Kivo

       

A lightweight desktop teleprompter built with PySide6.

Kivo provides a clean, always-on-top reading overlay for scripts, AI-generated content, presentations, and video recordings.

Status: 🚧 MVP (v0.1.0)

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kivo-demo.mp4

Features

• Frameless, always-on-top overlay
• Modern rounded UI with a translucent background
• Draggable window
• Open any text (.txt) file
• Automatically reloads when the file changes
• Smooth teleprompter-style auto-scrolling
• Adjustable scrolling speed
• Pause and resume scrolling
• Lightweight and distraction-free

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Esc	Close Kivo
Space	Pause / Resume scrolling
↑	Increase scrolling speed
↓	Decrease scrolling speed

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Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/rajtilakjee/kivo.git
cd kivo

Install the dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the application:

python main.py

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Building

Create a standalone executable using PyInstaller:

pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --name Kivo main.py

The executable will be generated inside the dist/ directory.

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Star History

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Roadmap

• Settings window
• Global hotkeys
• Remember last opened file
• Font customization
• Adjustable opacity
• Scroll speed presets
• Mirror mode
• Multiple themes
• Custom teleprompter rendering
• Cross-platform releases

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Tech Stack

• Python 3
• PySide6 (Qt for Python)

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.