Product News & Announcements

We started Slido with the vision to transform how meetings and events are run around the world.In the eight years since we began, the world has changed, no more so than in 2020. With millions of workers shifting to remote work, having the right technology in place to power their work and meetings is absolutely critical.In today’s work environment, it has never been more important to connect and collaborate, no matter how, where or when we work together. We believe that the way we work has changed forever. In the years to come, much of our work will happen on video calls and virtual meetings.We realized that if we want to impact millions of lives for better and truly transform how meetings and events are run around the World, we will need a strong partner. Therefore, we are excited to join Cisco to further their vision to make the Webex experience 10x better than in-person meetings and make sure everyone’s voice is heard.While we will become part of Cisco and integrate into the Webex pl

The wait is over…brainstorming with your teams just got easier, more productive and more efficient. No more sorting through messy notes and trying to organize a way forward after a meeting. The new Slido Ideas feature does all the heavy lifting for you. It’s a brand new poll type designed to help teams brainstorm, organize and prioritize ideas in real time.  What is “Slido Ideas”? Slido Ideas is a new interactive poll type where participants can:Submit their own ideas React to ideas from others using emojis 👍 👏 💡 💚 🔥 Easily identify what resonates most with the groupHosts can then use AI-powered categorization to automatically group similar ideas into clear categories, making it easier to focus the discussion and move from brainstorming to decision-making...faster than ever. Slido Ideas in Host mode Why teams will love it Traditional brainstorming can quickly become overwhelming, especially in larger or hybrid meetings. Slido Ideas helps simplify the process so your team can focus

As we approach the end of September, it's the perfect time to wrap up and share the latest updates from us at Slido. 🚀 🔛 New Slido becoming the default experienceWe’re excited to announce that starting November 7, the new Slido interface will be enabled by default for everyone! But don’t worry if you prefer the previous version, you’ll still have a few months to switch back if you need more time to adjust. To help with the transition, we’re running regular training sessions, so don’t miss out on this chance to get up to speed!💬 Have a better overview of your Q&A with two-sided layoutWe’ve revamped the Q&A layout to make it easier for hosts to manage questions. With Moderation enabled, you can now see a 50:50 split between incoming (In review) and approved questions, with quick access to options like Archive, Labels, and Q&A sorting. Plus, this compact view displays more questions at once than before. But that's not all! You can also expand the Q&A area by collapsing

Integrations 🎨 Customize Slido in Google Slides & PowerPoint integrationsYou can now customize your Slido look directly from the Google Slides and PowerPoint sidebars either by gallery themes or by choosing your own custom theme. No need to open Slido settings! 🔗 Open Present mode from video integrationsWe added a new present button to our video integrations sidebar that opens Slido Present mode in a new browser tab to make sharing your Slido Wall even easier.  Other Emojis in SlidoEmojis are now supported in all Slido polls! Both for participants and admins. 🔒 Random event passcode generator in both Event & Organization settingsYou can automatically add a layer of protection to all your future events by enabling random Event passcode generator in your Organization settings. Passcodes for events can also be randomly generated for individual events in your Event settings This means that your participants will need this Event passcode to access your events.Change language in

Schools out for the Summer break, but we’re still ticking over here at Slido, bringing you the latest improvements and releases in July’s product news! 🎉 🗣️Apps support for anonymous (guest) participants in Teams Participants not logged in to their Microsoft accounts or guests that would usually need to join through a browser now get the full Slido experience. It's now seamless for guests to join Teams from a browser. No more switching between tabs!Guest participants can now: Use the sidebar Receive popups See Present mode with share to stage on Microsoft Teams   Guest participants in Teams  Schedule a Teams meeting with Slido and try it out or learn more about how to use Slido for Teams. 🖵 New Slido launch screen in WebexTo continue with the theme of updates, we have a new launch screen in Webex 🚀Slido Q&A can now be added as an interaction to your meetings from the Webex sidebar.  Slido in WebexQ: What does this mean for you? A: This means, there are no tabs to switch between

Check out how we’ve improved Slido over February! Let us know what you think. Integrations  Redesigned sidebar in Webex  The Slido admin sidebar in the Webex integration has a new look designed for an unbeatable experience in Webex Hosts need to enable the new look manually by toggling on the option directly in the sidebar in Webex   New design for action bar in Webex We have redesigned the bar at the bottom of the Webex sidebar that lets hosts launch, activate and create polls and more It now adapts to the context of the interaction and the host’s needs   Request to manage Slido now available in Webex Meeting co-hosts and panelists can request to manage Slido directly from the new Webex sidebar during the meeting  No need to set up shared access in advance   PowerPoint integration changes in operating system support Our PowerPoint integration does not support operating systems older than Windows 10 anymore This includes Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1   PowerPoint integratio

Our product team has been busy refining the new Host mode and bringing back the features you loved from the previous version. But that’s not all—we’ve got some brand-new additions we can’t wait for you to explore! Let’s dive right in. AI-generated polls (BETA) in Google Slides integration Create polls instantly from your Google Slides presentation text with just a few clicks! The Suggest Polls option makes it easier to add interactions while saving you lots of time.Optimized for English, this feature is currently available to 50% of our Basic plan users and will be gradually rolled out to more. Suggest polls in Google Slides  Introducing paragraph breaks in open text answersParagraph breaks in open text polls are now supported! This makes it easier to read and understand detailed feedback, whether you're in Participant mode, Present mode or Host mode. Paragraph breaks in an open text response in Present mode  Improved automatic poll savingPolls are now saved automatically, even if they

Happy New Year, Slido community! 🎉 We hope you’ve had a restful holiday season and we’d like to thank you for your feedback, suggestions and questions in 2022 💚 If we learned anything last year, it’s that collaboration is absolutely crucial in every team. To start off the year, we’re partnering with Pexels to bring you a library of free images for your polls. We’re also releasing Spaces, a brand new feature for collaboration, improving your MS Teams integration experience and enhancing security with Theta Lake 🚀 🎨 Pexels in Slido: Bring Your Polls to Life with Free ImagesYou can now choose from hundreds of thousands of royalty-free images and add them to your poll in one click! ✨  If you want to use an image poll but don’t have an image to upload, the Pexels integration provides you with a vast library of images you can add instead.➡️ Learn more about how to use Pexels in Slido here and get 7 Tips on taking your polls to the next level with Pexels here.  ⚡️Collaborating even easier

You can now make questions mandatory to answer when sharing Surveys with your audience!  Here’s how you can set it up in Slido admin 👉Go to your Polls and open up or create a Survey. On the right hand side, simply toggle on Required question for those questions that you’d like to make mandatory for your participants to answer. Activate the Survey and share your event or the link to the Survey with your audience.  And here’s what your audience will see 👉If someone tries to submit the survey while skipping required questions, Slido will automatically highlight the ones that are mandatory in red and won’t let them send their answers until all of them are filled in.   That’s it! You can pick and choose which questions you’d like to make mandatory to answer, or even make all of them required.  We see many clients using required questions for collecting feedback after strategic meetings, such as all-hands or quarterly reviews. This is to make sure that they collect the opinions of even tho

Mark your calendars for the Slido Product Event on October 28th!  This is a unique opportunity to get a first look at Slido’s new and upcoming features, see live demos from our Product Managers and have your questions answered live. Our teams have been busy building more and more innovative AI features. Join us on October 28th and learn how these new features are designed to:Help you create slidos faster Find the perfect wording for your polls Suggest interactions to fit your specific meeting type But wait, that’s not all!We know that productivity in meetings is key. And that’s why we’re delighted to be unveiling a new feature that will help you collect input from your audience and collaborate more effectively than ever before.  Learn more in our teaser video below 👇  Plus, for our Webex users… we'll also be showcasing the option to create a Slido directly within the Webex app! 🎉  So come join us to see all this and more – live and in action 💪 October 28th, 9:00 AM PDT | 12 EDT | 5:

Term time is in full swing, all the leaves are brown and the pumpkin spiced lattes are flowing at Slido HQ! 🎃 Let’s take a look at what our teams brought us in September, we’d love your feedback! Integrations 🔗 Slido for Windows add-in support for global deployment There’s now a  brand new update to our Slido for Windows/PowerPoint add-in with support for global deployment. This means multiple regions! Slido for Windows Add-In Q&A 🗑 Withdraw a reply in Q&AWas your question answered in a meeting before they got to your reply? No problem! Participants can now withdraw any of their replies to a Q&A question. Just go to the right of the question and select ‘withdraw.’ Withdraw a reply in Q&A Live Polls ✍️ Typing indicator for Polls in Slido admin mode Make sure everyone has their say! You can now see when your participants are typing their responses to Open Text Polls in admin mode. This also applies to Surveys and Ranking Polls. Typing Indicator in admin mode Other 🆕 A

Can you believe it’s the end of August already? With a new season on the horizon, we’re excited to share the latest improvements and new functionalities that will enhance your Slido experience.🌟 🔒 Secure passcodes included in QR codesJoining a slido just got easier and more secure! Participants can simply scan a QR code from Slido Present mode or Webex devices to join without the hassle of manually entering a passcode. Plus, passcodes are now encoded, adding an extra layer of security. Secure passcode in Present mode 👍👎 Low & high score in Rating poll in the new Slido Host modeChecking off another item from our feature continuity list, we’ve added labels for low and high scores in rating polls. As a host, you’ll gain clearer insights into participant feedback, while rating becomes more intuitive for participants.  Low and high score labels in Rating poll 🔗 Share and Present buttons have got a new homeThe Share and Present buttons in the new Slido Host mode are now conveniently

If better meetings make you happy, you’re in the right place. March delivered a fresh set of Slido updates to help you engage your audience with less effort. Let’s take a look.👇🏻 🗂️ Sorting for Open text poll submissions Reviewing dozens or even hundreds of open text responses just got way easier. If you have emojis enabled for upvoting in your Slido settings, you can now sort participant responses by popularity or chronological order so it’s easier to spot what matters, in seconds.You can set your preferred sorting separately for Host mode and Present mode, and participants can choose their own preferred sorting on their devices as well. Choosing the default sorting for open text poll submissions in Host mode 🛡 Changes to Participant privacy settings We’ve made participant privacy settings simpler and more flexible for everyone.Anonymous by default for new slidosSlidos are now set to Anonymous by default so it’s easier to collect honest questions and feedback from the start. Your

Do you have our mobile app installed on your phone? Here’s the important news: we’ll be sunsetting Slido’s mobile apps for iOS and Android on March 30, 2026. Don’t worry, as a participant, you can still interact with polls and ask questions in Slido through your desktop or mobile browser and video conferencing platforms. Our goal with the mobile app was to give you another easy way to join Slido. Since less than 0,1% participants use it now, we’ve decided to focus our resources on improvements that align with our vision and better serve our users in the long run.  What’s happening next?In January, anyone accessing Slido via mobile app will see an in-app notification about this change. We’ll also remove the app from app stores at that time, so it won’t be available for new downloads. If you already have the app installed, you can continue using it on your device until March 30. After that, the mobile Slido participant app will no longer be available or supported. It will appear as “Disc

We’re excited to share recent updates to Slido for Microsoft Teams which helps make the experience better for both hosts and participants.  Enlarged layout for pre-meeting preparationPreparation for your meeting with Slido in the Teams calendar is now more intuitive and organized. You can add your interactions from the left sidebar, and create, edit and preview the Slido content in the main area.   Preparing Slido in Teams calendar Improved voting experienceWhen you launch or deactivate a poll, a chat notification is sent to the meeting chat. Your participants can vote on an active poll after clicking the Send your vote button, which opens the Slido sidebar. These chat notifications replace the previous experience using pop-ups. Previous experience with pop-ups for voting New experience using chat notifications with a button for voting As a host, you will no longer vote in the poll directly in Teams. Clicking the call-to-action in adaptive card opens the Slido sidebar to an admin view,

This month brought plenty of updates, including a long-awaited feature we’re excited to finally share. Let’s take a look at everything our product teams have rolled out for you in April.  🗓️ Get ready for the new Slido Host modeAs we get closer to the final date for retiring our previous interface, we want to keep you in the loop about what’s coming next.We’ve started moving users from the previous interface to the new one, but don’t worry—if you’d like more time to explore, you can still switch back until May 27.To help with the transition, we’ve prepared trainings to get you familiar with the new interface. Just pick the date that works best for you and save your spot. After May 27, the new interface will take over, bringing you a fresh and smooth new experience that you'll love. Before the final date, we’re continuing to introduce features from the previous interface to the new one. Here are two more features that have been available in the new interface since April.👇 Hide results

We’re starting the New Year strong with plenty of new features and great updates!  None of this would be possible without you, our amazing users, and your most honest and valuable feedback.  Thank you   Integrations 🤝 Cohost support for Webex - phase 2Meeting cohosts and panelists can now request to manage Slido directly from the Webex sidebar during the meeting No need to set up shared access in advance!    🔎 Filter your own events in Webex  Slido owners and admins can now filter out only their own events directly in Webex sidebar   🔧 PowerPoint integration improvements (v1.0)A new version on our PowerPoint integration (v1.0) is out! It includes proactive notifications about potential issues of add-in, better detection of network connectivity and more Live polls 🔴 Emoji support in Word cloud profanity filterThanks to your feedback, we’ve added new emojis to our profanity filter in Word Cloud Following emojis are now automatically filtered out: 🍆 🍑 💩 🖕 👅 💦 🤬 📊 Survey resul

The time has flown here at Slido HQ, so now you’re fresh and ready to settle into your end of year routines.For now, we’d love to share something new for September then recap what features you may have missed over the Summer. 🔒Changes to SAML SSO for Participants SAML Based SSO We have simplified our process of SAML SSO setup, making things easier for you and your organization. How does it work?Centralization & simplification: Only Slido admins and account owners can upload the SAML XML file into the organization settings. Once this is set on the organization level, end-users won’t be able to work with SAML XML file anymore, as it will be automatically propagated from the organization settings.   Improved privacy: Slido admins and account owners can enforce SAML SSO on all events in the organization (including all past and future events) without the exceptions of any individual event.  👉 Check out our Community article on all things SSO for more info 👈 🎥 A Reminder: Zoom is com