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PollN
by PollN
What PollN is
PollN is free, MIT-licensed open-source software for interactive presentations. It supports live polls, quizzes, surveys, feedback collection, and idea gathering through a web interface that can also be self-hosted. Organizers can create open-ended, question-and-answer, and multiple-choice questions. Participants join through a link, project code, or QR code displayed in a presentation, with a mobile-friendly interface for phone access. Presentations show incoming response counts and results, while moving beyond the first slide closes the poll. Results appear in tables and can be downloaded as CSV; each new polling session replaces earlier results, so exporting preserves a copy. Owners can allow anonymous answers, require usernames, or protect access with a password. PollN supports sharing through WhatsApp and documents local and Docker deployment with MySQL. It does not use cookies to collect personal information and says user information is not collected or shared with third parties.
Who it suits
PollN suits presenters, teachers, event organizers, and teams needing live questions, polls, quizzes, or feedback. Its self-hosted deployment and anonymous-response options fit users seeking control over participation and hosting.
What it does well
- Free MIT-licensed open-source software
- Supports polls, quizzes, surveys, and feedback
- Participants join by link, code, or QR
- Anonymous answers and password access available
- CSV export preserves polling results
What to know first
- Each new session replaces previous results
- No account recovery or password reset
- Maker makes no quality or reliability claims
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PollN | Free open-source software | Free |
As github.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
PollN combines live polling, Q&A, quizzes, and feedback in a free web tool with self-hosting options. Export results promptly because later sessions replace earlier data, and note the lack of account recovery.
Facts from PollN's own pages
- Account recovery
- The guide says there is currently no way to recover a lost account or reset a password. · polln.bgtti.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Anonymous responses
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Data statement
- PollN says it does not use cookies to collect personal information and that user information is not collected or shared with third parties. · polln.bgtti.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The repository documents local installation and Docker-based setups, including running the application with MySQL. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2023 · github.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The guide describes sharing polls through WhatsApp and exporting results in CSV format. · polln.bgtti.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- License and caveat
- The maker describes PollN as MIT-licensed free open-source software and says it makes no claims about quality or reliability. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Live participation
- Respondents can join an open poll through a link, a project code, or a QR code shown in a presentation. · polln.bgtti.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Live polling
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Live Q&A
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Mobile use
- The maker describes PollN’s interface as mobile-friendly and supports QR-code participation from phones. · polln.bgtti.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Origin
- The repository says PollN began in 2023 as a CS50w capstone project and is a personal project by its author. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Presentations
- Presentations show incoming response counts and results, and moving past the first slide closes the poll. · polln.bgtti.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy options
- Project owners can allow anonymous answers or require a username, and can set a password for poll access. · polln.bgtti.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PollN is interactive presentation software for live polls, quizzes, surveys, feedback, and ideas. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Question types
- Users can create open-ended, question-and-answer, and multiple-choice questions. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Quiz mode
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Results
- Poll results appear in tables and can be downloaded as CSV; each new polling session replaces the prior results, so users can download them to keep a copy. · polln.bgtti.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The guide lists [email protected] as the creator’s contact email. · polln.bgtti.dev, 11 Oct 2026
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