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QuiQui
What QuiQui is
QuiQui is a free, open-source audience response system for lectures, meetings and talks. Hosts prepare questions as plain YAML files loaded from a computer or public GitHub repository. Questions can include Markdown, LaTeX, code blocks, images, and single- or multiple-choice answers. During a session, hosts open questions, watch responses and result bars live, and reveal correct answers with explanations. Participants join by scanning a QR code or entering a short URL without an account or app. A projector view displays the question, live results, QR code and join URL. QuiQui has no database or persistent state; session data stays in memory and is discarded when the quiz ends. It can be self-hosted with Node.js 18 or later or Docker, while lecturers may request a hosted instance. The project uses AGPL-3.0.
Who it suits
QuiQui suits lecturers, meeting leaders and speakers who need live, host-paced audience questions. It is not designed for self-paced graded tests or gradebooks.
What it does well
- Live responses and result bars
- Participants need no account or app
- Supports Markdown, LaTeX and images
- Dedicated projector view
- Self-hosting or hosted access
What to know first
- No self-paced graded tests
- No gradebook support
- Question repositories capped at 1 MB
- Images capped at 512 KB by default
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| QuiQui | Free to use · no cap on participants · hosted instance access for lecturers by request | Free |
As github.com lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
QuiQui provides a focused live-response workflow with simple participant access and flexible question formatting. Its in-memory sessions and lack of participant records make it unsuitable when persistent grading is required.
Facts from QuiQui's own pages
- Anonymous responses
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Data handling
- The project says it has no database or persistent state, keeps session state in memory, and discards it when the quiz ends. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Self-hosting requires Node.js 18 or later, and the project also provides a Docker image. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Hosted option
- A hosted instance is available without setup, and lecturers can request its host URL from the operator. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- QuiQui can load questions from public GitHub repositories and describes using ChatGPT, Claude, or another AI assistant to draft YAML questions. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and the README says ordinary use for lectures, meetings, or talks is free. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Limits
- QuiQui is host-paced and does not store per-participant results, so it does not support self-paced graded tests or a gradebook. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Live polling
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Live polls
- Hosts open questions, see responses and result bars live, and can reveal correct answers with explanations. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Participant access
- Participants join by scanning a QR code or entering a short URL, without an account or app. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Projector view
- A dedicated read-only projector view displays the question, live results, QR code, and join URL. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- QuiQui is an open-source audience response system for lectures, meetings, and talks. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Question authoring
- Questions are plain YAML files that can be loaded from a computer or a public GitHub repository. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Question formats
- Questions and answers support Markdown, LaTeX, code blocks, images, and single- or multiple-choice formats. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Question repository limits
- The FAQ says a question repository is capped at 1 MB and each image at 512 KB by default. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Quiz mode
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Security
- The security model uses a shared host secret, sanitizes question content, and intentionally leaves participant endpoints open. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
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