PromptBook is the professional cue-marking tool built for stage managers and theatre technicians. Import your script, mark your cues, annotate with Apple Pencil, and produce a complete prompt book — all from your iPad.
Now with a companion viewer mode on iPhone
MARK CUES WITH PRECISION
• Drag to select text and place cue marks that snap to the script baseline
• Double-tap to place point cues at exact positions
• Place multiple cues from different lists at the same moment with multi-cue mode
• Auto-generate standby cues that reference upcoming sequences (e.g. "Standby LX5-8, SFX4-9")
ORGANISE YOUR DEPARTMENTS
• Create unlimited colour-coded cue lists — LX, SFX, VFX, Fly, or any custom department
• Auto-renumber cues with configurable intervals and start points
• Click-to-renumber for precise manual sequencing
• Toggle list visibility without losing data
ANNOTATE WITH APPLE PENCIL
• Draw directly on your script with a full range of Pencil tools
• Create named annotation layers — Director Notes, Sound Notes, Blocking, and more
• Place floating text notes anywhere on the page
• Pencil draws, fingers scroll — configurable to your preference
FLEXIBLE LAYOUTS
• 8 configurable page layouts: cross-page with annotation panels, on-page inline, or full-width
• Show Mode with a configurable reader line — cues above fade, upcoming cues highlight
• Dyslexia-friendly accessible mode with high-contrast cue labels
EXPORT & SHARE
• Export your complete prompt book as PDF — binder layout or single-page inline
• Export cue sheets as PDF or ETC EOS-compatible CSV
• Choose which departments and annotation layers to include
• Import PDF or Word document scripts with automatic OCR for scanned pages
COLLABORATE IN REAL TIME
• Share a live session with your team using a simple 6-character code
• Viewers follow along on their own devices
• Enable collaborative editing — assign cue list locks so editors can work simultaneously
SYNC ACROSS DEVICES
• iCloud sync keeps your scripts, cues, and annotations up to date
• Annotation previews appear on Mac even without Apple Pencil
• Version control — import updated scripts and preserve your cue work
VIEWER APP
• iPhone app allows you to read scripts on the go
This app is honestly such a game changer for stage management. It makes keeping a digital prompt book so much easier and has so many genius and useful features. Everything feels really organised and easy to use, whether I’m in rehearsals, updating notes, or calling a show. It’s saved me so much time and made my workflow way less stressful. I genuinely couldn’t imagine going back to working without it now.
FINALLY
suddenlyjoseph
It’s pretty wild to me that this app didn’t exist years ago. As a theatre producer (and occasional SM) I’ve been desperate for an app that makes the hell that is marking up a script that much easier. Super impressed with the ease of use of PromptBook, and the fact I can use my Apple Pencil with it on my iPad is extra delicious. Would thoroughly recommend, could easily become an industry standard.
Game Changer
Eldie33
by far the best way I’ve found for digital markup. It’s the first app I’ve used that felt like it was designed for theatre. The basic functions are great for replacing a paper copy then bits like the show mode, dark mode and the syncing are so so good as extras
So much quicker
Michael Czech
The cloud backup and other features are nice. But oh my god the speed from receiving a script to having it marked and ready to use is great. The cue sheets are really handy asw for just starting programming.
- Overhaul of export mechanic for PDF marked scripts to better match what is shown in app.
- Notes are now a fixed size to prevent scaling issues
Version 2.4.1
The developer, James Appleby, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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