How to Self-Tape Without a Reader: Complete Guide to AI Self-Tape Apps 2025

Overview

Acting Pal (AP) from the get-go has been designed with one goal in mind: how can we remove the pressure on actors needing to find a reader for their self-tapes.

Step-by-step guide

So let’s go through the step-by-step guide as to how you can use AP to self-tape without a reader:

• Upload your sides: we extract the dialogue for you.

• Choose AI voice: select from 42 hyper-realistic voices and choose your character. We also offer a way for you to record/import lines if you wish.

• Self-tape: after practicing a few times on either cue mode or non-stop mode you’re ready to self-tape. The AI voices will wait for you to finish your line and then move on to the next. And you can track your lines using the AP teleprompter feature.

• Export your video to your camera roll.

Other tools you can try

There are, however, other ways and other tools that can help here. WeAudition (weaudition.com) is an excellent resource for finding readers. The issue is that although there are readers who are happy to read for free on the platform, most you have to pay for, and after a few self-tapes it can end up being incredibly costly. Cold Read (coldread.com) is another great resource that you can use, but you are limited to using your voice or imported audio ~ so there is no option to use AI voices. And you also have to write every dialogue line by line; they don’t offer the functionality to extract dialogue automatically. There are also other AI tools out there — Scene Partner AI (scenepartner.ai), Rafy (rafy.app), Audition Lead (auditionlead.com), etc.

Our philosophy

I encourage all users of AP to try other tools out as well to see which they prefer. At AP we’re always open-minded to areas that we can improve on ~ so if there’s a specific feature that you prefer elsewhere, we’d love to know, and that way we can build you a self-taping tool that you love!

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See also

• Top AI Tools for Actors
• Hollywood Already Uses Generative AI
• ActingPal FAQ: AI Scene Partner & Self‑Tape App

FAQ

How do I self‑tape without a reader?

Use an AI self‑tape reader with cue mode and a teleprompter. Acting Pal integrates these so you can rehearse and record on one device.

Will the AI wait for me between lines?

Yes. Cue mode advances based on your delivery, keeping the scene flowing naturally.

Do I need two devices to self‑tape?

No. With Acting Pal you can record in‑app while using the AI reader and teleprompter.

Can I still use a human reader?

Yes. You can use services like WeAudition, or community readers in Acting Pal when you prefer a human partner.

Does Acting Pal work on iOS and Android?

Yes. Acting Pal is available on both iOS and Android.