Free live polls for presentations
Unlimited participants, free. Your audience joins Poll Maker Presentations by QR code, no app, and every vote shows live.
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The big screen shows the top answers. All 0 stay in the vote.
Drag to reorder, or press Space to pick up, the arrow keys to move and Space to drop.
Free, no sign-up for anyone.
Used by 650 million+ people since 2003
More than 6 million votes counted in a single day.
Unlimited presentations and participants, for free
Audience limits getting in the way? Not anymore. Poll Maker Presentations gives you unlimited presentations and unlimited participants, completely free, within our fair use guidelines.
| Poll Maker | No limit |
|---|---|
| Slido | 100 per event |
| AhaSlides | 50 per presentation |
| Mentimeter | 50 a month |
| Poll Everywhere | 40 at once |
- No time limit, no sign-up for you and no app for your audience
- Q&A, word clouds, reactions and downloads are all included
- Free sessions show a small Poll Maker badge. Any paid plan removes it
Free, with no audience cap and no sign-up.
Live polling the whole room can see
People join on their phones with a QR code or a 6-digit code, and the chart moves the moment each answer arrives.
The big screen
A phone in the room
- Bars grow, word clouds fill and answers appear as the room votes
- No app, no account and no cap on how many people join
- The join code and a live count of answers stay on screen
Free, with no audience cap and no sign-up.
Read the room without stopping
Phones send emoji that float up the big screen. Slow down and I'm lost reach only you, on your phone remote.
A phone in the room
The big screen
Your phone remote
- Up to six emoji reactions: floating, as counts, or seen only by you
- Slow down and I'm lost never show on the big screen
- A slide change clears every signal, so each slide starts fresh
Audience questions, approved from your phone
People ask and vote questions up. You approve each one on your phone remote before it reaches the screen.
Your phone remote
The big screen
- Run live Q&A at a talk, a town hall or a lecture
- Turn on approval and nothing reaches the screen until you say so
- People vote questions up, so the best one rises to the top
Take the results with you
Every session gets a report: every answer, every question from the room and how people rated it.
- Download CSV, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint or PNG, all free
- Phones rate the session at the end: see the average and the comments
- Share a read-only link to the report with your team
This was very easy to use and worked perfectly for ethics training activities.
Start from a template
32 ready-made polls for talks, classes, workshops and meetings. Open one and change anything.
- Use this template
Panel discussion Q&A
- How much experience do you have with today's theme?Rating scale
- Where should the panel start?Multiple choice
- Ask the panel a questionAudience Q&A
5 questions, about 30 min
Talks and panels
Let the audience steer the questions, and the best ones rise to the top.
- Use this template
Workshop opener
- In one word, what brings you to this workshop?Word cloud
- How much do you already know about this topic?Rating scale
- What do you most want to leave with today?Multiple choice
5 questions, about 8 min
Training and workshops
Learn what people know and want before you teach the first slide.
- Use this template
Lesson exit ticket
- Without your notes: which key ideas do you remember from today?Word cloud
- How well do you understand today's topic?Rating scale
- Which part should we review next time?Multiple choice
4 questions, about 5 min
Classrooms
See what stuck in the last five minutes, and what to teach again.
- Use this template
All-hands pulse and Q&A
- In one word, how do you feel about the quarter ahead?Word cloud
- How clear is our plan for the next quarter?Rating scale
- Which topics should we go deeper on next time?Multiple choice
5 questions, about 15 min
All-hands and team meetings
Take the room's pulse, then answer the questions people really have.
How to run a live poll in a presentation
Four steps, and nobody has to sign in.
Write your questions
Type them in the editor at the top of this page, pick from ten question types, or start from one of 32 ready-made polls.
Press Create poll
Put your screen up. The room joins with the QR code or the 6-digit code, in their phone's browser.
Ask, then reveal
Answers arrive as people send them. Press H to show or hide results, C to close voting and T for a 30 second countdown.
Keep the report
When you end, the report holds every answer. Download it or share its link.
Live polling questions, answered
Is live polling free?
Yes. Building, presenting and sharing a live poll is free, with no audience cap, and nobody needs an account. Pro adds your own brand: it hides the Poll Maker badge everywhere and shares your poll library with your team.
How many people can join a live poll?
There is no audience cap on any plan, free included. If your polls regularly run far beyond 50,000 people in a room, we will get in touch about a plan that fits, and nobody is ever cut off mid-poll.
Do people need an app or an account to join?
No. They scan the QR code, or type the 6-digit code at poll-maker.com/join, in their phone's browser. You do not need an account to present either.
How do I run a live poll during a presentation?
Type your questions in the editor at the top of this page and press Create poll. Put the big screen up: people scan the QR code or type the 6-digit code, and each answer appears the moment it is sent.
Can I use it with PowerPoint or Google Slides?
Yes. Import a PowerPoint file (.pptx) and its titles, text, pictures and notes become slides between your polls; from Google Slides, download the deck as a .pptx first. Or download the join slide, a picture with your code and QR code, and drop it into your own deck.
Can I run a live poll on Zoom or Teams?
Yes. Open the big screen in its own window and share that window in Zoom, Teams or any video call. The code and QR code stay on screen, and people join on their phones or in a second browser tab.
Are live poll answers anonymous?
Yes, by default. You only see names if you ask for them in Settings, and you choose whether a name is optional or required.
What kinds of questions can I ask?
Ten kinds: multiple choice, image choice, type the answer, word cloud, open-ended, rating scale, rating grid, ranking, brainstorm and audience Q&A. Add slides between questions, mark a right answer for a quiz, or ask the room to guess the winner.
Can I hide results until everyone has voted?
Yes. In Settings, choose to show results when you reveal them, and change it for any single question. While you present, H shows or hides results, C closes voting and T starts a 30 second countdown.
What if someone sends something rude?
Common swear words are masked and held back from the screen until you choose to show them. You can also approve written answers and questions first, and hide any of them from your phone.
Can I run a quiz with points?
Yes. Mark the right answer and the room scores points, with bonuses for speed and streaks, then show a top 5 or top 10 leaderboard on the big screen.
Can I control the presentation from my phone?
Yes. Press R on the big screen for the link to your private phone remote: next, back, results, voting, the countdown and audience questions. It needs no sign-in.
Can I download the results?
Yes, free. Every session gets a report you can share, and you can download it as CSV, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint or PNG.
What is an audience response system?
An audience response system lets a presenter ask a question and see the whole room answer live, once with handheld clickers and now on people's own phones. Poll Maker Presentations is a free one: no clickers, no app, just a QR code.
Your next talk, with the whole room in it
Type your first question at the top of this page.
Free, with no audience cap and no sign-up.
Joining a poll? Enter your code
Used by 650 million+ people since 2003
More than 6 million votes counted in a single day.
Live polling the whole room can see.
People join on their phones with a QR code or a 6-digit code, and the chart moves the moment each answer arrives.
The big screen
A phone in the room
It moves as they vote
Bars grow, word clouds fill and answers appear as the room votes.
Nothing to install
No app, no account and no cap on how many people join.
Always easy to join
The join code and a live count of answers stay on screen.
Free, with no audience cap and no sign-up.
Read the room while you talk.
Emoji float up the big screen. Slow down and I'm lost reach only you, on your phone remote.
A phone in the room
The big screen
Your phone remote
Six reactions
Up to six emoji reactions: floating, as counts or seen only by you.
Private signals
Slow down and I'm lost never show on the big screen.
A fresh start
A slide change clears every signal, so each slide starts fresh.
Taking questions from the room too? See live Q&A, approved from your phone
Every answer, waiting for you after the talk.
Show the result on the big screen when you choose. After the talk, the report holds every question, every reaction and how the pace felt.
On the big screen
In your report, after the talk
A report for every session
Every question with its result, the reactions over time and the pace signals, ready when you end.
Reveal when you choose
Press H and the bars grow on the big screen, or show results as the votes arrive.
Share it or keep it
Share a read-only link to the report. Downloads come in CSV, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint and PNG.
Your poll, in your colours.
Pick one of 16 themes, or add your brand colour, font and logo. Phones take the same look.
Unlimited presentations and participants, for free
For a class of 30, a team meeting or a hall of thousands: no audience cap, within our fair use guidelines.
No time limit, no sign-up for you and no app for your audience
Free sessions show a small Poll Maker badge. Any paid plan removes it
Free, with no audience cap and no sign-up.
| Poll Maker | No limit |
|---|---|
| Slido | 100 per event |
| AhaSlides | 50 per presentation |
| Mentimeter | 50 a month |
| Poll Everywhere | 40 at once |
How to run a live poll in a presentation.
One question is enough, and nobody has to sign in.
Write one question
Type it in the editor at the top of this page. Add more if you like, from ten question types.
Press Create poll
Put your screen up. The room joins with the QR code or the 6-digit code, in their phone's browser.
Ask, then reveal
Answers arrive as people send them. Press H to show or hide results, C to close voting and T for a 30 second countdown.
Keep the report
When you end, the report holds every answer, reaction and pace signal. Share its link or download it.
Live polling questions, answered.
Short answers to what people ask before their first live poll.
Still stuck? Contact us
Is live polling free?
Yes. Building, presenting and sharing a live poll is free, with no audience cap, and nobody needs an account. Pro adds your own brand: it hides the Poll Maker badge everywhere and shares your poll library with your team.
How many people can join a live poll?
There is no audience cap on any plan, free included. If your polls regularly run far beyond 50,000 people in a room, we will get in touch about a plan that fits, and nobody is ever cut off mid-poll.
Do people need an app or an account to join?
No. They scan the QR code, or type the 6-digit code at poll-maker.com/join, in their phone's browser. You do not need an account to present either.
How do I run a live poll during a presentation?
Type your questions in the editor at the top of this page and press Create poll. Put the big screen up: people scan the QR code or type the 6-digit code, and each answer appears the moment it is sent.
Can I use it with PowerPoint or Google Slides?
Yes. Import a PowerPoint file (.pptx) and its titles, text, pictures and notes become slides between your polls; from Google Slides, download the deck as a .pptx first. Or download the join slide, a picture with your code and QR code, and drop it into your own deck.
Can I run a live poll on Zoom or Teams?
Yes. Open the big screen in its own window and share that window in Zoom, Teams or any video call. The code and QR code stay on screen, and people join on their phones or in a second browser tab.
Are live poll answers anonymous?
Yes, by default. You only see names if you ask for them in Settings, and you choose whether a name is optional or required.
What kinds of questions can I ask?
Ten kinds: multiple choice, image choice, type the answer, word cloud, open-ended, rating scale, rating grid, ranking, brainstorm and audience Q&A. Add slides between questions, mark a right answer for a quiz, or ask the room to guess the winner.
Can I hide results until everyone has voted?
Yes. In Settings, choose to show results when you reveal them, and change it for any single question. While you present, H shows or hides results, C closes voting and T starts a 30 second countdown.
What if someone sends something rude?
Common swear words are masked and held back from the screen until you choose to show them. You can also approve written answers and questions first, and hide any of them from your phone.
Can I control the presentation from my phone?
Yes. Press R on the big screen for the link to your private phone remote: next, back, results, voting, the countdown and audience questions. It needs no sign-in.
Can I download the results?
Yes, free. Every session gets a report you can share, and you can download it as CSV, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint or PNG.
What is an audience response system?
An audience response system lets a presenter ask a question and see the whole room answer live, once with handheld clickers and now on people's own phones. Poll Maker Presentations is a free one: no clickers, no app, just a QR code.
Your next talk, with the whole room in it.
Type your first question at the top of this page.
Free, with no audience cap and no sign-up.