Documentation
What is Promptr?
Promptr is a context-aware teleprompter for demos and presentations. It watches what you’re showing in Chrome (or a native app) and surfaces the right talking points at the right moment — in a smooth, always-on-top overlay that only you can see.
The three pieces
Promptr is made of three parts that work together on your Mac:
- The macOS app — a menu bar app (no dock icon) that manages your content, mappings, licensing, and the teleprompter window. It runs a small local server on
127.0.0.1:8765that the extension talks to. - The Chrome extension — watches the pages you’re on and tells the app your current context (URL and the element you’re looking at). It only runs on sites you explicitly grant access to.
- The teleprompter overlay — a native, always-on-top window that renders your notes with smooth auto-scrolling. It’s hidden from screen sharing and recording by default.
How context becomes content
As you present, the extension reports your context to the app. Promptr matches that context against your mappings — rules that connect a URL (and optionally a specific element) to a piece of content — and pushes the matching notes to the teleprompter. When you move to a new page or element, the notes follow you automatically.
You create those mappings without writing config by hand: turn on Learning Mode, browse your demo, and click the elements you want to attach content to.
Local-first by design
Start here
Installation & Setup
Install the app, add the Chrome extension, and grant per-site access.
The Teleprompter
The always-on-top overlay, its controls, and screen-share privacy.
Learning Mode
Map content to pages and elements just by doing your demo.
Shared Folders
Share mappings with your team through iCloud, Drive, or Dropbox.