Presenter view · notes that follow · teleprompter · show control

Give every presenter the confidence they need.

Presenter View

Downstage turns the downstage monitor into a purpose-built presenter view. Create presets for each presenter—or each section of the deck. You finally have control of Presenter View.

See Downstage in action Join the founding beta

Downstage Control with the deck queue, notes, timer, and show-machine status.

One show. All the presentations. Total control.

Shape every presenter view, distribute decks to the show machines, and keep the operator and director on the same page.

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A view built for the presenter

Arrange slides, notes, scripts, clocks, messages, and confidence feeds on a free-form canvas. Save the layout and recall it when the deck reaches the right moment.

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Notes that follow the presenter

Presenter View keeps notes in step with the speaker, holds when confidence drops, and recovers after an aside or skipped passage. For full scripts, the same tracking powers the full-screen Teleprompter.

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The presentation stays familiar

Run Keynote and PowerPoint in their native Mac apps or play a PDF directly. Downstage sits above the native Presenter View, which remains in place underneath.

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Main and Backup stay together

Send the same deck, notes, scripts, and presenter layouts to every show machine. See what is ready, then load or launch from Control.

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A useful view for the director

Bring Program, Presenter, the Light Table, TRT, slide builds, video timing, and presenter messages into one clean multiview.

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Control it your way

Use Control, the Downstage Stream Deck plugin, Bitfocus Companion, or authenticated OSC, UDP, and TCP commands.

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Technical baseline

Know what the show needs.

Downstage runs on macOS and keeps live operation local. Control, Main, and Backup belong on the same tested private network.

Show MacsMain + Backup

Apple Silicon is recommended for new systems. Choose Macs with enough display outputs for your exact setup.

Show networkOne private wired subnet

Wire Control, Main, Backup, and the Director laptop. Use a tablet only as a secondary view.

Speech inputA clean console feed

Notes and teleprompter tracking run locally. Cloud preparation is optional; the live voice tracker stays on the Mac.

Technical reference

Requirements, ports, pairing, and control protocols

Use the technical page to design the network, configure show-machine roles, and connect Stream Deck, Companion, OSC, UDP, or TCP.

Open technical setup

Rehearse the exact rig. Test the Macs, adapters, displays, network, presentation apps, clickers, audio feed, and fallback before the show—then freeze updates.

Help shape Downstage before the public release.

The founding beta is for live-event professionals willing to rehearse the real rig and tell us what happens in the room.

Founding Beta

Free

Invitation only · macOS

The current presenter, director, show-machine, and control features
One license for a Main show Mac and its Backup
Fifty successful cloud preparations, plus offline show operation
Direct support and in-app feedback
An evaluation watermark in Downstage presenter windows and PDF playback—not in Keynote or PowerPoint Program output

Ask to join the beta

Want a closer look first? See the operator walkthrough.

FAQ

Does it need internet at showtime?

No. Once the show is prepared, licensing and show operation work offline. Optional beta telemetry waits until the presentation is over.

Do notes following and teleprompter tracking require cloud processing?

No. Live voice following always runs locally. Short notes work immediately, capable Macs can prepare longer scripts on the machine, and optional cloud preparation can improve difficult long-form material.

How many machines can I install on?

One founding-beta key covers a Main show Mac and its Backup.

What platforms does it run on?

Downstage runs on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. It controls presentations through separately installed Keynote or PowerPoint applications and plays PDFs directly.

How do I get a beta key or send feedback?

Email support@downstage.technology to request access. During the beta, press Command–Shift–F in Downstage to send feedback after the active presentation ends.

Interested in the founding beta?

Tell us what kind of shows you run and what you want Downstage to solve. If the beta is a fit, you will receive one private page for the terms, license, and current Mac build.

Ask to join the beta

Apple Silicon and Intel Mac builds
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