Read your script while
you present.
Rideword floats above Teams, Zoom, or any app. Transparent enough that your audience never notices. Clear enough that you never lose your place.
14 days free. Then $9.99 once — no subscription, no account.
Illustration: Rideword overlay window floating above a Teams meeting. Only you see the script; your audience sees Teams beneath.
Three steps. Zero friction.
Set up in 30 seconds. Rideword stays out of the way until you need it.
Paste your script
Open Edit mode and drop in your notes. Markdown is rendered — headings, bold, lists, code blocks. No formatting required.
Set your opacity
Drag the slider to tune how visible the window is — from a faint ghost at 20% to a solid dark panel at 90%. The control bar stays readable at any level.
Present naturally
Switch to View mode and start your call. Press ⌘T / Ctrl+T whenever you need to click through to the app below.
Built for the moment
you're on screen.
Every feature exists to keep you focused and your audience unaware.
Variable transparency
Slide from 20% to 100% opacity. At low opacity Rideword ghosts into the background — readable to you, invisible to screen-sharing tools focused on the app below. All settings persist between sessions.
Drag slider to tuneClick-through mode
Press ⌘T / Ctrl+T to pass all mouse clicks through to the app below — Teams, a browser, your demo. Hover over the window to temporarily re-enable controls without toggling off.
⌘T / Ctrl+T toggleAuto-scroll with mic control
Start continuous scrolling with Space and set a speed that matches your pace. Pause on hover, or enable mic-based pause — the scroll stops when you go silent and resumes when you speak.
Space to start · +/− speedView & Edit modes
View mode renders your Markdown script cleanly with a receded control bar. Edit mode gives a monospace editor with line-number gutter. Switch with ⌘E / Ctrl+E, Esc, or double-click the rendered content.
⌘E / Ctrl+E toggleFile management
Open .md or .txt files with ⌘O / Ctrl+O, save with ⌘S, or drag and drop a file onto the window. Up to 10 recent files stay in the File menu for quick access.
Section navigation & timer
Jump to any heading in your script with [ / ] or the section dropdown. A built-in timer turns yellow at 80% of your target time and red when you're over — key T to start or pause it.
[ ] to navigate · T for timerWherever you present,
it has you covered.
Live product demos
Walk through a product while reading talking points. Your audience watches the demo — you see the script floating above it. No memorization, no teleprompter, no second monitor required.
Sales & discovery calls
Keep your agenda, qualification questions, and key messages visible throughout a Teams or Zoom call. Click-through mode lets you interact with the CRM while keeping notes on screen.
Investor pitches
Run a polished pitch without memorizing it. Your deck is on screen; speaking points float above. Adjust opacity until it feels like peripheral vision, not a script.
Try it. Keep it.
Own it forever.
No subscription. No account. No cloud. One payment, runs on your machine.
macOS 13 Ventura+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Windows 10/11 (64-bit) · ~18 MB
Free trial runs fully unlocked for 14 days. No card required.
Used by people who present for a living.
"I run investor updates every quarter. Rideword sits above Zoom at 40% opacity — I can read my talking points without ever losing eye contact with the camera."
"Live product demos used to mean memorizing a script. Now I paste my notes, set opacity to 60%, and just talk. The audience sees the product, not a nervous presenter."
"The click-through toggle is the killer feature. I keep my discovery questions on screen and switch through to Salesforce mid-call. Zero friction, totally invisible to the prospect."
Common questions.
⌘T on macOS or Ctrl+T on Windows to pass all mouse clicks through Rideword to whatever is below — Teams, a browser, your demo app. The control bar stays live so you can toggle it back at any time..md or .txt files with ⌘O / Ctrl+O, or drag and drop a file onto the window. Save back to the same file with ⌘S, or choose a new name with Save As. The 10 most recent files appear in the File menu for quick access. Your last script and all settings are automatically restored on next launch.# ## ###), bold (**text**), italic, unordered and ordered lists, tables, inline code, fenced code blocks, and block quotes. You can also insert ==pause== anywhere outside a code block to render a ⏸ visual cue marking where to slow down.