Is Tellie Visible to Others on Zoom, Meet, FaceTime, or Screen Recordings?

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No. Tellie is built to stay invisible to screen recording, Zoom, Meet, and FaceTime, so only you see the prompt text. According to the site, it "is invisible to screen recording, Zoom, Meet, and FaceTime," and "Record your whole screen and your words stay yours." This applies to the Mac app as described; it is not a claim about every possible capture tool or platform.

What "invisible" means in practice

When you share your screen or record it, the people on the other end see your normal desktop and windows. Tellie's prompt text does not appear in that shared or recorded view. You still see it on your own Mac.

The site frames this as a core feature: "Only you can see it." That is the intended behavior for the listed apps and for full-screen recording.

Where Tellie sits on screen

Tellie hangs from the MacBook notch near your camera and hides there when you're done. Because it sits right under the camera, your eyes stay near the lens while you read, which helps you keep eye contact with the people you're talking to.

  • You see: the scrolling or voice-followed prompt.
  • Your audience sees: your camera feed and whatever you're sharing, without the prompt.

What this means for recording

If you record your entire screen, the prompt stays private. The site states this directly: "Record your whole screen and your words stay yours." So a full-screen capture does not expose the teleprompter text to viewers.

The one condition to check

This invisibility is described for screen recording, Zoom, Meet, and FaceTime on Mac. If you use a different capture method or a platform not listed, verify it yourself with a short test recording before relying on it for a live session. The site's claim covers the named apps and screen recording, not an open-ended guarantee for all software.

Quick way to confirm before a real call

  1. Start a short test recording or a solo meeting.
  2. Open Tellie and play your script.
  3. Share your screen or record the full screen.
  4. Watch the recorded or shared view: the prompt should not appear.

If it stays hidden in that test, you can present with the same setup.