Invisible notes for virtual hearings.
Keep citations and case facts at your fingertips.

Speaker notes for lawyers and attorneys, on Mac and Windows. Your notes stay on your screen while you present, and out of the screen everyone else is looking at.

Free · No account required · macOS 11+ and Windows 10+
Teleprompter 00:00

Right — let's start. Today: virtual hearings.

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 lawyers and attorneys 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.

Adjust the speed to your pace. Pink lines are reminders, not words to read aloud.

What you get

Everything the call sees is your slide

  1. 01

    Hidden from the screen you share

    On Zoom, Google Meet and Teams the room sees your deck, and only lawyers and attorneys see the notes.

  2. 02

    Notes for any deck

    PowerPoint, Keynote, a PDF or nothing at all. Google Slides notes can follow your slides.

  3. 03

    Cues you read but never say

    Reminders like [cue take a breath] show in color.

  4. 04

    A timer for your slot

    A countdown on screen keeps lawyers and attorneys on time.

  5. 05

    A window where you want it

    Move it, resize it and fade it over your slides, close to the camera.

  6. 06

    Keyboard shortcuts

    Show, hide, move and time it without clicking away.

The app itself

What it looks like.

Write the script, press play and it scrolls, then set it up the way you read.

  • CueCard for Mac and Windows with a script open, its [cue] directions in pink and a Set Timer button in the corner.
    Write the script, with your cues in brackets.
  • The script scrolling in CueCard's prompter view, cues in pink, a countdown in the corner and pause, back and restart controls.
    Press play and it scrolls, with the clock running.
  • CueCard's settings: start delay, scroll speed, cue colour, text size, invisible to screen sharing and window opacity.
    Set the speed, the cue colour and what screen share can see.

On Mac and Windows

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.

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.

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What you write

Ordinary text, with [cue] added wherever it helps.

Right — let's start. Today: virtual hearings. [cue look at the camera, not the deck] You are seeing my slides. You are not seeing this. [cue let that land] This window sits on my screen and is left out of the screen share entirely. [cue slow down] Which means the notes lawyers and attorneys actually need are right here, at eye level.
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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.

Right — let's start. Today: virtual hearings. [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 lawyers and attorneys actually need are right here, at eye level.

Where it earns its place

What lawyers reach for it in

  • Virtual hearings
  • Client presentations
  • Depositions
  • Settlement negotiations

Also on your phone

Filming a video instead? There is an app for that.

CueCard Teleprompter for iPhone and iPad

A script that floats over the app you film in

Plenty of lawyers end up on the other side of a camera too. On an iPhone or iPad the script floats over Instagram, TikTok or the camera itself, scrolling while you talk.

See the phone app And on iPad

Know your lines. Show your slides.

Free on Mac and Windows. No account required, no subscription and nothing to cancel.

Find macOS installers on GitHub Find Windows installers on GitHub

Choose a macOS or Windows installer using the GitHub links above.

Release notes Read the source

Frequently asked

Questions from lawyers

Can opposing counsel see my notes during virtual hearings?

No. CueCard is invisible during screen sharing. Only you can see your case notes, citations, and arguments.

Is it secure for confidential case information?

CueCard stores your notes locally on your computer, where they stay on your device.

Can I use it during depositions?

Yes. Keep your questions, case facts, and key points visible during virtual depositions without anyone noticing.

Is CueCard free for law firms?

Yes. CueCard is completely free and open source.

Do I need an account to use CueCard?

No. There is nothing to sign up for on either app, and your scripts and settings live on your device. The one exception is Google Slides sync on the desktop app, which asks you to sign in with Google so it can read the notes out of your deck. See the privacy policy for the details.

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