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Getting started

Set up PPTControl

From installing the apps to your first slide change.

Which devices are you using?

We preselect your current device when we can. You can change either choice.

Your phone / tablet
Your presentation computer
My device is not listed

You can get started now. Choose your devices above to tailor the details.

1. Install both apps

Install PPTControl on your phone or tablet. This is your remote.

Install PPTControl Desktop on your presentation computer. This is where your presentation stays.

Download both apps →

Open both apps after installing. No account required.

2. Find the desktop app

PPTControl Desktop runs in the menu bar at the top of your Mac screen or the system tray near the Windows clock.

Open its menu. Keep PPTControl Desktop running while presenting. Find the icon →

3. Complete setup in PPTControl Desktop

Follow the setup guide in PPTControl Desktop and allow the requested permissions. Choose your presentation app in its setup or menu. Then continue below to connect your phone.

Need help with permissions? View the Mac permission guide → · View the Windows firewall guide →

4. Connect your phone

Select your computer in the app

Open PPTControl and tap your computer in the device list.

Bluetooth must be on for both devices.

Find the computer inside PPTControl

iPhone / iPad visual guide
In PPTControl’s Connect tab, tap your computer in the list.
In PPTControl’s Connect tab, tap your computer in the list.
Android visual guide
Android: choose the computer inside PPTControl
Android: choose the computer inside PPTControl

For slide previews, PPTControl automatically tries to connect over your local network. If previews don’t load, make sure both devices are on the same Wi-Fi or a phone hotspot. Wi-Fi & hotspot help →

Basic control works without shared Wi-Fi.

Computer not listed? Try the QR-code option below, or check Bluetooth setup →

Or scan the QR code

Connect both devices to the same Wi-Fi, or connect the computer to your phone’s hotspot. Ethernet on the computer also works if it shares that local network.

  1. Show the code on your computer

    In the PPTControl Desktop menu, choose Show Pairing QR Code and keep the QR-code window open.

    See the QR code on your computer

    Mac visual guide
    1. In the Mac menu, choose Show Pairing QR Code.
    1. In the Mac menu, choose Show Pairing QR Code.
    2. Keep this window open to scan from your phone.
    2. Keep this window open to scan from your phone.
    Windows visual guide
    1. In the Windows menu, choose Show pairing QR code.
    1. In the Windows menu, choose Show pairing QR code.
    2. Keep this window open and scan the code on your own PC.
    2. Keep this window open and scan the code on your own PC.

  2. Scan it in PPTControl

    On your phone, open PPTControl and tap Scan QR Code in the device list. Allow Camera and, if asked, Local Network access. Point the scanning frame at the code on your computer.

    Find the scanner on your phone

    iPhone / iPad visual guide
    1. In PPTControl’s Connect tab, tap the QR scanner in the top-right corner.
    1. In PPTControl’s Connect tab, tap the QR scanner in the top-right corner.
    2. Allow camera access if asked, then point the frame at the code displayed on your computer.
    2. Allow camera access if asked, then point the frame at the code displayed on your computer.
    Android visual guide
    1. In the Connect tab, tap the QR scanner in the top-right corner.
    1. In the Connect tab, tap the QR scanner in the top-right corner.
    2. Point the scanning frame at the code on your own computer.
    2. Point the scanning frame at the code on your own computer.

If a web page opens, tap Open PPTControl. If it doesn’t connect, choose another available network address in the computer’s QR-code window and scan the updated code. Code not connecting?

5. Approve the request on the computer

Approve the request from your own phone or tablet on your computer.

Mac: look near the PPTControl icon in the menu bar at the top of the screen and click Yes. Windows: look in the center of the screen.

No request? Enable Allow New Pairing Requests in the desktop menu and try connecting again. Previously approved devices normally do not need another approval.

Stuck on Connecting?

See the approval on your computer

Mac visual guide
On Mac, click Yes to allow your own phone or tablet to connect.
Windows visual guide
On Windows, click Yes to allow your own phone’s request in the center of the screen.

6. Change a slide

Open your presentation on your computer and start the slideshow. Keep PPTControl Desktop running while presenting.

Try the next-slide button in PPTControl on your phone. You’re ready when the slide changes.

Connected, but nothing happens? · Read notes · Use slide previews

Still stuck? Contact support