How to use a teleprompter with Loom
Loom does not have a scrolling teleprompter; a request for one is still open on Atlassian’s issue tracker. It does have speaker notes in the Loom desktop app, which stay on screen while you record and never appear in the video. For a list of points, use those. For a full script, run a prompter in its own window right under your webcam and record in Camera Only mode, or capture just the window you are presenting, so the prompter stays out of the recording.
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When Loom’s speaker notes are enough
Loom’s help center describes speaker notes as a place for bullet points or a full script that is visible only while you record and does not appear in the video. They are available only in the Loom desktop app, on macOS 13 or later and Windows 10 or later, and are limited to 10,000 characters. They show on the monitor you are recording, you can move and resize them, and they are saved for your next recording.
The article does not describe the notes scrolling on their own, so treat them as a reference you glance at rather than a prompter you read from. For a handful of talking points, that is exactly right.
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Open speaker notes
In the Loom desktop app, select Speaker notes. A window opens for your notes.
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Write, then place them
Type or paste your points, then drag and resize the notes window so it sits as close under your camera as possible.
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Record
Start your recording. The notes stay visible to you and are not captured in the video.
Reading a full script: a prompter under the webcam
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Open the prompter in its own window
Open the online teleprompter in a separate browser window and paste your script.
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Set it up small and high
Untick Fullscreen, set the reading line near the top, and make the window a short, wide strip at the top-middle of the screen, just under the webcam. The teleprompter for laptop page covers placement, including MacBooks with a notch.
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Start the prompter, then Loom
Press Start prompter, pause it with Space, start your Loom recording, and press Space again when you begin to speak.
Keep the prompter out of the recording
Loom’s capture modes decide what ends up in the video, so they decide whether your script does.
- Camera Only records just you, so a prompter window on your screen never appears. This is the simplest choice for a talking-head message.
- Screen and Camera with Window capture records only the window you choose. Pick the app you are demonstrating, and keep the prompter in a different window.
- In the Loom Chrome extension, Current Tab captures a single browser tab, so a prompter in a separate browser window stays out.
- Full Screen captures everything on the screen you record, including a prompter window. Avoid it when reading, or put the prompter on a monitor you are not recording.
Write for a short async video
- Keep it short. At a normal pace of about 140 words per minute, a two-minute Loom is roughly 280 words; the speech timer checks any draft.
- Say the point in the first sentence. People watching an async update decide in seconds whether to keep going.
- Script the opening and the ask in full, and use bullet points for the walkthrough in between, where you react to what is on screen.
- Talk to one person. Write “you” rather than “everyone”, and it will sound like a message instead of an announcement.
Questions
Does Loom have a teleprompter?
Not a scrolling one. Atlassian’s issue LOOM-135, “Add Teleprompter”, was still marked Gathering Interest when we checked in September 2026. The Loom desktop app has speaker notes instead.
Do Loom speaker notes show up in the video?
No. Loom’s help article says speaker notes are only visible while recording and do not appear in the recording.
Do speaker notes work in the Loom Chrome extension?
No. Loom documents speaker notes for the desktop app only, on macOS 13 or later and Windows 10 or later.
Sources
- Loom Support — Use speaker notes (checked 14 September 2026)
- Loom Support — Use Loom’s different capture modes (checked 14 September 2026)
- Atlassian issue LOOM-135 — Add Teleprompter (Gathering Interest, last updated 26 February 2026; checked 14 September 2026)