That's how many buttons your $150 clicker has. Forward. Back. Nothing else.
Meanwhile, the phone in your pocket has more power than that laptop.
Slidemote turns it into a remote that draws live ink and shows a live preview.
Logitech. Kensington. Q-Connect. Good hardware, genuinely. But squint at the spec sheet and you'll notice they've been selling the same two buttons for twenty years, in slightly different plastic. Forward. Back. Maybe a laser pointer, if you paid extra. None of them let you draw. None of them show you what's actually on screen right now. All of them need a USB dongle that will absolutely end up in the wrong bag on the one day you need it.
| Typical clicker | Slidemote | |
|---|---|---|
| Forward / back | Yes | Yes |
| Live drawing your audience sees | No | Yes |
| Live preview of your current slide | No | Yes |
| Needs a USB dongle | Yes | No |
| Needs batteries | Yes | No |
| Something new to buy and carry | Yes | No — it's your phone |
| Price | $80–180 | Free trial, then €15 |
Download, double-click, done. No install wizard, no admin fights, no "restart your computer" nonsense. A QR code shows up — that's the whole setup screen.
Point your camera at the QR code. It opens straight in your phone's browser — no app store, no account, no password you'll forget by your next talk.
Forward and back from your pocket. Draw when you need to make a point — your audience watches the ink appear live, on the actual screen. Glance down whenever you want to know exactly what's behind you. That's it. That's the whole workflow.
Download it, run it, and it just works for 7 days — no signup, no credit card, nothing to cancel. When the trial ends, you'll get a simple prompt to buy a license if you want to keep using it. If you don't, it just stops working — no charge ever happens automatically.
Because I haven't paid a certificate authority a recurring monthly fee to have this marked "trusted" — genuinely, that's the whole story. It's not a sign anything's wrong with the file. Click "More info," then "Run anyway." If that doesn't sit right with you, no hard feelings.
Not yet. Right now it's Windows plus PowerPoint desktop, full stop. If that's not your setup, this isn't for you — yet.
No. Scan the code, it opens in your browser, you're done presenting. Nothing to update, nothing taking up storage, nothing left behind afterward.
Your computer and your phone don't need to be on the same network — they each just need some kind of internet. So your laptop can be on the flaky conference wifi while your phone's on its own data. Genuinely helps more than you'd expect.
No. Your phone is just the remote. The room only ever sees what's on the actual presentation screen — which now includes your live ink.
No. After the trial, it's a one-time purchase if you decide to keep it. Nobody's charging your card again in March, and nobody's charging it automatically when the trial ends either.
Only what's currently on screen passes through, briefly, to reach your phone — that's what makes the live mirror and drawing possible in the first place. Nothing about your presentation is the point of this product; getting you through your talk is.
Forward and back don't depend on anything fancy — they work independently of the drawing and preview features, so a hiccup in one doesn't take down the other. And it automatically reconnects if your connection drops for a second.