# Textream (open-source desktop app)

> Textream is a free, open-source desktop app for macOS. Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app for streamers, interviewers, and presenters. It has 3,978 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at f/textream.

Textream is a free, open-source teleprompter that guides you through your script with three modes: word tracking (highlights each word as you say it), classic (constant-speed auto-scroll), and voice-activated (scrolls while you speak, pauses when you're silent). The Mac app displays your text in a sleek Dynamic Island-style overlay, a draggable floating window, or fullscreen on a Sidecar iPad. The iPhone and iPad app adds near-camera reading and presenter-only camera recording.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/f/textream |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 3,978 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | https://textream.net/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v1.7.1 (Sep 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 6, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install textream
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/textream

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