ScreenPrompt

Your notes, scripts, and reminders — visible to you, invisible to everyone else.

Quick Facts

• Role: Product / UX copy & documentation (polished for portfolio)
• Platform: Windows 10 (Build 2004+) & Windows 11
• Tech & Integrations: Tauri, Node.js, Rust, GitHub, OBS Studio, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (installer-target).
• License: MIT
• Privacy: 100% local — no internet, no telemetry, no data collection.

Overview

ScreenPrompt is a lightweight desktop overlay that places private notes, scripts, or reminders directly on your display while remaining invisible to screen-capture software, video calls, and recordings. It’s designed to help professionals and creators maintain eye contact and appear natural while referencing notes — all without additional hardware or risking data leakage.

The Problem

During calls, recordings, or live streams, checking notes on another screen or glancing away can make you look:

• Unprepared or unprofessional
• Distracted or disengaged
• Like you’re reading instead of speaking naturally

The Solution

ScreenPrompt keeps notes visible only to the presenter by creating a capture-proof overlay on your display. You read from the overlay while others see only your shared content — maintaining natural eye contact and presence.

How it looks (what you see vs what others see)

You see:

┌─────────────────────────────┐
│  Your Screen                │
│                             │
│  [ScreenPrompt Overlay]     │ ← You see your notes
│  • Key point 1              │
│  • Client name: John        │
│  • Next topic: pricing      │
│                             │
│  Your Presentation          │
└─────────────────────────────┘

Others see:

┌─────────────────────────────┐
│  Your Screen                │
│                             │
│                             │ ← Notes are invisible
│                             │
│                             │
│                             │
│  Your Presentation          │
└─────────────────────────────┘

Key Features

• Capture-Proof Overlay: Excluded from screen capture tools (OBS, Zoom, Teams, Snipping Tool).
• Transparent & Always-on-Top: Notes sit above windows without blocking your view of the content.
• Click-Through Mode: Lock the overlay so clicks pass through to underlying apps.
• Customizable Appearance: Opacity, font family, font size, text color, and background color.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Full control without mouse interaction.
• Keyboard Layout Support: Auto-detects Hungarian (QWERTZ) and English (QWERTY); manual override available.
• Position Presets & Nudging: Snap-to corners/center and 20px nudging via hotkeys.
• Persistent Settings: Window position, size, colors, lock state, and other prefs are saved locally.
• 100% Local: No network access, no telemetry, no external storage.

Important Shortcuts (selection)

• Ctrl+Shift+H — Hide/Show overlay
• Ctrl+Shift+L — Toggle lock (click-through)
• Ctrl+Shift+E — Quick edit mode
• Ctrl+Shift+F1 — PANIC — instant close (no confirmation, saves settings)
• Esc — Emergency unlock
• Ctrl+Shift+PageUp / PageDown — Adjust font size
• Position presets depend on keyboard layout (QWERTY / QWERTZ)

(Full shortcut list is included in the app settings and docs.)

Installation & Build (developer notes)

Recommended (installer):

1. Go to the Releases page on the project repository.
2. Download ScreenPrompt_{version}_x64-setup.exe.
3. Run the installer and launch from Start Menu or Desktop.

Build from source (advanced):

git clone https://github.com/dan0dev/ScreenPrompt.git
cd ScreenPrompt/screenprompt-tauri
npm install
npm run tauri build
# Installer output: src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/

Requirements: Node.js 20+, Rust 1.77+.

Configuration

All settings are stored locally and include:

• Window position & size
• Opacity level, font family & size
• Text & background colors
• Keyboard layout preference
• Lock state

Real-World Use Cases

• Client meetings & sales calls: Keep client names, key points and talking points handy.
• Content creation & streaming: Teleprompter-style script reading while appearing natural on camera.
• Presentations & public speaking: Read speaker notes without a second monitor.
• Remote work & training: Agendas, troubleshooting steps, interview questions, and more.

Do not use for: cheating on exams, violating platform ToS, illegal or unethical activities. Users are responsible for their usage.

Privacy & Ethics

ScreenPrompt was designed under a privacy-first model: everything runs locally, there is no network access, no telemetry, and no external servers. The app intentionally excludes features that would require data sharing. The README and license make the usage boundaries explicit.

License & Contributing

• License: MIT (see repository LICENSE file).
• Contributing: Welcome — follow CONTRIBUTING.md and open issues for bugs or feature requests.

github.com/dan0dev/ScreenPrompt