The Rig (Beta) — one device films, and you never touch it Use any two devices you own — an old iPhone in a drawer makes a perfectly good camera. Prop it up on its back lens and the device in your hands shows you the shot from your mark, holds your lines, plays your reader, and rolls and cuts on your word. They find each other on their own: no cables, no codes, no Wi-Fi network needed. It's new, so it's marked Beta — it works on the devices we've tested, and we want to hear how it goes on yours. Watch it before you send it Finished tapes and voiceovers now play inside the share card, so you see exactly what casting gets before the link goes out. Highlight everyone you're playing Doubling in a play, or carrying three parts at a table read? Highlight as many characters as you like — each one gets its own marker colour. Find your cast from the script Opened a script you never ran through Rehearse? The highlight button offers to read it and find who's in it, right there. More page, fewer buttons Tap the script and the tools step off it. Tap again and they're back. Voiceovers, finished here Record off the page, clean it up with Studio Sound, and send one MP3 — or separate takes when casting asks for them. Know the show before you read a line Every script opens with a summary written the moment you import it, and when your sides are for a TV episode, Subtext looks the show up.

- A brand new interactive onboarding for new users. - Better handling of scripts with heavy watermarks. - If a script genuinely can't be read, Subtext now says so plainly and tells you how to get it sorted instead of handing you an empty cast list with nothing to pick. - If you invited people before you subscribed, every month you earned is now added when you join, not just the most recent one. Invites from friends who subscribe on the web count too. - The script screen sizes itself to your phone. On Plus and Pro Max models the buttons, icons, and labels are noticeably larger, filling space that used to sit empty.

- A brand new interactive onboarding for new users. - Better handling of scripts with heavy watermarks. - If a script genuinely can't be read, Subtext now says so plainly and tells you how to get it sorted instead of handing you an empty cast list with nothing to pick. - If you invited people before you subscribed, every month you earned is now added when you join, not just the most recent one. Invites from friends who subscribe on the web count too. - The script screen sizes itself to your phone. On Plus and Pro Max models the buttons, icons, and labels are noticeably larger, filling space that used to sit empty.

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Subtext hit the trailer before call time — softer corners, real depth on the cards, and taps that land with a spring.

Introducing Stage Mode Hold your iPhone or iPad like real sides and read hands-free. Tap once to lock your script, so a stray hand can never flip the page. Turn with a thumb-tap on either side — double-tap to go back — and on iPad it stays locked in portrait, so it won't spin mid-scene. A bold page counter and progress bar keep your place at a glance. We also fixed a critical bug where Stage Mode's progress bar was covered on iPhones with a Dynamic Island.

Introducing Stage Mode Hold your iPhone or iPad like real sides and read hands-free. Tap once to lock your script, so a stray hand can never flip the page. Turn with a thumb-tap on either side — double-tap to go back — and on iPad it stays locked in portrait, so it won't spin mid-scene. A bold page counter and progress bar keep your place at a glance.

Script Analysis & Chat Know your script cold before you walk in. Open any script — or just your audition sides — for an instant plot summary, then ask it anything: what a moment is really about, who your character is to everyone else, what happened before your scene starts. Design Improvements The Scripts tab is less cluttered and streamlined.

Script Analysis & Chat Know your script cold before you walk in. Open any script — or just your audition sides — for an instant plot summary, then ask it anything: what a moment is really about, who your character is to everyone else, what happened before your scene starts.

Signing in is simpler and cleaner, with the same smooth path whether you're new to Subtext or picking back up on another device. And you'll always know at a glance when your work is backed up.

Jump straight into Studio Your recent scripts now sit right on the self-tape and voiceover screens — tap one to start recording in a single step, no digging. A more compact Scripts view There's now a third layout for your library — smaller covers, three across — so you can see more of your scripts at a glance. Switch anytime with the layout buttons at the top of Scripts. The eraser now actually erases Fixed annotation mode so removing marks works reliably: tap the eraser, then tap any pen stroke or highlight to clear it. Undo your last mark Added an Undo button to the drawing tools. Drew a stray line? One tap and it's gone. Clearer tools in the reader Freshened up the top-bar icons so it's obvious which one draws on your sides (the pencil) and which one highlights a character's lines (the person).

Jump straight into Studio Your recent scripts now sit right on the self-tape and voiceover screens — tap one to start recording in a single step, no digging. A more compact Scripts view There's now a third layout for your library — smaller covers, three across — so you can see more of your scripts at a glance. Switch anytime with the layout buttons at the top of Scripts. The eraser now actually erases Fixed annotation mode so removing marks works reliably: tap the eraser, then tap any pen stroke or highlight to clear it. Undo your last mark Added an Undo button to the drawing tools. Drew a stray line? One tap and it's gone. Clearer tools in the reader Freshened up the top-bar icons so it's obvious which one draws on your sides (the pencil) and which one highlights a character's lines (the person).

A more compact Scripts view There's now a third layout for your library — smaller covers, three across — so you can see more of your scripts at a glance. Switch anytime with the layout buttons at the top of Scripts. The eraser now actually erases Fixed annotation mode so removing marks works reliably: tap the eraser, then tap any pen stroke or highlight to clear it. Undo your last mark Added an Undo button to the drawing tools. Drew a stray line? One tap and it's gone. Clearer tools in the reader Freshened up the top-bar icons so it's obvious which one draws on your sides (the pencil) and which one highlights a character's lines (the person).

Subtext got out of hair, makeup and wardrobe and is looking better than ever. You will notice design flourishes throughout the entire app. Enjoy!

Voiceover, reimagined Record a voiceover audition right on top of your script. Open the PDF, scroll as you read, and record — the whole page and the controls live on one screen, so you can finally drop the "PDF in one app, recorder in another" juggle. Mark your scenes as you go Tap to drop a scene marker anywhere in the script, then jump straight back to any scene from the tabs down the side. Built for video-game and animation sessions with lots of separate reads that bounce into one file. Review your takes, send your best Bang out as many takes as you want, then go through them in one place and star the keeper. Giving casting options? Star more than one and each alternate exports as its own file. Trim your slate once Trim your slate in the editor — and if it's your saved default, save that trim for every future audition. The Table Read, reimagined Press play and your whole cast comes alive around the table — a narrator at the head, your leads in their seats, and everyone else stepping in and out as they speak. The line being read lands in the middle of the table, so it plays like the real thing. Tab your scenes Stick color-coded tabs on any page, just like the tabs poking out of a marked-up script. Tap one to flip straight there. On iPhone they tuck into a slim edge spine so they never cover your sides. Notes, right on the page Tap anywhere on your script to drop a little note, tap it to read it, tap away to hide it. No pencil, no clutter, no marks left on the page. Notes Session Rattle down notes from your director as fast as they give them — each stamped with the time — then check them off as you work through them. Filter to what's still open and jump between days. Back up your self-tapes Turn on self-tape backup and your tapes sync privately to iCloud and follow you to every device. It's off by default, and we show you exactly how much space they take before you flip it on.

The Table Read, reimagined Press play and your whole cast comes alive around the table — a narrator at the head, your leads in their seats, and everyone else stepping in and out as they speak. The line being read lands in the middle of the table, so it plays like the real thing. Tab your scenes Stick color-coded tabs on any page, just like the tabs poking out of a marked-up script. Tap one to flip straight there. On iPhone they tuck into a slim edge spine so they never cover your sides. Notes, right on the page Tap anywhere on your script to drop a little note, tap it to read it, tap away to hide it. No pencil, no clutter, no marks left on the page. Notes Session Rattle down notes from your director as fast as they give them — each stamped with the time — then check them off as you work through them. Filter to what's still open and jump between days. Back up your self-tapes Turn on self-tape backup and your tapes sync privately to iCloud and follow you to every device. It's off by default, and we show you exactly how much space they take before you flip it on.

Your work, everywhere Create a free account — scripts, tapes, and voiceovers back up and follow you to any device. One tap with Apple or email. Always know you're rolling Pulled out of the app mid‑voiceover? A live indicator in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen shows you're still recording. Studio‑ready file names Self‑tapes name themselves the way casting expects: Your Name – Character – Project. Fixed a sign‑in bug Setting up your account now properly asks for your name — so tapes get labeled right and emails feel personal. Polish A faster first run, a friendlier start, and fixes throughout.

Your work, everywhere. Meet your Subtext account. Your scripts, tapes, and voiceovers now back up privately and follow you to any device. Sign in with Apple or your email — in a tap, no password to remember. Always know you're rolling. If your voiceover gets pushed to the background mid‑take — you lock the phone, a call or notification pulls you out — it keeps recording, with a live indicator in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen so you can see you're still rolling. The screen also stays awake the whole time you record. Studio‑ready file names. Self‑tapes now name themselves the way casting expects — Your Name – Character – Project — so every file is ready to send the moment it's done. Smoother from the first tap. A quicker, clearer first run, a friendlier start‑for‑free flow, and a bunch of small fixes and polish throughout.

Send your tape as a link Just finished a self-tape or voiceover? Send it straight to your agent as a Subtext link — they watch, listen, and download it right in the browser, on any device. No giant files to email, nothing extra to sign up for.

Teleprompter fixes Fixed the prompter racing ahead and scrolling too fast — it now glides at your pace and catches your cues more reliably, so you can stay in the scene. Sharper self-tape editing Your slate now trims like any other clip, and every thumbnail — in the editor and on your Studio wall — shows the frame you actually cut to, not the raw opening.

Faster, private line tracking on iOS 26 On iPhones running iOS 26 and later, Subtext now follows your lines using Apple's on‑device speech recognition. It's quicker and more accurate, it advances the moment you finish a cue, and your voice never leaves your phone.

Send your reader a note Now when you send your sides to a reader, you can leave them a quick note first — record a voice message in your own voice, or jot a line of text. They'll see (or hear) it the moment they open the link, so you can say thanks, set the tone, or flag what you need before they read a single line. Self-tapes, refined Most of this release went into the self-tape experience. The teleprompter now fills the whole screen and scrolls in time with your reader's recording, so long passages glide instead of freezing and jumping, and the controls tuck away with a tap. You also choose up front whether to tape with your reader or on your own, you can add a scene to any tape (handy for a monologue your reader didn't record), and you can see each tape's size and delete or multi-select right from Studio. Smarter sides and polish Short scripts open straight to page selection, and clearer wording when you manage a reader, plus a handful of fixes throughout.

Send your reader a note Now when you send your sides to a reader, you can leave them a quick note first — record a voice message in your own voice, or jot a line of text. They'll see (or hear) it the moment they open the link, so you can say thanks, set the tone, or flag what you need before they read a single line. Self-tapes, refined Most of this release went into the self-tape experience. The teleprompter now fills the whole screen and scrolls in time with your reader's recording, so long passages glide instead of freezing and jumping, and the controls tuck away with a tap. You also choose up front whether to tape with your reader or on your own, you can add a scene to any tape (handy for a monologue your reader didn't record), and you can see each tape's size and delete or multi-select right from Studio. The Subtext blog, in the app Practical audition, self-tape, and casting advice now lives on your Today tab. Read the latest or browse the whole blog without leaving Subtext. Smarter sides and polish Short scripts open straight to page selection, and clearer wording when you manage a reader, plus a handful of fixes throughout.

Introducing Voiceover Record your VO auditions in Subtext — slate, record each scene, trim on the waveform, and export one polished MP3. Turn on Studio Sound and each take is polished to studio quality, tuned to that specific recording, and you can flip it on or off live while you listen, so what you hear is what you send. Share Subtext, get a free month Invite a fellow actor and they get their first month free. When they subscribe, you get a free month too — up to three. Plus a setup guide to turn any room into a booth. Break a leg.