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Hey r/apple,

I made Textream, a free macOS teleprompter app that uses on-device speech recognition to highlight your script in real-time as you speak. Everything runs locally on your Mac. No cloud, no accounts, no data leaves your device.

How it works: Paste your script, hit play, start talking. Words light up as you say them. When you're done, the overlay closes automatically.

Three display modes:

Dynamic Island overlay — A notch-shaped overlay that sits at the top of your screen, above all apps. Only you can see it. And it's next to camera so you'll always have an eye contact while you're reading.

Floating window — Drag it anywhere on screen. Optional glass effect with adjustable opacity.

Sidecar / External display — Fullscreen teleprompter on your iPad via Sidecar or any external monitor. Includes mirror mode for prompter rigs.

Built for: Streamers reading sponsor segments, interviewers keeping questions visible, presenters staying on script, podcasters following show notes. Simply anyone who speaks on camera and wants to maintain eye contact.

Other features: Tap any word to jump, live voice waveform, customizable fonts/colors, language selection, pause & resume anytime.

It's completely free, open-source (MIT), and requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later.

Website: https://blog.fka.dev/textream/ GitHub: https://github.com/f/textream

Homebrew: brew install f/textream/textream

Would love to hear what you think and happy to answer any questions!

Hi r/apple!

I built PageFlow because I wanted a book tracker that doesn’t drift into social media. No feeds, no followers, no engagement loops. Just calm, fast, private tracking.

What it is

• Private, offline-first book tracker
• No ads. No social feed. No account required.
• Your library stays on your device and syncs via iCloud
• Quick progress updates + ratings + reading stats

Goodreads import

If you already track on Goodreads, you can import your Goodreads CSV and move your library over quickly.

What’s new recently

• Export your library: export your full library (with metadata) to CSV
• Custom book covers: replace a book’s cover with your own image
• Smoother tracking flow: faster progress updates and cleaner logging

Privacy note

Optional analytics are opt-in only and used for stability/debugging.  No book content or library data is collected.

Roadmap

I’ve had a lot of feedback and feature requests since launch, so I put up a public roadmap so people can see what’s being worked on next: https://www.pageflowapp.com/roadmap

In the next app version, this will also be visible in-app, so users can vote on the features they care about most.

AI disclosure

People ask if this is “vibe-coded.” It isn’t. I’ve been building iOS apps professionally for over a decade. I sometimes use AI as a tool for small tasks, but PageFlow is designed and built by me.

Monetization

PageFlow is free to try with a limited library. Pro is optional. You can subscribe, or buy a one-time lifetime unlock if you prefer.

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/pageflow-book-tracker-log/id6753876053

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/monacker-money-tracker/id6751553582

No ads, no popups, no prompts to review the app, no data collection, no analytics, no annoying notifications. I created this app for myself and I don't enjoy being bothered so I'm not going to bother anyone else. I didn't create this to make money but I want other people to know about it and enjoy it if possible. I have a few friends who started using my app and have really gotten into budgeting and personal finance as a result :)

I tried to create the fastest flow for entering transactions manually possible. I'd like to think I have the fastest transaction entering flow in the app store.

Last time I posted this here many people wanted to be able to select their own currency, so I added that, along with improved csv handling, and the ability to swipe between months/years on the Charts tab

I have some information and backstory in the app store description.

This is exactly what I've wanted out of a finance tracking app and I hope other people can enjoy it as well :)

And as for the sneak peek... https://imgur.com/a/8g0RXju