CueCast Prompter vs Open Teleprompter
CueCast Prompter
cuecast.appOpen Teleprompter
github.comSide by side
| Figure | CueCast Prompter | Open Teleprompter |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Teleprompter Software | 8.1 (#11) | 7.8 (#17) |
| Support | The privacy policy says inquiries about privacy or personal data will receive a response within 48 hours. | The README points users to a community Slack and says Eyevinn offers consulting for further development, customization, integration, support agreements, and training. |
Plans
Open Teleprompter
- Open Teleprompter (Apache-2.0 open-source software)Free
In their own words
CueCast Prompter
CueCast Prompter is cross-platform teleprompting software with smooth scrolling, rich-text scripts and an advanced timer system. Its editor supports bold, italic, underline, colours, highlights, baseline and alignment formatting, plus emoji. It imports Word, PowerPoint and OpenOffice documents and exports scripts to PDF. The free plan includes basic prompting, script editing, script-based triggers and full-screen prompting on a local display. Pro adds a basic 100-minute timer and an advanced timer with countdown, count-up, time-based countdowns, coloured tags and labels. Pro also supports NewTek NDI and output to Blackmagic Design devices using SDI/SMPTE2110. SlideSync can synchronise stories with slides in PowerPoint, ProPresenter and XPression. Other Pro features include IP-based remote control and unlimited remote extenders. The Pro trial lasts 30 days; afterward, use is limited to basic prompting and script editing unless a Pro licence is purchased. That licence is perpetual, with no subscription fees, but a new licence is needed to upgrade. Current downloads require Windows 10 or newer on Intel/AMD PCs, Windows 11 on ARM PCs, or macOS 12 Monterey or newer; Linux downloads are also offered.
Open Teleprompter
Open Teleprompter has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.