Invisible notes for course recordings.
Keep lesson outlines and talking points at your fingertips.
Speaker notes for online course creators, on Mac and Windows. Your notes stay on your screen while you present, and out of the screen everyone else is looking at.
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Right — let's start. Today: course recording.
look at the camera, not the deck
You are seeing my slides. You are not seeing this.
let that land
This window sits on my screen and is left out of the screen share entirely.
slow down
Which means the notes online course creators actually need are right here, at eye level.
check the clock
The timer keeps me honest, and the pink lines tell me how to say the next part.
smile, then continue
Nobody on the call knows either of them exist.
The pink lines are cues, written for you to read and not to say, and the clock at the top is the timer counting how long you have been talking.
What you get
Everything the call sees is your slide
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Hidden from the screen you are sharing
The CueCard window is left out of screen capture by the operating system itself. On Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams the room sees your deck and never your notes — which is the whole reason online course creators keep it open.
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Notes for the deck you already present from
Paste them straight in and present from PowerPoint, Keynote, a PDF, or from nothing at all. If the deck is in Google Slides, the browser extension makes the notes change along with the slide.
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Cues you read but never say out loud
Write [cue slow down] or [cue take a breath] into your notes and it appears in colour. It reminds you how to say the next part instead of handing you another line to get through.
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A timer that counts your slot down
Set how long you have on the Set Timer pill and CueCard counts it down on screen while you talk. It is the plainest way online course creators keep a thirty-minute slot to thirty minutes.
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A window that sits where you want it
Move it, resize it, and fade it back over the slide behind it, so your notes are near the camera you are looking into rather than somewhere you have to go hunting for.
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Keyboard shortcuts for the whole thing
Show and hide the window, move it, resize it, and start or reset the timer from the keyboard, without ever clicking away from what you are presenting.
See it work
A minute of it, on a shared screen
A short film of the notes staying off the screen everyone else can see. It opens on YouTube.
The script
Write it plainly. Read it like a pro.
Type your script the way you would say it out loud. There is one optional tag to learn: a cue. A cue reminds you how to say the next line, and CueCard shows it in colour so you notice it without reading it out.
What you write
Ordinary text, with [cue] added wherever it helps.
What you see
Your cues show up in the colour you picked while the rest of the script scrolls past in plain text, so your eye catches them and your mouth does not.
Where it earns its place
What course creators reach for it in
- Course recording
- Tutorial creation
- Live cohort sessions
- Q&A sessions
Filming a video rather than presenting? There is a floating teleprompter for course creators on your phone as well.
Made for
Whoever else has to hold the room
Also on your phone
Filming a video instead? There is an app for that.
Download
Know your lines. Show your slides.
Free on Mac and Windows. There is no subscription and nothing to cancel.
Find macOS installers on GitHub Find Windows installers on GitHub
Frequently asked
Questions from course creators
Can students see my notes in the recorded video?
No. CueCard is invisible in screen recordings. Your students see your polished lesson, not your speaker notes.
Does it work for screencast recordings?
Yes. CueCard is perfect for recording screencasts. Keep your talking points visible while demonstrating software or concepts.
Can I use it for live cohort-based courses?
Yes. CueCard works great for live sessions on Zoom or other platforms, keeping your curriculum visible during teaching.
Is there a mobile version for recording course content?
Yes. CueCard for iPhone and iPad lets you record educational videos on your phone with a floating teleprompter. Learn more about CueCard for Course Creators on mobile.
Is CueCard free?
Yes. CueCard is completely free on mobile and on desktop, and open source under the MIT licence. Read the code on GitHub — and a star is always welcome.
Is CueCard open source?
Yes, MIT licensed, on GitHub. An app that can see your script is one worth being able to read the source of.
Where are my scripts stored?
On your device. Your notes are not uploaded to us. The privacy policy sets out exactly what is and is not kept.
How do I report a bug or ask for a feature?
Open an issue on GitHub, or email hello@thisisnsh.com. Both are read.