Teleprompter for Instagram Reels and Live

Read your Instagram script on a second screen while your phone records a Reel or hosts a Live. Choose a scroll speed that feels comfortable. If you'd rather read and record in the same app, Meta Edits has its own teleprompter.

Open LilPrompter

LilPrompter browser reading screen with script text, formatting and playback controls — Move the script near your camera and make the text large enough to read.

How to set up your reading screen

Choose the recording app
Record in Instagram, Edits or a camera app; use LilPrompter on another screen.
Prepare a short script
Use one message per Story segment or short blocks for a Reel.
Position and rehearse
Put the script near your camera, keep the lines short and try reading the first sentence.
Record in sections or pause for Live
Stop scrolling before reading comments or responding.
Review before publishing
Watch the recording to check the sound, where you're looking and anything reflected in your glasses.

Choose where to read and record

Meta’s April 2026 Edits update describes its teleprompter for filming and voiceovers. You can change the text size and speed in Edits. That doesn't mean the same controls appear in Instagram's camera.

LilPrompter is useful when you want a separate reading device beside the recording phone. Copy your script to that device, then use your phone's recording app to film and publish.

Give each format a different script

For a Reel, read a short opening and demonstration in separate takes. For a Story, prepare one message per segment. For Live, use headings and bullets with exact wording only where necessary; leave space for questions.

This is what the shelf looks like now. [Show the shelf.] I moved the things I use every day down here so I can reach them. The rest can stay up top.

Press Pause when you reach the note in brackets. The script won't stop there automatically.

Pause for comments during Live

Stop scrolling, read the comment and answer in your own words. Find the next topic heading before resuming. The text keeps moving until you pause it. Click into LilPrompter before using keyboard shortcuts. Viewers may hear voice commands, so the buttons or keyboard may work better during a Live.

Check your camera view

Record a short test and watch where your eyes move as you read. Try shorter lines or move the screen closer to the lens if needed. Check for reflections too. For help with the words, write a spoken script; then practice a natural read.