Comparison
Eyeline vs Notch, side by side.
Both put your script at the camera line on a Mac. They part company on price, on where the panel is allowed to go, and above all on what your audience sees when you share your whole screen.
Every claim about Notch on this page comes from notchscript.com and the FAQ published there, checked on 5 August 2026. Where that site is silent, this page says so instead of guessing.
Are Eyeline and Notch the same kind of app?
Yes. Both are paid macOS teleprompters that park your script at the camera line so you can read a script while appearing to look into the lens. This is a genuine head to head, not two tools talking past each other. Notch here means the camera side teleprompter at notchscript.com, not the several unrelated Mac utilities that put widgets and shelves in the notch area.
Eyeline
$19, one time
A 2.4 MB menu bar app for macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel. The panel is fixed under the camera, excluded from every kind of screen capture, and the app ships without a network entitlement.
What Eyeline doesNotch
$29.99, one time
Its site describes a teleprompter for macOS 14.7 or later, Apple silicon and Intel, with two layouts: a camera notch mode and a floating window you can move and resize on an external display. Voice sync scrolling and a built in script editor are listed, and a free trial download is offered.
notchscript.comLine by line
What is the difference between Eyeline and Notch?
Eyeline costs $19 and its panel is absent from every capture path, including a full display share, a recording, and a screenshot. Notch costs $29.99 and adds a resizable floating window and a script editor, and its FAQ says the overlay may be visible if you share your entire display. Everything else is close.
| Compared on | Eyeline | Notch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19, one time | $29.99, one time |
| Minimum macOS | macOS 14 | macOS 14.7 |
| Mac chips | Apple silicon and Intel | Apple silicon and Intel |
| Where the script sits | One fixed position, under the camera | Camera notch mode, plus a floating window you can move and resize |
| Scroll control | Voice sync on device, or timed at a words per minute you set | Voice sync scrolling that tracks your speech |
| Sharing a single app window | Panel is not in the capture | Overlay is hidden from viewers |
| Sharing your entire display | Panel is not in the capture | Overlay may be visible |
| Screen recording and screenshots | Panel is not in the capture | Not stated |
| Network access | Ships with no network entitlement, so it cannot connect | Not stated. The site says scripts stay local, with no cloud upload |
| Script editor in the app | Scripts are plain JSON files on disk | Built in |
| Global hotkeys | Yes, and no Accessibility permission is required | Not stated |
| Try before you pay | No trial. 14 day full refund instead | Free trial download offered |
| First launch | Right click, then Open, because the build is not notarized yet | Not stated |
The difference that decides it
Which one stays hidden when you share your screen?
Eyeline does, in every capture path. Its window is marked as excluded from capture, and macOS enforces that in the window server rather than in the app, so screen sharing, screen recording, and screenshots all receive frames that never contained the panel. Sharing one window or the whole display makes no difference to it.
The Notch FAQ, as of August 2026, answers this differently. It says the overlay is hidden when you share a specific app window, that it "may be visible" if you share your entire display, and it recommends sharing individual application windows for best results. If you only ever share a single window, that distinction may not matter to you. If you share a whole desktop, or record one, it is the entire decision.
Neither site claims anything about the other app. This is simply what each one documents about itself.
Honest split
When is Notch the better choice?
When you want the prompter somewhere other than under the camera, when you would rather write scripts inside the app, or when you want to try it before paying. Those are real advantages and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
Notch fits better if
- You present from an external display and want a resizable prompter window you can park next to your slides.
- You want to write and revise scripts in the same app that runs them.
- You want to download a trial and test it before spending anything.
Eyeline fits better if
- You share full screens, record demos, or take screenshots, and the script must be absent from all three.
- Your scripts are confidential enough that you want an app that physically cannot reach the network.
- You want the lightest thing that works, at the lower price, with hotkeys that need no Accessibility permission.
Where we are rougher
What is worse about Eyeline right now?
The install. Eyeline arrives as a DMG after purchase, and version 1.0 is ad hoc signed rather than notarized by Apple, so the first launch needs a right click and then Open instead of a double click. That is a worse first minute than it should be, and it is on our list.
There is also no trial. You buy Eyeline for $19 and, if it does not earn its place, we refund you in full within 14 days with no questions. That is a weaker offer than downloading something and trying it first, so it is fair to weigh it.
And the panel goes in one place, under the camera. That is the whole design argument, but if you need a prompter window beside your slides on a second monitor, it is a limitation rather than a feature.
Is Eyeline or Notch cheaper?
Eyeline is cheaper. Eyeline is $19 and Notch is listed at $29.99 on notchscript.com as of August 2026, a difference of $10.99. Both are one time purchases rather than subscriptions, so the gap is the whole story.
Will people see the teleprompter when I share my screen?
With Eyeline, no. The panel is marked as excluded from capture and macOS enforces that inside the window server, so screen sharing, screen recording, and screenshots all receive frames without it, whether you share one window or the whole display. The Notch FAQ, as of August 2026, states that its overlay is hidden when you share a specific app window and may be visible when you share your entire display, and recommends sharing individual windows.
Do Eyeline and Notch both run on Intel Macs?
Yes, both list Apple silicon and Intel support. Eyeline requires macOS 14 or later. The Notch site states macOS 14.7 or later and support for Apple silicon and Intel Macs that can run that version, as of August 2026.
Can I try either app before paying?
Notch offers a free trial download on its site as of August 2026. Eyeline has no trial. It is a $19 purchase with a 14 day full refund, no questions asked, if it does not earn its place.
Which one should I choose?
Choose Eyeline if the script must never appear in a full display share, a recording, or a screenshot, and if you want an app that provably cannot make a network call. Choose Notch if you want a resizable prompter window you can park anywhere on an external display, a script editor inside the app, or a trial before you pay.
The script your audience never sees.
Eyeline is $19 once, on every Mac you own. No subscription, no account, and no network calls to trust us about.
macOS 14 or later. 2.4 MB. Works on Apple silicon and Intel.