, recorded without a second device.
- Job seekersVideo applications and one-way interviews, with your notes by the lens.
- VideographersA quick test take with the speaker before the real camera rolls. Read why EasyPrompter was built.
01:10 Pricing
Eye contact and the camera are free. Recording is part of Pro.
Pro is €69 a year (€5.75 a month) or €11.99 a month, VAT included. It also adds the video editor, saves and syncs your scripts and adds remote control, practice links, the AI script writer and the script editor.
Eye contact and recording questions
Can EasyPrompter record video?
Yes, with Pro. Press Start camera, then the red Record button: after the countdown, the recording and the scrolling start together. The video shows you, not the script, and it stays on your device until you save it, share it or delete it.
What is the eye contact island?
A small black area right under your camera, for example below the Dynamic Island on an iPhone or the notch on a MacBook, that shows only the lines you're reading. Because the words sit next to the lens, you look into the camera while you read. It's free on the web, iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Can I make the island narrower or wider?
Yes. Open Eye contact in the prompter's quick menu and move Island width, from 240 to 800 pixels. Narrow is best for eye contact: each line holds a few words, so your eyes hardly move. You can also change the text size.
Can people on my Zoom or Teams call see the island?
In the Mac app, the island is its own window and the app asks macOS to keep it out of screen sharing and recordings. Where macOS allows it, people on the call don't see it. Share your screen once in a test call to check on your Mac. Your camera never sees it, because it sits on the screen, not in front of the lens.
Where are my videos stored?
On your device, unless you choose otherwise. In the iPhone, iPad and Mac app you save a take to Photos or share it. In the browser, phones and tablets save or share it from the share sheet, and computers download it as an MP4 or WebM file. With Pro, the web app and the apps can also keep the take in Your videos, in your account, ready for the video editor.
Can I edit my takes?
Yes, with Pro, in the video editor of the web app on a computer: cut the stumbles, add B-roll, music, sound effects and titles, fix the color, and export an MP4. See the video editor.
Is the script in the recorded video?
No. The recording is the camera picture only, with your sound. The island, the reading line and the buttons are not in it.
Do I need Pro for the camera?
No. Eye contact and the camera behind your script are free for everyone, with no account. Only recording needs Pro.
Can I start recording from the remote?
Not yet. A remote can start, pause and steer the prompter, but recording starts on the device that films you, with its Record button or the R key.
Look into the lens. Read every word.
Open EasyPrompter, paste your script and press Start camera.