Quizzes among friends¶

Put the questions on the TV, and let every team answer on a phone. Quaesito runs on your laptop, works without internet, and needs no accounts or app installs.

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Windows, macOS and Linux. Free and open source (MIT).

Friends on a sofa answering a quiz on their phones in front of a TV

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Free and open source under the MIT licence, provided as is, without warranty.
Fully vibe coded: an AI assistant (Claude) wrote all of its code, tests and docs; see how it was made.
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Made for game nights¶

Runs on your local network, no internet or accounts needed
Up to 50 teams by default, as many as 10,000 if you like, with any number of players per team
Quiz editor in the browser that saves as you type
Test mode: the big screen and phones side by side
Pictures revealed by zooming out or tile by tile
Soundtracks that start with the clock, and sound effects up to the fanfare
Pause, extra time and going back when life happens
Jokers and double-points questions
Games survive a crash or restart
Results to print or download as CSV
Export quizzes with their pictures to share them

See it in action¶

A quiz played on the test page, narrated. Transcript.

Ready in three steps¶

Start it

Unpack the download and double-click the start script. Your browser opens quaesito; the window shows the admin password.
Write a quiz

Build it in the browser: questions, pictures, soundtracks, slides. Press Test to play it on your own first.
Play

Show the big screen on the TV. Teams scan the QR code on the same Wi-Fi and answer against the clock.

The big screen and the phones¶

The big screen's lobby with a QR code and three teams — Teams join by scanning the QR code or typing the game code, and pick a name and a picture.

A phone that has joined the game — Team leaders play from their phones.

A revealed question with the standings — Reveals show the right answer, the fastest team, points gained and who moved up.

A phone showing a correct answer — Each team sees its result.

Every kind of question¶

Multiple choice: two to six answers, one or several right, with pictures if you like.
True or false: quick statements to keep the pace up.
Typed answers: teams type; you judge on the big screen: full, half or no points, bonus or malus.
Closest number: how many keys on a piano? The closest guess wins.
Put in order: oldest first, biggest first; each item in place earns points.
Several answers: title and artist, or five posters, each part judged on its own.
Pin on a picture: maps, floor plans, paintings; the closer the pin, the more points.
Slides: announce rounds and rules between questions.

Typed answers grouped with judging buttons

Pins dropped on a picture next to the right spot

A typed answer on a phone — Typed answer

Putting items in order on a phone — Put in order

Several answers on a phone — Several answers

Dropping a pin on a phone — Pin on a picture

The podium with three teams

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