Mentimeter helps presenters collect audience responses through live polls, word clouds, quizzes, and questions. You create an interactive presentation, share joining instructions, and display responses as people participate from their devices.
To create a presentation, visit Mentimeter’s official website. To answer a presenter’s questions, visit menti.com and enter the joining code. Participants can also join through a QR code or direct participation link.
A teacher might use it to identify a confusing topic before moving on. A team leader might collect priorities before discussing next month’s workload. The value comes from using those responses to guide the conversation.
This guide draws on official documentation checked on November 10, 2026, rather than firsthand product testing.
How Does Mentimeter Work?
There are two separate experiences:
| Role | What they do | Where they go |
|---|---|---|
| Presenter | Create questions, configure settings, present slides, and review results | Mentimeter account and editor |
| Participant | Join a session and submit responses | menti.com, a QR code, or participation link |
The presenter needs an account. Ordinary audience participation does not require a Mentimeter account, although an organization can configure verified participation through its own login system. Identification settings determine whether responses remain anonymous or are associated with names.
Mentimeter calls its live presentation tool Menti Live. Its wider product offering also includes Menti Form for surveys and Menti Pulse for team check-ins. The tutorial below focuses on live presentations.
What Can You Create With Mentimeter?
Choose the question format according to the information you need.
| Format | Useful purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple-choice poll | Gather a clear preference or check understanding | “Which topic needs another explanation?” |
| Word cloud | Collect short associations or themes | “Describe our onboarding in one word.” |
| Open-ended question | Gather explanations and suggestions | “What slowed your work this week?” |
| Scales | Measure a rating | “How confident are you about this process?” |
| Ranking | Prioritize several options | “Rank these workshop topics.” |
| Quiz competition | Run scored knowledge questions | A short training recap |
| Q&A | Collect audience questions | Questions during a company briefing |
These formats are available within Mentimeter’s presentation workflow, alongside ordinary content slides.
Use word clouds for themes, not detailed evidence
A word cloud can make recurring terms easy to notice, but short responses lose context. “Support” might mean excellent support or a need for more support.
Follow a word cloud with an open-ended question when you need explanations. Avoid treating the largest word as a complete finding.
Distinguish polls from quiz competitions
A poll collects responses without necessarily producing a winner. Quiz competitions accumulate results across quiz questions to determine a winner.
For teaching, leave time to explain why an answer is correct. A lively leaderboard alone does not show whether learners can apply the information.
How to Create Your First Mentimeter Presentation
Start with a short session: one opening poll, one knowledge question, and one closing feedback question.
1. Create your presenter account
Open Mentimeter and sign up or log in.
From the dashboard, select New Menti +, then Live. You can begin from scratch or use a template. Paid subscriptions also support importing existing presentations.
Give the presentation a recognizable name, such as “New Starter Workshop — November.”
2. Add an interactive question
Select + New slide, then choose a question type.
For a first poll, try multiple choice:
Which part of the new process needs more explanation?
- Finding the correct template
- Getting approval
- Submitting completed work
- Tracking progress
Ask one clear question at a time. Combining “Was the training useful and easy to follow?” makes it difficult to interpret the answer if someone found it useful but confusing.
3. Review settings before presenting
Check the response options, audience language, identity settings, and any controls relevant to your chosen slide.
Decide whether participants need to provide names. For candid feedback, unnecessary identification may discourage participation. For a named training activity, explain who can see individual answers.
Test the session using a phone as a participant. Check that the wording fits comfortably on a small screen and that joining instructions are easy to follow.
4. Invite participants
Select Start presentation to enter presentation view. Display the joining instructions and ask participants to:
- Open menti.com.
- Enter the displayed code.
- Answer the question on their device.
They can instead scan the QR code or follow your participation link. For a remote meeting, paste that link into the meeting chat.
Keep the instructions visible long enough for people to join. A QR code alone is inconvenient for someone attending the meeting on the same phone they will use to respond.
5. Discuss the results
Allow thinking time before moving on. Read the question aloud and explain whether participants should choose one answer or submit several.
When results appear, turn them into a useful discussion:
- Which response needs clarification?
- Is there a concern you had not anticipated?
- Does the group need another example?
- What action should follow?
Where suitable, keep responses hidden until people have answered to reduce the influence of early responses on later participants.
6. Review responses afterward
Open the presentation’s Results page to examine responses. Paid plans support Excel export; the results page also distinguishes named participation from anonymous sessions.
Record decisions and follow-up responsibilities. If a workshop produces several actions, a guide to project management software can help you organize owners, deadlines, and progress.
Mentimeter Free and Paid Plans
The main purchasing questions are how frequently you present, how many people participate, and whether you need exports, collaboration, or organizational controls.
| Plan | Main allowance or capabilities | Likely fit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 50 participants monthly, with a limited overage provision | Trying the tool and occasional sessions |
| Basic | Unlimited participants, slide imports, and results exports | Individual presenters using it regularly |
| Pro | Basic features plus branding, collaboration, and additional presentation controls | Teams and frequent facilitators |
| Enterprise | Pro features plus organizational identity and administration options | Institutions and larger organizations |
Paid plans’ general participant allowance does not remove every technical limit: quiz slides support up to 2,000 participants. Mentimeter asks organizers expecting more than 20,000 participants to contact it at least two business days beforehand.
How the free-plan limit works
The free allowance is 50 participants across live presentations per month, rather than 50 for every session. It resets on the monthly anniversary of account creation.
Once monthly, the ongoing live presentation can exceed that allowance. After reaching the limit, that presentation can continue for eight hours, but other live presentations are blocked until the allowance resets or you upgrade.
Free accounts can create multiple presentations and use unlimited questions within a presentation, subject to a 200-slide performance limit.
This makes Free useful for experimenting, but regular classes or recurring training sessions can quickly exhaust the allowance.
Understand billing before subscribing
Basic and Pro use annual subscriptions, even when prices are expressed per presenter per month. Education offers and separate conference options are available.
Exact paid amounts were not visible in the accessible official pricing page during verification, so this guide does not quote an unverified rate. Check the current Mentimeter plans for your country and account type.
Before purchasing, confirm:
- The billing currency and annual total.
- Applicable taxes and any bank currency-conversion charges.
- How many presenter licenses you need.
- Education eligibility.
- Renewal and cancellation terms.
- Whether your required features are included.
Do not assume a dollar-denominated price is a local-currency quotation.
Devices, Browsers, Internet, and Languages
Mentimeter runs in a browser without a required installation. Presenters and participants need internet access.
Its documentation supports current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, and recommends a desktop computer for creating and presenting. Safari on iOS versions earlier than 16.4 is no longer supported.
For events, test the actual venue connection. Reliable access for the presenter does not prove that guest Wi-Fi can serve the whole audience.
The editor supports English, German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. Participant navigation supports 32 languages, including French, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, and Spanish. Change audience language through Settings → Language preferences. This changes interface instructions; do not assume it translates your written questions.
For international sessions, test the language and network conditions your audience will actually use.
Privacy, Anonymity, and Moderation
Is Mentimeter anonymous?
Mentimeter is anonymous by default, but presenters can enable identification.
Pro and Enterprise offer participant names. Names can be associated with responses in results, and an open-ended question can also reveal identity if it asks for an email address or other identifier. Enterprise verification settings provide further control over organizational login and response identification.
Before collecting feedback, explain whether:
- Names are requested.
- Responses are visible to the audience.
- Presenters can connect answers to individuals.
- Results will be exported or shared.
“Anonymous to colleagues” is different from “anonymous to the presenter.”
Also review presentation privacy: Mentimeter’s free-account documentation reserves the right to anonymize questions and use them to inspire other presenters. Avoid placing confidential material in a presentation without checking the applicable controls.
Moderate open participation
Q&A moderation lets a moderator review incoming questions before they appear. It is available on Pro and Enterprise, with Conference access also documented. A helper can moderate through a moderation link without needing their own license.
Treat that link carefully. Use the profanity filter where appropriate, but do not assume it will catch harassment, personal information, or every inappropriate response.
Make Participation Accessible
Mentimeter generally supports screen readers and keyboard navigation, but its accessibility statement identifies limitations. Pin on Image is not usable with a screen reader, and timed quizzes can disadvantage participants using assistive technology.
For a more inclusive session:
- Use clear wording and readable contrast.
- Read questions and summarize results aloud.
- Allow enough response time.
- Provide a typed link alongside the QR code.
- Avoid making speed the only measure of success.
- Offer another way to contribute when someone cannot use the activity.
For ongoing courses, consider how live responses fit into broader learning records. This LMS software guide explains tools for managing courses, learners, and training progress.
Common Participation Problems
| Problem | What to check |
|---|---|
| Joining code does not work | Use the code currently displayed or share the participation link |
| Participant cannot see a question | Confirm the presenter has started the session and reached the intended slide |
| Responses stop updating | Check connectivity on both devices and try an updated browser |
| Workplace network blocks access | Ask IT to review Mentimeter’s network requirements |
| A new live session will not start | Check whether the free monthly allowance has been exhausted |
| Results contain unexpected names | Review identity settings and questions requesting personal information |
Mentimeter provides a diagnostics page for connection checks. Its support documentation also identifies WebSocket connectivity as a requirement when troubleshooting restricted networks.
FAQs
Do participants need to download an app?
No. Normal participation works through a browser on an internet-connected device.
Can I use Mentimeter for free?
Yes. The free plan includes interactive presentations with a monthly live-participant allowance. Check the overage rules before planning repeated sessions.
Can I use existing PowerPoint slides?
Yes. Paid plans support importing existing slides. Test the imported presentation before using it with an audience.
Can participants answer anonymously after signing in?
Yes, some Enterprise configurations verify organizational access while keeping responses anonymous. Login requirements and name-to-response settings are separate controls.
Can I export responses?
Basic, Pro, and Enterprise support Excel export for Menti Live results. Review identifying information before distributing the file.
Final Words
Start with one useful question and decide what you will do with the answers. Test participation, explain privacy settings, and leave time to discuss the results.
Choose a paid plan when your session frequency or required features justify it. A successful Mentimeter session gives the presenter information they can act on—and shows participants that their input matters.