v0.2 · Beta release for internal testers

Free live-text software for performance.

Prepare, translate and cue surtitles, captions, audio description and audience-phone text from one native desktop app for rehearsals and live performance.

Free to use Native desktop app for macOS and Windows Surtitles · translations · audio description · audience phones

Built for
live performance.

Sténtor keeps performance text organized from preparation to live cueing, with a focused workflow for screens, audience phones, timelines and audio-description materials.

Free
Core desktop app with no subscription
Desktop
For macOS and Windows
Live Sync
For screens and audience phones

One Sténtor.
Two ways of working.

Prepare scripts, structure translations, operate surtitles, control audience access and keep audio-description materials together in a dedicated live-performance environment.

Sténtor Lite: start anywhere
A free app for preparing source text, surtitles and translations on macOS and Windows.
Sténtor: live control room
A focused app for cueing, timeline, screens, audience phones and audio-description workflows across desktop platforms.
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Three essential workflows.

From the first line to the live cue: the tools that keep text, timing and accessibility together.

Viewers on phones
Spectators can connect with their own smartphones and follow surtitles, translations or audio descriptions in sync with the operator's cues.
Clear operator view
Move through cues during the show with a clean interface designed for timing, focus and confidence.
Audio description and access
Keep audio-description notes beside the script and synchronize accessible content with the live performance.

Free to download.
Ready for live text.

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Sténtor

Free
Free/desktop

Install the app for preparing scripts, translations, surtitles, audio description and audience-phone text.

  • Free desktop app for macOS and Windows
  • No monthly subscription for core desktop use
  • Script preparation, surtitles and translations
Download Sténtor

Account

Access
Access/code

Find your Sténtor access code, activation details and available builds.

  • Account area for enabled users
  • Access code and activation details
  • Available builds by platform
Open Account

Institutions

Setup
Live/venues

Prepare screens, phones and live-text workflows for real rehearsal rooms.

  • For theatres, festivals and schools
  • Shared workflows for rehearsal rooms
  • Support during testing and performances
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Sténtor · Free desktop app

Prepare the text. Go live without a subscription.

Download Sténtor to begin on macOS, Windows or Linux. Use the Account area when you need your access code and enabled builds.