TeachCue is the tutorial video studio for language teachers. Record with live overlays, auto-furigana and pinyin, dictionary lookups, and one-tap exports for TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
The tools pros use — teleprompter, WYSIWYG overlays, ruby text, dictionary lookups — reassembled for the way language teachers actually work.
TeachCue auto-detects Japanese, Chinese, and English — and lays readings over every character in real time. Tap any word to edit. Nothing leaves the device.
Switch layouts in a tap. Full-screen camera, a floating card with your text, or slide-first with a camera bubble in the corner.
9:16 for TikTok and Reels, 16:9 for YouTube, 1:1 for the grid. 1080p HD, no watermarks.
Every movement you make during recording is captured and baked into the export — no post-production re-aligning.
Tokenizer + system dictionary, all local. No API keys. No tracking. No surprise bills.
Your projects sync between web, iOS, and macOS — so a lesson planned on the couch is ready to record during prep period, and polished the same night.
Type your script. Add images or let AI suggest one. Auto-furigana annotates as you type. Reorder, duplicate, edit — it's a text editor that understands grammar.
Teleprompter on screen. Move overlays freely during the take. The camera records you; the app records everything you did with the overlays.
Polish typography per slide. Apply a layout preset or tweak each one. The preview is the export — no more "looks different in post".
Pick a platform preset, wait ~60 seconds, done. 1080p HD, baked overlays, no watermark, saves straight to your camera roll or Finder.
“I used to spend my Sundays fighting Final Cut to line up furigana. With TeachCue I record Monday's lesson in the ten minutes before class — and my kids actually watch the replays.”
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Yes. TeachCue uses system tokenizers (CFStringTokenizer, NLTokenizer) and a bundled 300+ word English IPA dictionary. No text ever leaves your device for annotation. Dictionary lookups use the built-in iOS / macOS reference library — also local.
Automatic annotation for Japanese (furigana), Chinese (pinyin with tone marks), and English (IPA + phonics). Recording and subtitles work for any language — the overlay editor has no language restrictions.
Both. The web app lives at teachcue.app — record with your webcam or import footage, edit in the same WYSIWYG canvas. iOS and macOS apps handle on-device capture. Projects sync between them.
Yes on iOS — all projects are stored locally by default. Sign in only if you want web access or cross-device sync.
Verify with a .edu address and Plus is free for the full school year. Pro gets 50% off. No forms, no waiting — the toggle shows up automatically after verification.
Cancel in two taps. Your projects stay; you just lose the Plus-only exports until you resubscribe. We don't lock your work.