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Tellie Prompter 1.5
The Mac teleprompter that follows your actual spoken words and stays invisible on screen.
Notarized by AppleOn-device speech recognition40+ languagesOne-time $29, no subscription5-star testimonials from an Emmy winner
Opportunity score
50/100
A credible niche product with differentiated technology, but one-time pricing and Mac-only distribution cap the standalone business opportunity.
Founder verdict
MAYBE
Tellie has a credible product with real differentiators, but the standalone Mac teleprompter opportunity is small and revenue-limited; the better chance is an adjacent sales-team version on Windows.
What is Tellie Prompter 1.5?
Tellie Prompter 1.5 is a macOS-native teleprompter built by Steve Chazin. Its core differentiator is Voice Follow, which uses on-device speech recognition to track the actual words spoken so the script waits when the speaker pauses or ad-libs. Two premium features extend the product beyond teleprompting: Stagehand tracks must-cover points and warns before they are missed, and Presenter Magic makes the prompter window invisible to macOS screen capture so it does not appear on Zoom, Teams, Meet, recordings, or screenshots. The product is free as a basic teleprompter and charges $29 once for Pro with a 10-day no-card trial. It positions strongly on privacy with no account, no server transcription, and no telemetry. Credible testimonials and a polished landing page show product-market fit signals, but exact revenue, growth, and user base are unknown.
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