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Mentimeter

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Mentimeter pushes past live presentations into always-on engagement, with AI now core.

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◆Current state
Mentimeter is extending beyond its live-presentation polling roots. The headline move is Menti Pulse, a closed beta for recurring anonymous pulse checks inside Microsoft Teams with trend tracking over time — engagement that happens between meetings, not during them. In parallel, AI features became a default part of the product for all users earlier this year, and recent releases polished the PowerPoint add-in and the Mentimote companion remote.
◆Where it's heading
The product is broadening from a presentation tool into an ongoing team-engagement and insight platform, with Microsoft Teams and AI as the two main vectors. Bundling AI into the core product rather than selling it as an add-on signals confidence that generation and analysis are now table stakes. Menti Pulse points at a recurring-data business — trends and shifts over time — that is stickier than one-off presentations.
◆Prediction
Expect Menti Pulse to move from closed beta toward wider release, with deeper Teams integration and trend analytics, as Mentimeter builds out continuous engagement alongside its live presentation core.

◆Recent moves

  1. 7d ago

    Product Updates - June 2026

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    Menti Pulse, in closed beta, brings recurring anonymous pulse checks into Microsoft Teams chats with trend visibility over time. It pushes Mentimeter beyond the live-presentation moment into continuous, between-meetings engagement — a new product surface and a new kind of recurring data.

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  2. 1mo ago

    Product Updates - May 2026

    The PowerPoint add-in now auto-applies titles and alt text to Menti slides, clearing the accessibility warnings that previously interrupted users. A targeted integration fix for the large PowerPoint-based audience.

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  3. 2mo ago

    Product Updates - April 2026

    Mentimote 2.0 redesigns the presenter remote with a cleaner interface and QR-code scanning to open it on a phone instantly. A solid refresh of a companion tool, with a version toggle for users who prefer the old one.

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  4. 3mo ago

    Product Updates - March 2026

    A monthly product-updates entry with no substantive content beyond the heading. No discernible user-facing change.

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  5. 3mo ago

    Product Updates - February 2026

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    As of January 2026, Mentimeter's AI features — AI Menti Creator, question suggestions, real-time response grouping — became included for all users by default, with Enterprise able to opt out. It repositions AI from an add-on to a core part of the product.

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  6. 8mo ago

    Product Updates - October 2025

    Six new default themes refresh the visual library while 14 older themes are retired, with accessibility cited as a driver. A design refresh that trims the catalog rather than just adding to it.

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