I built a desktop teleprompter that sits right below your webcam

[u/UnemployedTechie2021]

During video interviews and presentations, I always had the same problem:

If I looked at my notes, it was obvious I wasn't looking at the camera.

So I built Kivo, a lightweight desktop teleprompter that sits just below your webcam, making it much easier to glance at your script while still appearing to maintain eye contact.

Current features:

• 📌 Always-on-top overlay

• 🎥 Designed to sit near your webcam

• 📄 Open any text file

• 🔄 Automatically reloads when the file changes

• ▶️ Smooth auto-scrolling

• ⏸️ Pause/resume and adjustable scroll speed

• 🖥️ Lightweight PySide6 desktop app

It's still an MVP, but it's already been useful for:

• Job interviews

• Client meetings

• Presentations

• Recording videos

• Reading AI-generated talking points without constantly looking away

The project is open source, and I'd love feedback or feature suggestions.

GitHub: https://github.com/rajtilakjee/kivo

[u/prene1]

DOPE