Hover Prompt Support

Hover Prompt is a voice-synced teleprompter for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It follows your words as you speak. It never uses a timed scroll.

Hover Prompt is made available by Digisync Technology Solutions. This page is effective 12 November 2026. Questions go to [email protected].

Speech isn’t working / Dictation or Siri needed

On iPhone and iPad, word sync needs Dictation, Siri, and a downloaded on-device speech model. Recognition stays on the device.

Open Settings › General › Keyboard and turn on Enable Dictation.
Turn on Siri, and choose a language that matches your device. Open Settings › Siri, or Settings › Apple Intelligence & Siri.
Wait for the speech model to finish downloading.
Allow Microphone and Speech Recognition under Settings › Privacy & Security, or under Settings › Hover Prompt.
Return to Hover Prompt. The app rechecks automatically.

On Mac, follow the Dictation steps in Getting started on Mac. Hover Prompt rechecks when you return to the app.

Getting started on Mac

Hover Prompt for Mac requires macOS 13 or later. It is a menu-bar app and does not add a Dock icon.

On a Mac with a notch, Hover Prompt sits at the notch (Island). On a Mac without a notch, it uses a Classic floating card.

Hover the notch for one control row:

Play/Pause
Restart
Jump
Script switcher
Type size
Hide
Settings

The menu contains Show/Hide Prompter, Start/Restart, Scripts, Settings…, Help, and Quit.

Settings has six tabs: General, Scripts, Speech, Appearance, Shortcuts, and About.

Default shortcuts:

Hide or show the prompter: Control-Option-Command-H (⌃⌥⌘H)
Restart from top: Control-Option-Command-R (⌃⌥⌘R)
Jump back (previous sentence, or previous line if there is no sentence break): Control-Option-Command-B (⌃⌥⌘B)
Jump forward (next sentence, or next line if there is no sentence break): Control-Option-Command-N (⌃⌥⌘N)

On Mac, word sync needs Dictation and a downloaded on-device speech model. Recognition stays on the device.

Open System Settings › Keyboard and turn on Dictation. Choose a language that matches your Mac.
Wait for the speech model to finish downloading.
Allow Microphone and Speech Recognition under System Settings › Privacy & Security.
Return to Hover Prompt. The app rechecks automatically.

You can withdraw Microphone or Speech Recognition later in System Settings › Privacy & Security.

Hide from screen share is best-effort only. Check a capture before you rely on the prompter staying off a shared screen.

Getting started on iPhone and iPad

Hover Prompt for iPhone and iPad requires iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 or later.

Home includes:

From Clipboard
New Script
A recent-scripts deck, with a pencil icon to edit
Tap a card to select that script

Tap Start Hover Prompt, then play. While the script is playing, swipe up to leave the app. The mini floating view (Picture in Picture) stays over your camera app, keeps word sync, and shows a green mic meter. That view appears only while the script is playing. If the script is paused, leaving the app does not leave a mini view on screen.

The mini view cannot show buttons. Tap the mini view to return to Hover Prompt. That tap does not play, pause, or move the script.

While the mini view is showing, voice commands move through the script. Voice commands are on iPhone and iPad only. Turn them on or off in Settings. The trigger word is “Hover”. The recognizer also accepts mis-hearings such as “however”, “ho”, and “hoe”. Phrases include “go to start”, “go start”, “go end”, “previous sentence”, and “next sentence”.

Settings hold the appearance options and Stats.

For best results, enable Allow Audio Playback in the camera app if that option is offered.

There is no in-app recorder. Record in your camera app while the mini view stays on screen.

Frequently asked questions

Dictation or speech recognition is unavailable

On iPhone or iPad, use the steps under Speech isn’t working / Dictation or Siri needed. On Mac, turn on Dictation under System Settings › Keyboard, wait for the speech model to download, and allow Microphone and Speech Recognition under System Settings › Privacy & Security. Return to Hover Prompt. The app rechecks automatically. Recognition stays on the device and does not fall back to a server.

Microphone or Speech Recognition permission was denied

Allow Microphone and Speech Recognition for Hover Prompt. On Mac, open System Settings, then Privacy & Security. On iPhone or iPad, open Settings, then Privacy & Security. You can withdraw either permission in the same place. Without them, the prompter cannot follow your voice.

There is no notch, or the prompter is in Classic mode

Macs without a notch use a Classic floating card instead of the Island at the notch. The same controls are on that card and in the menu bar menu.

A shortcut does nothing, or it clashes with another app

The defaults are ⌃⌥⌘H to hide or show, ⌃⌥⌘R to restart from top, ⌃⌥⌘B to jump back, and ⌃⌥⌘N to jump forward. These shortcuts cannot be changed in Hover Prompt. Settings › Shortcuts lists each default and whether it is Active or Not active. Raycast, Alfred, and similar tools can claim those keys. Change the other app’s shortcut. Keep a single copy of Hover Prompt running. A second copy can take the same shortcuts.

The prompter is not on screen

On Mac, Hover Prompt has no Dock icon. Open the menu bar menu and choose Show Prompter, or press ⌃⌥⌘H. Look at the notch (Island), or for the Classic floating card.

On iPhone or iPad, start Hover Prompt and press play. While the script is playing, swipe up. The mini floating view (Picture in Picture) should sit over your camera app. It does not appear if you leave while the script is paused. Tap the mini view to return to Hover Prompt. That tap does not control the script. While the mini view is showing, voice commands move through the script.

Which languages work?

Hover Prompt uses your device language, with an on-device speech model for that language. It does not send audio to a server to recognize speech. On iPhone or iPad, set Siri to that same language under Settings › Siri, or Settings › Apple Intelligence & Siri. If sync does not start, wait for the on-device model to finish downloading, and confirm Dictation and Speech Recognition are allowed.

Hide from screen share is best-effort only. A display capture or the app you are sharing can still show the prompter. Record a short test before a call or a broadcast.

The iPhone or iPad mini view stops advancing

The mini view follows your words while the microphone is available. Confirm Microphone permission for Hover Prompt, and enable Allow Audio Playback in the camera app if that option is offered. The green mic meter on the mini view shows that audio is arriving. If the meter is quiet or missing, speech sync has stopped.

How do I quit?

On Mac, open the Hover Prompt menu and choose Quit.

On iPhone or iPad, stop the session and close the mini floating view. You can also swipe Hover Prompt away in the app switcher. There is no in-app recorder to stop.

Privacy

Speech, scripts, settings, and TestFlight feedback are described in the Hover Prompt Privacy Policy.

Contact

Email [email protected] with your device model, OS version, and Hover Prompt build number. On TestFlight, you can also use Send Beta Feedback.

We reply within 2 business days.