Use case · OBS Studio

A teleprompter that stays out of OBS.

Pacedot is a Windows teleprompter that OBS Studio cannot see. Display Capture and Window Capture skip it, so you can read your script on the same screen you stream or record.

The OBS teleprompter problem

If you use Display Capture in OBS Studio, every window on that screen ends up in your stream or recording, including a teleprompter. The usual workarounds are a second monitor, a tablet beside the camera, or capturing a single window instead of the display.

Pacedot removes the trade-off. Its prompter is excluded from Windows screen capture, so OBS Display Capture and Window Capture both skip it.

Setting it up

  1. Add your Display Capture (or Window Capture) source in OBS as usual.
  2. Open your script in Pacedot and start the prompter. Place it under your webcam.
  3. Look at the OBS preview: the prompter is not there.
  4. Choose Voice pacing, so the script follows your speaking pace while you stream.
If you see the prompter in OBS, check your Windows version: capture exclusion needs Windows 10 version 2004 or later, or Windows 11.

Or skip OBS for recorded videos

For tutorials and talking-head videos, Pacedot can record on its own: screen, camera or both, with your microphone and computer sound. After you stop, it gives you delivery feedback, cuts the fillers and restarts, adds captions, and exports in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1. OBS stays the best tool for live streaming and complex scenes; Pacedot is quicker for a clean recorded take.

The export panel with caption style, aspect ratio, resolution, computer sound volume and MP4 or MOV format.
Export settings after a take.

Last updated 2026-10-26

Questions

Does Pacedot work with OBS Display Capture?
Yes. The prompter is excluded from Windows screen capture, which OBS uses for Display Capture and Window Capture.
Can I use Pacedot while streaming?
Yes. Run the prompter over your stream setup; it stays on your screen only.
Is there an OBS plugin?
No plugin is needed. Pacedot works next to OBS as its own window.

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