Pilot
Get Pilot

Presentation remote

Present freely.

Pilot runs on the computer that has the slides open. The phone in your hand is the remote — notes, next, and a pointer. Nothing leaves the room.

Get PilotHow it works
  • Same Wi‑Fi
  • No account
  • No App Store
Pilot remote. Notes, next, and the pad on an iPhone.
Recording of the remote. Not a live session.
A presenter on stage, phone in hand, slides on the wall.
A photograph of the room. Not a live Pilot session.

One tap. Across the room.

The phone sends next. The computer changes the slide. The internet is not involved.

This computer

A drawing of that path. Tap Next, or watch it. Nothing on this page is connected.

Scan, or type six digits.

The computer shows a code. The phone you already have opens it. There is no app to install.

A drawing of pairing. The code on this screen is not live, and it will not pair with anything.

Also on the phone.

Only what this computer can actually do is shown. If it cannot, the control is not there.

Still of the Slides remote: notes, a prev/next pad, and jump.

Slides

Next is under your thumb.

Notes, jump, blank, and a timer sit on the same screen. The right side of the pad is Next, so you can change a slide without looking down.

Stills of the remote. Not a live session. A mode only appears when this computer can do it.

Speaker notes

Read them on the phone. They are read on this computer and sent only to that phone.

Jump

Go to a slide by number, when this computer can read the deck.

A timer

On the phone, for the talk. It is not uploaded.

A backup PIN

Six digits, if the camera cannot see the code.

Stays in the room.

After you pair, the internet is not the path. This website never sees a session.

  1. 01

    Same Wi‑Fi

    The phone talks to this computer on the local network. After you pair, the internet is not required.

  2. 02

    Nothing is uploaded

    Notes, the deck, and the pairing code stay on these two devices.

  3. 03

    No account

    There is nothing to sign in to. This website is only the download.

What it actually drives.

Keynote and PowerPoint are told directly. A tab still gets the arrow keys. Slide files are never uploaded.

  • Keynote

    On a Mac.

    Driven through Keynote’s own interface, even if the Pilot window is in front.

  • PowerPoint

    On a Mac or a PC.

    Driven through PowerPoint’s own interface. Notes stay on this computer.

  • A browser tab

    Google Slides, PDF, Canva.

    The arrow keys. There is no Canva adapter. Slide files are never uploaded.

Three ways to change a slide.

A clicker is a receiver. A cloud remote is a login. Pilot is the phone you brought.

Clicker

A USB receiver.

It goes to the next slide. Your notes stay on the laptop behind you.

Cloud remote

A login.

The talk goes through a server outside the room, so the venue needs internet.

Pilot

The phone you have.

No receiver. No account. The slides stay on this computer.

On the computer that will present.

Install Pilot on the machine with the slides. The phone only opens a page.

  • Same Wi‑Fi
  • No account
  • No dongle
  1. 1

    Install Pilot on the computer

    Mac or Windows. This is the machine that has the slides. The phone does not get an app.

  2. 2

    On a Mac, allow Accessibility

    macOS asks once for the pointer and for apps that only listen to the keyboard. Keynote and PowerPoint are driven directly. Windows does not ask.

  3. 3

    Open the deck and start a session

    Pilot shows a code and a six-digit PIN.

  4. 4

    Join the same Wi‑Fi

    Scan the code, or type the PIN.

  5. 5

    Walk

    Tap the right side of the phone to go to the next slide.

Download it for the computer. The phone is already yours.

Mac or Windows. Scan the code on the phone you already have.

macOS

Mac

macOS 11 or newer. Unsigned: right-click Open the first time. Drag Pilot into Applications.

Pilot.dmg

Download for Mac

Windows

Windows

Windows 10 and 11. Unsigned: SmartScreen may warn — that is Windows, not a broken file. PowerPoint is driven directly.

Pilot Setup.exe

Download for Windows

Phone

Already yours

There is no app to install. After Pilot is open on the computer, scan the code — or type the six digits.

macOS, Windows, and what you need

Who made this

A relay would see the talk. So there isn’t one.

Pilot is a desktop app on the computer that has the slides, and a page that computer serves on the local network. Pairing is a token or six digits in the room. The public site is the download and the manual.

Made with security by Sneh Acharya

Before you walk in.

Four that matter in the room. More at the top of the list, or in Docs.

What if the venue Wi‑Fi isolates devices?

The phone and the computer must be able to see each other on the network. Some hotel and conference networks block that. A phone hotspot that both join, or a network you control, is the workaround. The internet is not the path.

Does it work with Google Slides or Canva?

If the deck is in a browser tab, Pilot sends the arrow keys. Keynote and PowerPoint are driven through their own interfaces. Slide files are never uploaded. There is no Canva adapter.

Why is the address 192.168… and not a website?

The phone is talking to your computer on the same network. After install, the internet is not required.

Why does macOS ask for Accessibility?

The pointer, laser, and keyboard fallback need it. Keynote and PowerPoint are told to change slides directly, even if the Pilot window is in front. Windows does not have this prompt.