Descript includes a built-in teleprompter you can use while recording. Just type or paste your script, hit record, and read along while keeping your eyes on the camera. 

This article covers:

• How to open and use the Teleprompter
• Adjusting scroll speed, font size, and other options
• Teleprompter window visibility

How to use the teleprompter

1. Open your Descript project or composition.
2. Activate the teleprompter:
   • If using the Editor recorder, click the Record button at the bottom of the editor window. Then, click the Teleprompter button to the right of the record button.
     
   • If using the Screen Recorder in the desktop app, open the dock from your system tray, then click the teleprompter icon:
     
   • If using Rooms, the teleprompter button will be available to Hosts and Co-hosts in the bottom-left corner of the window, next to the Comments button.
3. Enter your script. You have three options:
   • Paste — copy and paste text directly into the window
   • Type — manually enter your script
   • Import from script — pull text from your current composition (not available in Rooms)
4. Configure the Teleprompter settings:
   
   1. Font size: Adjust the size of your script text
   2. Scroll speed: Control how fast your script scrolls
   3. Restart: Jump back to the top of the script
   4. Play: Manually start scrolling (only needed if auto-scroll is off)
   5. Import from script: Quickly pull in script content
   6. Flip/Mirror: Flip the display for use with a physical teleprompter setup
   7. Theme: Switch between light and dark mode
   8. Settings: Access additional Teleprompter preferences
5. Click Record. The teleprompter will scroll based on your selected settings-either automatically or manually. In Rooms, you'll need to manually click the Play button in the teleprompter window to start scrolling.

Teleprompter settings

• Scroll speed: There are two options for controlling the scroll speed of the teleprompter. Note, scrolling is time-based and does not respond to your voice or track words in real-time
  • Variable: Speeds up over line breaks and white space
  • Constant: Scrolls at a steady, fixed pace
• Auto-scroll when recording begins: Starts scrolling automatically when you hit Record. This is the default behavior and will always default to on with each recording.
• Focus mode: Adds a soft gradient above and below the center line to reduce visual distractions

Teleprompter window visibility

Whether the teleprompter window appears in your recording depends on where you're recording:

• Using the Descript desktop app: The teleprompter window is never captured in your recording, even when recording your screen.
• Descript Rooms and Descript for Web: If you're screen sharing, the teleprompter window will be visible in your screen share. To keep it out of frame, use a second display or position the window outside your shared area.