Sotto
Coming soon to Mac and iPhone. Pay once.

Read your script. Keep your eyes on the lens.

Sotto hangs your script from the notch, right under the camera. It scrolls while you talk and waits when you stop.

One email when Sotto launches. Nothing else.

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Hi everyone, and thanks for joining. Today I want to show you something we've been building for the last six months. We kept hearing the same thing from creators: recording yourself is hard, and reading a script makes you look like you're reading a script.

Hi everyone, and thanks for joining. Today I want to show you something we've been building for the last six months. We kept hearing the same thing from creators: recording yourself is hard, and reading a script makes you look like you're reading a script.

Private window
Priya
You
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The glow breathes with your voice. Stop talking and the script waits for you.

Why Sotto

Eye contact, without memorising.

Everything a teleprompter needs, and nothing that gets in the way of what you're saying.

Right under the camera

On Mac it hangs from the notch, so your eyes stay at the lens. On iPhone the reading line sits just under the front camera.

Paced by your voice

It scrolls while you speak and waits when you pause, think or take a question, then carries on. It adapts to the room's background noise.

A private window

The prompter is marked private, which asks macOS to keep it out of screen shares and recordings.

iPhone as a remote

Play, pause, change speed and send scripts to your Mac from your phone, directly over Wi-Fi with a pairing code. No server in between.

Private by design

Scripts are stored only on your device. The microphone measures loudness, and nothing is recorded or sent anywhere. No account, no analytics.

Made for reading

Sans, rounded or serif type, any size, on frosted glass or warm paper. Countdown, mirror mode for rigs, keyboard shortcuts, Bluetooth page-turners, and import from Google Docs, Word, PDF or text.

Try it here

Read this out loud. It follows you.

This is Sotto's voice pacing, running in your browser. Turn on the microphone and read the script. Stop talking and it waits.

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Microphone off

Only loudness is measured, in your browser. Nothing is recorded. No microphone? Hold the button or the Space bar while you read.

Everything in Sotto

The whole list, no asterisks.

Every feature comes with the one purchase. Pick a device to see what it does.

  • Hangs from the notchA small tab right under the camera. On Macs without a notch it hangs from the menu bar.
  • Voice pacingScrolls while you talk and waits when you stop. It learns your room's background noise, so fans don't count as speech.
  • Pick any microphoneUse your webcam or headset mic. You'll need this on a Mac mini, Mac Studio or Mac Pro.
  • Private windowThe prompter is marked private, which asks macOS to keep it out of screen shares and recordings.
  • Resize or detachMake it bigger, or pull it off the notch and float it anywhere on screen.
  • Hover and scrollHover for controls. Scroll on the tab to move through the script by hand.
  • Menu bar and librarySwitch scripts from the menu bar. In the library, write or drop in Word, PDF, Markdown and text files, or paste a Google Docs link.
  • Your typefaceSans, rounded or serif, at any size.

Shortcuts that work in any app

⌃⌥ Space
Play or pause
⌃⌥ ↑ ⌃⌥ ↓
Scroll back or forward
⌃⌥ ← ⌃⌥ →
Slower or faster
⌃⌥ R
Back to the start
⌃⌥ H
Show or hide
iPhone & iPad

A prompter in your pocket.

Write or import a script, hit Prompt, and read it from right under the front camera. Portrait or landscape.

Sotto's script library on iPhone
Sotto prompting a script on iPhone
Sotto's iPhone remote controlling the Mac
Pricing

Pay once. Yours forever.

No subscription, no in-app purchases, no account to create. Buy it once and every feature is yours.

  • Every feature included
  • Works fully offline
  • Your scripts stay on your device
  • No ads, no tracking, ever
Join the waitlist

Mac

The notch prompter in a private window, with global shortcuts and a menu bar control. macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

  • Notch or floating window
  • Pick any microphone, including webcams
  • ⌃⌥ Space to play and pause from any app

iPhone & iPad

A full-screen prompter plus a remote for your Mac. iOS 17 or later.

FAQ

Good to know

Anything else? Visit support.

When does Sotto launch?

Soon, on the Mac App Store and the App Store. Join the waitlist and we'll send you one email on launch day.

What happens to my email?

It's used for that one launch email and nothing else. It isn't shared or sold. Ask through the Support page and we'll delete it. The apps themselves collect nothing.

Does voice pacing record what I say?

No. Sotto only measures how loud the microphone is, many times a second, to tell speech from silence. The sound is discarded straight away. Nothing is recorded, transcribed or sent anywhere.

My Mac has no notch. Does it work?

Yes. On Macs without a notch, Sotto sits at the top centre of the screen, right where the camera is. You can also detach it as a floating window and put it anywhere.

I use a Mac mini or Mac Studio with no microphone.

Choose your webcam's or headset's microphone in Sotto's settings under Voice. Or turn voice pacing off and use a fixed speed.

Will people see it when I share my screen?

Sotto marks its prompter as a private window, which asks macOS to leave it out of screen sharing and screen recordings. Before launch we'll list which meeting and recording apps we've tested it with.

Is there a subscription?

No. Sotto is a one-time purchase. There's no account and nothing to renew.

Where are my scripts stored?

Only on your device, inside Sotto. If you delete the app, its scripts go with it, so use Share to keep copies of the ones you care about.

Say it like you mean it.