Hey all, I got frustrated with teleprompter apps that require subscriptions, signups, and phone batteries dying mid-recording. So I built my own dedicated hardware solution.

What it does:

- Auto-boots straight into script selection menu

- Plain .txt files managed wirelessly over WiFi

- White text for speech, red text for stage directions in [ ]

- Adjustable scroll speed, pause, rewind

- Multilingual UI (EN/DE/FR/ES/SR)

- No apps, no cloud, no subscriptions

Hardware: Raspberry Pi Zero 2W + 8" HDMI display + Ulanzi RT02 frame.

Total cost under $50 excluding the frame.

Open source on GitHub: https://github.com/miotronic/raspberry-pi-teleprompter

Would love feedback from people who actually use teleprompters professionally!