StageNotes - PowerPoint Speaker Notes & Audience Interaction for Live Presentations

Powerful Features

Everything You Need
For Live Presentations

StageNotes provides a complete solution for broadcasting speaker notes, interacting with the audience, running quizzes, collecting feedback and managing your presentation from a single PowerPoint add-in.

Real-Time Notes Broadcast

Automatically extracts speaker notes on every slide change and broadcasts them instantly to all connected browsers via WebSocket. Zero latency, zero configuration.

Automatic extraction on slide change
WebSocket real-time broadcast
Built-in HTTP server for web clients
Slide thumbnail preview

Interactive Audience Page

Turn every smartphone into a participant. Audience scans a QR code and instantly accesses live slides, emoji reactions, written questions, quizzes and satisfaction surveys.

Live slides with pinch-to-zoom
5 emoji reactions in real time
Written questions with upvote system
Multiple-choice quizzes & satisfaction surveys

Synchronized Countdown Timer

Built-in countdown timer synchronized across all clients. Warning and critical color alerts. Presets from 1 to 60 minutes. Speed control. SVG circular dial for audience break timer.

Full-Screen Flash Messages

Send instant full-screen messages to speaker and audience. GO, STOP, ATTENTION presets with customizable colors and duration. Separate channels for backstage and public.

Dual Admin Dashboards

Two dedicated dashboards: Presenter Admin for timer, alerts and slide navigation. Public Admin for quiz control, question moderation, reactions, surveys and audience toggles.

Quizzes & Satisfaction Surveys

Create multiple-choice quizzes with 4-tab editor. Launch them automatically via markers. Collect satisfaction surveys with star ratings, chips, comments. Export CSV/JSON/PDF.

13 Smart Note Markers

Embed commands in your notes: [TIMER:START], [MSG:text], [QUIZ:1], [PAUSE:15:00], [SURVEY]. 7 speaker markers + 6 public markers. Automate everything from your slides.

Security & Access Control

Optional 4-digit access code for the audience page. 500 simultaneous connection limit. PDF password protection. 14 layers of anti-piracy protection for your license.

See It In Action

Professional Web Interface

A dark interface with glassmorphism effects. Optimized for stage environments and mobile screens.

PowerPoint Ribbon

Full ribbon integration: Broadcast, Audience, Network, License and Tools groups. Start broadcasting in one click.

Presenter Admin

Full control dashboard: timer with presets, flash messages GO/STOP/ATTENTION, slide navigation, visibility toggles, 8 themes.

Public Admin

Audience control center: 8 visibility toggles, Quiz Control with 4 tabs, Pause Control, question moderation, reactions, surveys.

Speaker Client

Teleprompter-style web client with auto-sizing notes, countdown timer, slide thumbnail and fullscreen mode.

Audience Quiz

Multiple-choice quizzes on every phone. Real-time results, series mode, automatic launch via [QUIZ:n] marker.

Audience Pause Timer

SVG circular dial on every phone during breaks. Push notifications for sleeping phones. Early resume button.

Audience Questions

Written questions with pre-moderation and upvote system. Audience votes for the best questions. Sort by votes or time.

Question Moderation

Real-time moderation queue: accept (green), reject (red), push to speaker (blue). Pre-moderation toggle.

Complete Ecosystem

Five Components,
One Seamless Solution

A PowerPoint add-in, a speaker client, a presenter admin, a public admin and an interactive audience page. All browser-based, no installation needed on client devices.

SERVER

PowerPoint Add-in

VSTO add-in that integrates into the PowerPoint ribbon with 5 functional groups: Broadcast, Audience, Network, License and Tools. Runs WebSocket, HTTP and TCP servers. Extracts notes and broadcasts them on every slide change.

Green badge guided setup (Step 1 & 2)
WebSocket + HTTP server (port 9502)
UDP multicast discovery (port 9501)
QR code for quick mobile connection

SPEAKER

Web Speaker Client

Teleprompter-style web client accessible from any browser. Displays speaker notes with auto-sizing text, countdown timer, current slide thumbnail and fullscreen mode. Works on desktop, tablet and phone.

Auto-sizing text for optimal readability
Countdown timer with color alerts
Current slide thumbnail preview
Fullscreen mode via click overlay

ADMIN PRESENTER

Presenter Admin Dashboard

Three-column admin interface for the stage manager. Visibility controls for notes, timer, slides, clock. Timer management with presets. Flash messages with GO/STOP/ATTENTION quick buttons. Slide navigation and 8 visual themes.

Visibility toggles for all elements
Timer presets (5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60 min)
Flash messages with color presets
Font size, theme and fullscreen remote control

Audience Interaction

Turn Every Phone
Into a Participant

Audience members scan a QR code and instantly access an interactive PWA on their smartphone. Live slides, emoji reactions, written questions, quizzes, surveys, break timer — all in real time.

ADMIN PUBLIC

Public Admin Dashboard

Dedicated dashboard for audience interaction. 8 visibility toggles, Quiz Control with 4 tabs (Editor, Stock, In Progress, Results), Pause Control with SVG dial, question moderation with accept/reject/push, reactions overview, session statistics.

8 individual visibility toggles
Quiz Control: Editor, Stock, In Progress, Results
Question moderation: accept, reject, push to speaker
Session statistics with PDF/CSV export

AUDIENCE

Audience Mobile Page

PWA interface optimized for smartphones. Dual resolution images (640px / 1024px) in WebP format. Smart follow mode with “New slide available” notification when zoomed. PDF download with optional password protection.

Live slides with pinch-to-zoom
5 emoji reactions with anti-spam rate limiting
Written questions with upvote system
Break timer with push notifications

Speaker Markers (7)

[TIMER:START] [TIMER:SET:300] [MSG:Go backstage] [PAUSE] [CUE:Lights up]

Public Markers (6)

[QUIZ:1] [PAUSE:15:00:Coffee] [PUBLIC:Vote now!] [DOWNLOAD:on] [REACT:off] [SURVEY]

AUTOMATION

13 Smart Markers

Embed commands directly in your PowerPoint notes. 7 speaker markers control timer and backstage messaging. 6 public markers control quizzes, audience pause timer, flash messages, PDF download, emoji reactions and surveys. All executed automatically on slide change.

Automatic execution on slide change
Regex detection, case insensitive
Hidden from displayed notes after execution
Full presentation automation from your slides

Network Ready

Web-Based Architecture

StageNotes uses WebSocket for real-time synchronization, HTTP for serving the web interface, and UDP multicast for automatic server discovery. Everything runs in the browser — no client software to install.

WebSocket

Real-time sync on port 9502

HTTP Server

Web clients, admin and audience on port 9502

TCP Server

Desktop client protocol on port 9500

UDP Discovery

Automatic server detection on LAN

Technical Specifications

Platform.NET Framework 4.8
PowerPoint2016, 2019, 2021, 365
WebSocket + HTTPPort 9502
TCP ServerPort 9500
UDP DiscoveryPort 9501
Smart Markers13 (7 + 6)
Audience500 connections
Trial14 days
LanguagesFR, EN

Get Started

Professional Notes,
Fair Pricing

Try free for 14 days with full functionality. Then activate with a lifetime license key.

Trial

14-Day Free Trial

EUR 0

No credit card required

Full functionality for 14 days
Speaker client + dual admin dashboards
Audience page with all interactions
Timer, flash messages, 13 smart markers

Coming Soon

StageNotes Pro

Lifetime License

EUR 40

One-time purchase - No subscription

Unlimited usage
Speaker client + dual admin dashboards
Interactive audience page (500 phones)
Quizzes, surveys, emoji reactions, questions
13 smart markers (7 speaker + 6 public)
Timer, flash messages, break timer
PDF download, session statistics, CSV export
QR code, access code, bilingual FR/EN
Priority email support