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Henry Lim
Henry Lim

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Meet Remote for Slides, a new way to control your presentation slides

Say hello to Remote for Slides. Remote for Slides allows you to control Google Slides on any device, remotely, without the need of any extra hardware.


Getting Started with Remote for Slides

  1. Install Remote for Slides Chrome Extension from the Chrome Web Store.
  2. Open your Google Slides in Editor Mode, then click on the "Present with Remote" button.
  3. Next, click on the "Start Remote" button to show the 6-digit code.
  4. Enter the 6-digit code in the Remote for Slides Progressive Web App or in the Remote for Slides Lite Android App, and you are ready to go!

What’s new in Remote for Slides

✅ Control presentation slide (Next/Previous slide)
✅ View speaker notes with adjustable font size
✅️ View timer
✅ Dark mode
✅ Black mode (Works best with OLED screen)
✅ Multiple languages support

Speaker notes & Timer

You can now view your speaker notes directly in the Remote for Slides Progressive Web App or in the Remote for Slides Lite Android App. To make sure you can keep track of time, we also added a timer at the bottom of the screen. We want you to have a successful presentation!

Dark Mode & Black Mode

Are you going to giving a presentation in a dark environment? You can now enable the dark mode from the settings page. And if you are using a device with an OLED display, we recommend you to enable the black mode.

Multiple languages support

Remote for Slides Progressive Web App and Remote for Slides Lite Android App are now available in 8 languages: Català, English, Español, Euskera, Français, Polski, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

Remote for Google Slides works on everywhere

Try out Remote for Slides today:


We’d love to hear what you think. Please let us know how we can improve on Twitter (@remoteforslides).

Want to support this project? You can make a donation here!

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David Eckstrom

I've been used Remote for Slides for a few years now and I love it. Sometime last week it stopped working. It shows that it's connected to the Google Slides presentation and when I click "next slide" the counter on my phone (it's an iPhone, so I'm using the PWA) shows the slide counter increasing and the presentation timer is working, but the slide doesn't advance.
I've restarted my computer(s), uninstalled and reinstalled the extension and tried several different slide decks, but always with the same result.

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Juneau Lim

Wow, this is super impressive. You have gained +1 future download. Thanks in advance!

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Saleumsack

Thank you Henry. It's very useful

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Marc Sleeth

Henry, there's an issue with Remote For Slides. I was using it for months via my iPhone and RemoteForSlides.com for my Google Slides but just today it stopped working. It connects to the presentation but then when I click "Next Slide" it doesn't push the slide next. The timer starts and everything though.

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Daniel Lapsley

Hey, commenting in 2023, seems like there's been an update to Google Slides that gets rid of the present button.
Wondering if there are any plans to update? Thanks!