Help and getting started

Use a quiz for prepared knowledge or opinion questions, Q&A to collect and prioritize audience questions, and Pulse Check for quick feedback on mood, understanding, or pace. Combine all three in one live session. Control the session from your phone or tablet as you move around the room, and hand the controls to someone you trust when needed.

Open your quiz library and try the demo quiz or create your own. Choose “Start”, select a style and options, then share the 6-character code or QR code. In the host view, show the next question, start voting, and show the results. Try the preview on a second device before your first live session. When starting the presentation, you can connect a phone or tablet by QR code to control the session from around the room.

When starting the presentation, scan the QR code with a phone or tablet and confirm the connection on the host device. The presentation stays on the projector while you move around the room. The connected device controls questions, results, Q&A, Pulse Check, and “End entire session”. It cannot edit or delete quizzes. You can hand the controls to a trusted person helping you run the session.

Other tools often offer a remote that needs a separate login or only advances slides. Here, the phone needs no account. Show the QR code on the computer and confirm the connection there. You can then hand the phone to an assistant without sharing a password. Your quiz library stays on the computer.

End the session in the host view to see a summary of the results. Use the PDF debriefing report to review responses and plan your discussion. CSV export is under “More”. The report remains available from the quiz card.

Question types include single choice, multiple choice, short answer, free text (word cloud), survey, rating scale, and numeric estimate. For scored questions, participants can also rate their confidence in their answer from 1 to 5. This does not affect points. It can help identify solid understanding, gaps, and possible misconceptions.

Use the reading phase, timer, and presenter view for the projector as needed. Open the presenter view with the corresponding button in the host view. For Peer Instruction, run a first vote, start a discussion phase, and then open a second vote. The before-and-after comparison makes changes visible.

On timed questions, participants can choose extra response time. Correct answers submitted after the regular countdown earn only the minimum points, which rarely put someone at the top of the leaderboard.

Participants can choose “10× time” or “No deadline” when “Personal time” is enabled for the quiz.

Additional response time helps remove barriers – for example, for people with dyslexia, dyscalculia or visual impairments, or those who use assistive technologies such as screen readers. This allows everyone to demonstrate their knowledge under fair conditions.

Correct answers submitted after the regular countdown earn only minimum points. The accommodation therefore provides no competitive advantage.

You still decide when the question ends: With either “10× time” or “No deadline”, you can end it at any time after the regular countdown.

With pre-moderation, new questions wait for your review before being published. You can publish, pin, archive, or delete questions. Upvotes, downvotes, and sort options help you set priorities. The word cloud highlights recurring topics for the presentation.

Start a Pulse Check from the Pulse Check card on the home page or from within a live session. You can pause, resume, reset, or start a new round. During pace feedback, participants can change their response at any time; you only see the aggregated trend.

Your quiz library stays on your device, helping protect your data. If you need to use a borrowed computer, open the library with a sync link rather than a USB drive. Share the same link with colleagues to use and edit the library together.

In the quiz library, edit and reorder questions, preview them, and import or export quizzes as JSON. “Share library” creates a sync link for other devices. “End sharing” disconnects a trial connection; your quizzes stay on this device. On the home page, paste a received link under “Use a shared library”. AI prompt templates help you create and review quizzes without sending their content to arsnova.eu. When starting a session, set the style, leaderboard, sound, teams, nicknames, timer, and bonus codes as needed.

Scan the QR code or open arsnova.eu and enter the 6-character code. You do not need an account. Depending on the host's settings, you can join anonymously, with a preset nickname, or with a name you choose.

Select or enter an answer, then submit it. If answer confidence is enabled, rate how confident you are on a scale from 1 to 5. When there is a time limit, a countdown shows the remaining time. Results appear when the host reveals them.

If offered, choose “10× time” or “No deadline” under “Adjust time”. Extra time provides no competitive advantage: correct answers submitted after the regular countdown receive only minimum points.

In Q&A, submit your question and upvote or downvote other questions. With pre-moderation enabled, your question appears only after the host publishes it. Use Pulse Check to share quick feedback. You can change your pace feedback while voting is open.

A live session can combine quiz, Q&A, and Pulse Check. Follow the active view and the instructions on your device. If a channel is not active, wait for the host to open the next activity.

In Peer Instruction, answer the question on your own first. Then discuss it with other participants and vote again. Submit your answer in the second round as well; it can differ from your first answer.

The host decides when results become visible. Leaderboards, team scores, and bonus codes appear only when enabled for the session. Your answer confidence does not affect your score or position.

No account is required. A host's quiz content is stored locally in the browser first; during a live session, the data needed for interaction is exchanged. arsnova.eu is open source and designed with privacy in mind for use in Europe. See the Privacy policy for details.

You can use arsnova.eu with a keyboard, a screen reader, and browser or operating-system zoom. Use the app's contrast and color-scheme options or those provided by your operating system as needed. You can also install arsnova.eu as a Progressive Web App. See the Accessibility statement for more information.

First check the code or QR code, your internet connection, and whether the session is still active. If no question is visible yet, the session may be in the lobby, reading phase, or paused. If your connection drops, reopen the join link or enter the code again. Ask the host if the session has already ended.