Live polls: real-time audience voting
Ask a question, share the 6-digit code — answers appear as growing bars on the shared screen. Single or multiple choice, with images, in rooms of any size, and nobody has to sign up. You decide whether the result grows live or appears on your cue.
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What slows you down most at work?
- Too many meetings46% · 132
- Not enough focus time34% · 96
- Unclear priorities20% · 56
Sample session · not real data
Participant view
What slows you down most at work?
Tap an option — the stage follows immediately.
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What the poll slide does
One question, asked the way you need it
Results in real time
Every incoming vote updates the bars on the shared view — no reloading, on every device in the room.
Single or multiple choice
One vote per person or several ticks — set per slide. You author the options while building and can change them right up to the start.
Options with images
Images and GIFs belong on slides and in the answer set alike. For designs, logos or anything that words handle badly.
Counts or percentages
The tally reads as a count, as a share, or both. You switch that mid-presentation without changing the deck.
Four ways to reveal
Grow live, reveal on your cue, collect quietly — or one mode for the whole deck. Participation on a slide opens and closes deliberately.
Export and results link
Export results as a spreadsheet or PDF, share them by link — or reset them when you run the same poll again at the next session.
In practice
When a live poll is the right slide
Whenever the answers are known in advance and you want to see how the room splits:
- A read of the room up front: where does the group stand before you present? The same question at the end shows what moved.
- Team decisions: two proposals, one vote — anonymous, so the loudest voice doesn't win by default.
- A knowledge check without competition: mark options correct without points and without a leaderboard. The quiz format takes over when points are the point.
- A break in the middle: one light question whose result speaks for itself on the screen.
- A rehearsal before the stage: in preview you submit test answers before anyone is in the room — and reset them before the real run.
Analysis
Break results down by an earlier question
A poll can be analysed by what the same participants answered on an earlier slide — “how did engineering vote, how did sales?”. Grouping requires an earlier single-select question, and groups below five answers are not reported — head count included, and never on their own: a group that is too small always takes the smallest still-publishable group down with it, because otherwise it could be recovered as the total minus the rest. In a small room, publishing them would make it clear who answered what. That's deliberate and cannot be switched off.
Try it yourself
The five-answer floor, walked into rather than read
The same poll, grouped by what those same participants answered on an earlier slide. Pick “Working students”: too few answers, so nothing is reported — not even the head count. Then pick “Sales”: large enough, and held back anyway. Because otherwise the small group would simply be the total minus the other groups. The paragraph above asserts that limit — here you walk into it.
- Too many meetings46% · 132
- Not enough focus time34% · 96
- Unclear priorities20% · 56
Sample session · not real data
The other formats
Combine them in one deck
Formats mix inside a single presentation: a poll, a word cloud, a quiz, one after another.
Word clouds
Capture the mood in real time. Frequent words visibly grow — perfect for ice-breakers, brainstorms and sentiment checks.
Learn moreQuizzes
Points, leaderboard and countdown for playful learning. Ideal for training, onboarding and conferences with a competitive edge.
Learn moreQ&A & open text
Your audience asks questions, others upvote them. The most important topics rise to the top — show the list to the room, or keep it to yourself at first.
Learn moreScales & ratings
Measure agreement, mood or priorities on a scale. Results as a clear distribution instead of vague gut feelings.
Learn more
Frequently asked questions about live polls
How do I create a live poll?
Create a presentation, add a multiple-choice slide, write the question and the answer options — that's it. When you present, a join slide shows the 6-digit code, the link and a QR code; from there everyone in the room votes on their own device.
How many people can vote?
There is no participant cap — not per poll, not per month, and not on the free plan. The number of questions isn't capped either.
Is voting anonymous?
There are no participant accounts: nobody signs up, and nobody is recognised across sessions. Within one session each vote carries a pseudonymous participation id, so repeat voting and breakdowns can work — pseudonymous is not the same as anonymous. A name is only asked for if you switch it on.
Can participants pick more than one option?
Yes, and you set that per slide. The default is one vote per person; with multiple selection each person can tick several options.
Do participants see the result immediately?
Only if you want them to. Per slide or for the whole deck you decide whether the tally grows live, appears on your cue, or never reaches the audience. You can also open and close participation on a slide.
Can I export the results?
Yes — as a spreadsheet and as a PDF, plus a shareable results link for everyone who wasn't in the room. Results can also be reset when you run the same presentation again.
Get started
Ask your first question in under a minute
No setup, no credit card, no participant accounts. Type the question, share the code, watch the bars grow.
No credit card · Free self-hosting · Open source (AGPLv3)