Watch these video tutorials to master the basics of creating, hosting and playing games of Kahoot!

How to host a game of kahoot

How to play Kahoot! in a group setting

Mobile app demo: single player and challenges

How to create a kahoot

How to assign kahoots as homework with challenges

Background and history

The idea for Kahoot! came from a Norwegian Computer Science and Game Technology professor at the Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway named Alf Inge Wang. Professor Wang called this idea Lecture Quiz back in 2006. The technology is based on research conducted by Kahoot! co-founder Morten Versvik for his Master’s degree at NTNU, who was a student of Wang’s at the time. Later co-founders Jamie Brooker, Johan Brand and Asmund Furuseth joined the company and worked on the UX and design of Kahoot!

The beta version of Kahoot! rolled out at SXSWedu in Texas in March 2013 and formally launched in August 2013. In a few months, Oslo, Norway-based Kahoot! already had millions of users.

Key investors in the company include Microsoft Ventures, Northzone Ventures, Creandum and private investors from Norway.

Offices

As of November 2017, we employ 50+ people in offices in Oslo (Norway), London (UK), and Austin, TX (US).

Technology

Kahoot! uses an architecture called ‘microservices’. Instead of writing one big application that handles everything a user can do in Kahoot!, we divide the code up into lots of smaller applications that are responsible for running a small part of Kahoot!

On our servers, we mostly run Java. All the code that handles creating, reading, updating, and deleting things like user accounts and kahoots is written in Java, and data is stored in a Couchbase database. Servers are located in multiple locations around the world.

We also have some code written in JavaScript using node.js – this includes some of the code that handles the playing of Kahoot! Games.

The user interface for kahoot is built using web technologies – so we use HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Kahoot! platform is (and has always been) free for classrooms. We are on a mission to unlock the deepest potential of every learner, regardless of age or context, and we do that by making learning fun, magical, and engaging through games. Teachers and students can register for an account to create, host and share learning games, as well as search among millions of public kahoots available on the platform.

In addition to schools, Kahoot! is actively used in the workplace for training purposes. In October 2017, we launched a premium paid version called Kahoot! Plus to cater to the workplace. In addition to getting access to premium features, by signing up for Kahoot! Plus, you also help us keep Kahoot! free for schools around the world. Learn more about Kahoot! Plus and its premium features.

Kahoot! also partners with content owners and brands to create and market premium game-based content.

We want our revenue generation efforts to enable having a free product for schools and stay true to our mission of unlocking the deepest potential of every learner globally.

Inclusion and Accessibility are a top priority for us. We aim to be compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.0, to an AA conformance level.

Here are some ways our services are accessible:

• Text is scalable using your browser’s zoom in/out feature to at least 200%
• The question field can be used as an alt-text field if using media
• You have freedom to embed Youtube media that meets your needs for captions and audio descriptions
• Sound/music is mutable using your browser’s “mute tab” feature
• Our services are navigable using alt, enter, and spacebar keys
• Common screen readers on teaching devices will read questions and answers aloud
• Common screen readers on student devices will read matching answer numbers aloud

If you’re unsure how to accommodate certain accessibility needs with Kahoot!, please reach out to us and we’ll be happy to help troubleshoot.

Your email may be used in alignment with our Privacy Policy. This includes password resets and marketing emails with relevant information about Kahoot!.

Email addresses for U.S. students under 13 (under 16 elsewhere)

Emails on young student accounts are hashed beyond recognition and can only be used for password resets. They cannot be accessed or used for any other reason.

The email you provide must be owned or accessible by you or a legal guardian

Your email address is the only information we collect that will help us know what account you rightfully own. For your security, we cannot help you from an email that isn’t tied to your account.

The email you provide should allow you or a legal guardian to receive messages from us

If the email you provide us uses heightened security standards, you might not be able to reset your password or see replies to messages you send us while signed in.

How to test your email address

If you’re unsure whether your email can receive our messages, create an account with it to see if you receive our intro email, or submit your email at https://create.kahoot.it/#forgotpassword to see if you receive a password reset email. If either don’t appear in your inbox, please update the email on file.

How to update your email or email preferences

When signed in to your account, click your username to access your account menu.

• Use “Edit profile” to change your email.
• Use “Email preferences” to change whether you receive notifications if someone shares a kahoot with you or if we feature one of your kahoots.

Young students don’t have access to either of the above-mentioned options.

How to opt out of marketing emails

If you receive any unwanted email from us, you can use the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the message or sign in to your account and click “Support” to ask that we unsubscribe you.

We take privacy of Kahoot! users very seriously. Please read the section in our Privacy Policy referring to collection of personal information from children. We define children as anyone under the age of 13 in the U.S., or under the age of 16 elsewhere in the world.

Playing kahoots

As stated in our Privacy Policy, we do not collect any personal information from a person who merely plays a kahoot.

Using a Kahoot! account

When a user who is under the age of 13 (for U.S. users) or 16 (for non-U.S. users) creates an account (a “child accountholder”), we collect his or her email address only for the purpose of providing password reminders to him or her. We immediately and permanently alter the email address such that it can only be used as a password reminder and cannot be reconstructed into its original form or used to contact the child accountholder.

We also collect a user name and password from child accountholders, which are used for login purposes only, to permit the child accountholder to use our Services.

Creating, browsing, and sharing kahoots

Children can only create kahoots and browse content that we’ve manually approved to be appropriate for children. They cannot browse our full database of user-generated content. They also cannot share kahoots or have kahoots shared with them.

Kahoot! accounts are free. So if you’d like to get started, go to https://kahoot.com/ and click “sign up for free!” in the top nav bar. We will ask you for some basic info that will take less than a minute to provide.

Here are the steps:

Step 1: How do you want to use Kahoot!?

This helps us understand who’s using our platform and how. We’re striving to build unique experiences tailored for each group. For the moment, “student” is the only role that may get a different experience, which you can read about here.

 Step 2: How do you want to sign in?

You can tie your Kahoot! account to your Google email account, Microsoft email account, or sign up with any other valid email account of yours. This determines how you’ll need to sign in. You cannot switch your sign-in method after your account is created.

If you choose “Sign up with Google” or “Sign up with Microsoft”, you will need to sign in with the corresponding SSO (single-sign-on) button to sign in.

If you choose “Sign up with email”, you’ll need to manually enter your username or email along with your password every time you sign in. Your email is required for password resets. Please DO NOT enter a fake or “internal-only” email. If you can’t receive a message from noreply@getkahoot.com, you won’t be able to reset your password. We cannot verify you as the rightful account owner unless you communicate with us using the email on file.

• Students under 13 in the U.S. (under 16 elsewhere) must use their email (not username) to sign in

 Step 3: Your account details

Depending on what you specify on steps 1 and 2, you’ll be asked for some additional details.

Date of Birth

This will help us ensure kiddos are properly protected in accordance with our Child Privacy Policy. Please ensure this is accurate, as falsifying info may result in complications in getting help from us if for any reason you’re unable access our services. If you’re a parent or teacher creating an account for a child to use, it’s recommended you enter the child’s birthdate so that we set the right access level for them.

School, University, Company, or Organization

At this moment, the info you provide in this field does not affect the functionality you experience on the platform. In the future, we hope to provide tailored experiences depending on the type of your organization. Stay tuned!.

Username

This will be your Kahoot! alias. You can create & share games with others on our platform. Your username is how people can find any of your content. So make sure you pick something easy to remember and presentable! Keep in mind that usernames must be 6-20 characters, numbers, letters, underscores only.

Password

Your password (along with username) will be what you sign in with. Passwords must be between 6 and 20 characters long. Make sure it’s a strong one, and remember – passwords should NEVER be shared with anyone, including us!

Have you played Kahoot! before?

Based on your answer, you may see some additional guidance offered after you’ve signed in.

Step 4: Join Kahoot!

Once you click “Join Kahoot!”, we recommend you get familiar with how to use the Find Kahoots or Featured page to duplicate or get inspiration for making your own content!

Yes, we provide a free app for iOS and Android that lets you join live kahoots, play quizzes on your own, assign homework challenges or play them and challenge your friends with kahoots for fun. You can browse through the app-related FAQ in this section.

There’s nothing more rewarding than being the classroom hero that treats everyone to an exciting learning experience! Here’s how you get started:

1. Sign up or log in
Go to https://kahoot.com, and log in to your account or sign up.

2. Pick a game type
Click “New K!” in the top navigation bar and pick a game type. You can choose from:

• Quiz – a competitive multiple choice question game
• Jumble – a competitive sorting game where you have to place answers in the correct order
• Survey – a multiple choice game to gather opinions (no points)
• Discussion – a one-question survey

The game type for a kahoot cannot be changed after it’s created.

3. Add details and settings
Once chosen, fill in the details and settings for the kahoot. Optionally, add a video to play in the lobby. Don’t forget to add a cover image!

4. Add questions
Set up questions and answers. Adjust time limits and turn points on or off. Add an image or YouTube video to the questions.

On quizzes, you must mark at least one answer correct. Setting more than one answer as correct will allow any correct answer to award points. Players cannot submit more than one answer per question.

5. Save progress
Between adding questions, it’s good to regularly use the “Save” button. This will update our database and give you choices to continue editing, preview, play, or share your newly made kahoot.

When you’re done editing, let’s play!

For more tips, ideas and resources on how to use Kahoot!, go to our blog or browse our library with useful reads.

A live kahoot is a great way to engage any audience, regardless of their age, with any topic you want to discuss or teach. In order for the experience to be spectacular, there are a few things to do to prepare, as well as a few things to keep in mind while you host.

How to prepare

A live kahoot is intended to be displayed on a large screen (like a projector connected to a teacher’s computer) in front of an audience (like a classroom of students). Audience members use their own web-enabled devices to enter your game PIN in our iOS/Android mobile app or at kahoot.it in their browser to answer questions.

Initial tech check

Since Kahoot! is an internet-based service, connectivity is crucial to a successful event. Here are some things you might want to check days/weeks prior to any planned large events:

• What internet options are available to you and your players, and how many players do you expect?
• What devices/browsers will everyone be using?
• Does the network(s) everyone will connect to the internet through have heightened security standards?

Content check

You can create your own kahoots to use, or save time by using existing public kahoots shared on the platform by our community. If you choose to play a kahoot created by someone else, the best way to review questions, accuracy of info and relevance for your audience is by using our “Preview” feature.

Practice to make perfect

Between questions, you can take time to discuss responses with your audience. It might be worth brainstorming about additional info to share during these moments to enhance learning.

How to host

The best way to start a game is to…
1. Go to https://kahoot.com and log in to your account or sign up.
2. Find the game you want to host.
3. Click “Play” to launch the game. Remember that questions need to be displayed on a big screen so that all players can see.
4. Review which game options are on/off and adjust to your preferences – for example, if you’d like to randomize the order of questions or use our nickname generator feature for players.
5. Choose “Classic” or “Team” mode .
6. Wait for everyone to join, then click “Start”.
7. Use spacebar on your keyboard or the “next” button to progress through the game.

Live Kahoot!’ing is lots of fun! A live kahoot is best hosted on a large screen (like a projector screen), so that everyone can see the questions. So, you need a device for hosting, and each of the players needs a device for joining the game.

When the game starts, you’ll see a PIN on the screen. Join by entering the PIN in using our iOS/Android mobile app or at https://kahoot.it in the browser on your internet-enabled device. On the next step, enter your nickname and check if you see it in the game lobby on the shared screen.

After everyone’s entered the game PIN and a nickname, the large screen will display questions, answer options, and any related images/videos. Review them quickly but carefully. Each answer option is inside a box with a specific color and shape that match boxes displayed on your own screen. Use your device to answer!

Quiz, survey, and discussion

Choose the answer from multiple options and select the box of corresponding color and shape on your device before time runs out. Correct answers on quizzes may award points based on your speed of response and consecutive correct responses. Survey and discussion kahoots have no right or wrong answers, thus no points are awarded.

Jumble

Answer options must be sorted in the correct order. Drag and drop, double tap, or double click blocks on your screen to place them in the correct order. Then use the blue “K!” button at the bottom of your screen to submit your sequence before time runs out. Correct answers may award points based on your quickness and consecutive correct responses.

Over 30 million public kahoots have been created by our community. Whether you teach 1st grade, college, or train new hires, it’s very likely you can find pre-made games that suit your needs. To get started, choose “Find Kahoots” in the top navigation bar.

 Browse

• On the Find Kahoots page, we’ve put together some great collections you can peruse through. Feel free to play, favorite, or duplicate anything you find here!
• Top Picks – kahoots that we’ve vetted as both appropriate and awesome
• Trending – kahoots that are growing in popularity
• Math – kahoots created by our team of mathematicians
• Science – kahoots created by our team of scientists
• English (ELA) – kahoots created by our team of English linguists
• History – kahoots created by our team of historians
• Popular – kahoots with all-time most plays

Search

Another option is using the search bar near the top of the Find Kahoots page. You can type a keyword for a list of matching kahoots. Or to see a list of kahoots someone’s made, type in their username.

Things to know about searching…

• You can only see public kahoots. Private kahoots must be shared with you and will be found under “Shared with me” on your My Kahoots page
• See “Featured” instead of “Find Kahoots”? Child account holders are not able to search. You can browse “featured” kahoots that we’ve vetted as both appropriate and awesome
• Keyword and username terms are not case-sensitive, but operators are
• Filters and sort options display after beneath the search bar AFTER search results appear

Filters – You can filter results by common subjects, as well as grade level, creator’s role, intended audience, kahoot type, and language.

Sort by – There are three sorting options that let you prioritize what is shown at top:

• Most Relevant – what we think is an ideal mix of factors including popularity and quality
• Most Popular – those with the most plays
• Highest Quality – this considers many factors (for example, average play time and how many times each kahoot was favorited)

Operators – You can use the following to create custom filters within the search bar

• AND : finds kahoots that include two keywords/phrases (Ex: math AND science)
• OR : finds kahoots that include either of two keywords/phrases (Ex: math OR science)
• * : searches an unlimited number of characters in place of this symbol (Ex: *ath will find “math” as well as “telepath” and “wreath”)

There are millions of public kahoots created by our awesome community on the platform. Favoriting and duplicating are both great ways to have easy access to kahoots created by others that you find. If you’re wondering which of these features is best for your needs, read further to find out what the difference between the two is.

Favorite a kahoot

When you find a great kahoot, are happy to use it as it is, and are interested to see any updates the creator makes in the future to it, add the kahoot to your list of favorites (using the button with a star). But be mindful that if the creator deletes their kahoot, it will no longer be in your list of favorites.

Duplicate a kahoot

If you find a kahoot that’s mostly great but needs a few tweaks, for example, to match your curriculum or personalize some of the questions, use the duplicate feature to create an editable copy of your own. Since this kahoot is now saved on the list of your own kahoots, future edits by the original creator will not impact your duplicate.

If you need help, we’re here for you!

• You can reach us by signing into your account and clicking “Support” in the top nav bar
• If you can’t sign in or don’t have an account, tweet us @KahootSupport or message us on our Facebook Page

What to expect

• If you are 16 or under, please have a teacher/parent/legal guardian contact us on your behalf
• We may require you to share some account info & other details to understand your question or problem. One thing we’ll NEVER ask for is your password. Please do not share passwords with us
• Except for times of unusually high volume, we strive to respond within 1 business day. Weekends and holidays may delay a response

Simply click on your username in the top nav bar and select ‘Delete my account’ from the account menu.

If you’re not able to to login, try using the ‘lost password’ link that will take you to https://create.kahoot.it/#forgotpassword.
You will be asked to submit your email. If your email isn’t found, you’ll see this error:
If the email you submit is in our records, you’ll receive this message:
At this point, check your inbox for an email that contains your username and a link to reset your password. It should appear in your inbox within 5 minutes in most cases. The link to reset your password is only valid for 24 hours.
Sometimes, this email will be filtered into your junk/spam folder. If it’s nowhere to be found, your email likely belongs to a school/business that has security settings that are blocking our auto-generated email. To resolve this, contact an IT Admin at your school/business and ask that they whitelist emails from “noreply@getkahoot.com”.Click the link in this email to be taken to a page that lets you reset your password. Alternatively, you can copy the link and paste it into the address bar of any web browser. Once you’ve set your new password, you should see this message:
You should be able to sign in again using your username and new password.If you still can’t sign in…

• Sometimes browser extensions alter the information that’s submitted to our servers. So try using a different browser to reset your password and sign in.
• Are you 16 or under? If so, make sure you’re using your username (not your email) to sign in. Learn more about why we require an email to sign up and why 16 or under users can’t use email to sign in.

Have you recently come across a link to someone’s profile?

Or have you noticed that some usernames are purple?

We currently have a closed beta test going on where we’ve selected a handful of users to trial public profiles. If you find a purple username, click it to view their profile!

• Profiles will give quick access to all kahoots a user made. You’ll see their avatar, a short bio about them, and how many players have played their kahoots.
• Some features are only functional to those in the beta test (such as the “Follow” button).

We are not currently offering new public profiles. We’re refining this feature a bit before releasing on a wider scale.

Anyone 16 or under doesn’t have access to the following features:

• searching or making public kahoots (they can make private kahoots)
• sharing kahoots or having kahoots shared with them

If any support is needed, they should ask a parent, teacher, or legal guardian to create or sign in to their own Kahoot! account to contact Support on the student’s behalf.

Also, if someone 16 or under is having trouble signing in (or forgets their password), it’s important to know two things:

• Per our Children Privacy Policy, 16 or under users can only use their username (not email) to sign in.
• The email they register with must be able to receive messages from “noreply@getkahoot.com”. If not, an IT Admin will need to make an exception in the email domain’s security settings or the child will need a new account with a different username and email created.

With premium offerings of Kahoot! for businesses – Kahoot! Plus and Kahoot! Pro – corporate trainers, marketers, salespeople and other corporate teams can have a more collaborative, organized, branded game experience compared to Kahoot!’s basic offering targeted for schools and personal use.

Kahoot! Basic

Our free basic version is made for schools and personal use. We want to build a global community of lifelong learners. To do that, we offer at no charge the following superpowers:

• Create quizzes, jumbles, surveys, and discussions
• Host live, in-classroom kahoots
• Share kahoots on social media, or privately to other users
• Search among millions of ready-to-play public games
• Download basic game reports

 Kahoot! Plus

This premium plan is the best match for internal training, presentations, onboarding and team building. In addition to everything available in the basic Kahoot! version, this premium plan includes several extra features:

• Brand kahoots with your logo
• View advanced reports on your games
• Run self-paced mobile training with our app
• Collaborate on kahoots with your team in a shared area
• Get access to editable kahoot templates
• Help keep Kahoot! free for schools
• Ad-free experience
• Priority customer support

 Kahoot! Pro

Kahoot! Pro is a premium offering tailored to marketers, salespeople and event managers who would like to play outside their company. For example, to promote their products, showcase the company or run external training. In addition to everything available in Kahoot! basic version and Kahoot! Plus, Kahoot! Pro offers:

Only on Kahoot! Pro: play with customers and partnersCustomers, partners, prospects, conference attendees – play Kahoot! to promote your products and services, present your company or make your event stand out. This plan is the best match for marketing and salespeople, event managers and trainers who run sessions externally.

Only on Kahoot! Pro: Dedicated customer success manager
A dedicated success manager will allow customers make the most of the experience by helping onboard Kahoot! successfully, answer any product questions, and making sure customers are getting the best possible return on investment.

Pricing
To compare pricing for the premium plans, please check our pricing page for up-to-date info.

Kahoot! Plus is targeted at corporate trainers, presenters, HR managers and others who’d like to play Kahoot! internally. It’ll supercharge your training sessions, employee onboarding, team meetings, team building activities and internal presentations.

Kahoot! Pro is the right product for marketing and sales people, event managers and everyone who plays Kahoot!outside the company. Choose Kahoot! Pro to promote your products and services, showcase your company, host an event with customers and partners or run external training.

When looking over our pricing page, it’s important to know that you only need to pay for account holders you want to collaborate with.

• Account holders are users that can edit and host company kahoots
• Players play kahoots hosted by you or collaborators

None of our premium plans currently require players to have accounts, paid or free. A Kahoot! account is not needed to be a player.

A core feature of Kahoot! for businesses is collaborating in a secure shared area with your colleagues. The creator of a secure shared area is considered the admin, while anyone the admin invites to this area is considered a trainer.

Admin

Admins must create or upgrade to a premium Kahoot! subscription for businesses. Secure shared areas can only have one admin. Admins have the following powers:

• Invite and remove trainers from the secure shared area
• Change the name and logo of the secure shared area
• Manage billing

Trainer

Trainers can only belong to one secure shared area at a time, as admins cannot invite other admins to their secure shared area. Trainers and admins can do the following:

• Collaborate on kahoots in the secure shared area
• Host company’s kahoots live, in-classroom
• Assign mobile training challenges
• View advanced visual reports
• Brand games with the company’s logo
• Access editable kahoot templates
• Receive priority help from our Support Team

Depending on whether you’re new to Kahoot! or already have a free account, here are the steps you need to take to get a premium subscription.

1 – Log in to upgrade or create an account

Already an account holder?
Get started by going to https://create.kahoot.it/register/upgrade and choose to “Sign in”. You’ll then be taken to our pricing page to choose between Plus and Pro plans.

Not yet an account holder?
If you don’t already have an account, get started by going to https://kahoot.com and choosing to “Sign up”. When asked how you want to use Kahoot!, choose “At Work”. After completing the standard sign up process, you’ll be taken to our pricing page to choose between Basic, Plus, or Pro options.

 2 – Choose a plan

After signing in or creating an account, you’ll need to review available plan and pricing options.

You can continue with the basic services available freely to everyone, or upgrade to Kahoot! Plus or Kahoot! Pro. For pricing purposes, the term “user” includes you (the admin) as well as trainers invited to your secure shared area.

3 – Set up billing

Whether your plan offers a trial period or not, it’s required that you provide a credit card and set up auto-billing.

• We only accept Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover, Diners Club, and JCB cards
• If your plan offers a trial and you cancel before it’s over, you won’t be charged
• If you want to make one payment for yourself and trainers you intend to invite, you can adjust the total licenses allocated to your subscription in the Order Summary section.

 4 – Set up your secure shared area

These final steps can be skipped for now and adjusted later, but are important in order to take full advantage of the premium features you’ve just unlocked.

The first thing you’ll be guided through is uploading logos.

• Full color logo: Shows during gameplay on question screens
• White logo: Shows on the game lobby and post-game screens

The second thing you’ll be guided through is inviting trainers to your secure shared area. Simply input their email addresses separated by commas. If you did not purchase enough licenses in step 3 for everyone you invite, you’ll be asked to accept new pricing terms before invites are sent.

If you chose to upgrade an existing account, the last thing you’ll be guided through is moving kahoots from your My Kahoots area to your secure shared area. Anything you move will no longer be yours alone, and it can’t be transferred back to your My Kahoots area until after you opt to cancel and your subscription expires. Please choose wisely what you want to collaborate with others on and what you want to keep in your My Kahoots area.

When setting up your organization on Kahoot! Plus, some of the first steps is creating a name for your organization and uploading full color and white logos. If you ever need to update any of these, get started by signing in to your account and doing the following:

1. Select your username to access your account menu
2. Choose “Organization management”

This will take you to a page where you can change your organization’s name or logos, as well as add or remove trainers.

Organization name

Simply change what’s in the “Organization Name” text field and click the green “Save” button.

Logos

Simply click the logo you want to change, upload a new image, and click the green “Save” button.

Full color logo
This will appear in each of the questions. This must be a JPG or PNG file type, no larger than 5MB. We also recommend it be 500 x 500 px.

White logo
This will appear in the game lobby and post-game screens on a colorful background. This must be a PNG file type, have a transparent background, and is no larger than 5MB. We also recommend it be 500 x 500 px. If you don’t have a logo at hand, ask your designer for help or check this article on making the background of your logo transparent.

Enjoy a branded Kahoot! experience in your training sessions, customer events, team building activities and other settings! If both logos are in place, you can move on to branding your games! Both the color and the white version of your logo need to be uploaded in order to unlock your branded theme.

When creating a new kahoot…

1. Make sure it’s shared with your organization. If it is, you’ll see a dropdown called Theme.
2. Choose the one with your organization’s name.
3. Be sure to click “Ok, go” and then “Save” to confirm changes.

That’s it, now this kahoot is branded!

If you want to add your logo to an existing kahoot…

1. Open it for editing from your list of kahoots.
2. Click on the pencil icon to update the kahoot’s description.
3. Make sure it’s shared with your organization and select your organization’s branded theme from the Theme dropdown.
4. Be sure to click “Ok, go” and then “Save” to confirm changes.

If for any reason you need to update payment details, you can do so from your account menu by selecting your username in the top nav bar and using Billing. Then choose Manage subscription.

This will take you to a secure area where you can view and change payment details.

Subscriptions

This section shows a summary of your subscription. It also lets you cancel your subscription at the end of your current billing cycle.

Billing Information
This section shows what payment information is on file. Use the Edit link to update your credit card on file.

• We can only accept VISA, MC, AMEX, DS, Diners Club, and JCB cards
• Currently, we only offer auto-billing

Invoices
This section lets you view or download PDFs of all past invoices. Invoicing occurs at the same time a payment is auto-collected. Thus, invoices also act as receipts.

At some point, you might need to invite or remove people’s access to your secure shared area. You can do so from your account menu by selecting your username in the top nav bar and using Organization management.

Inviting trainers

To invite trainers, just add their email addresses (separated by commas) in the “Invite Trainers” text box and click Send invite. If you do not have enough licenses subscribed for everyone you invite, you’ll be asked to accept new pricing terms before invites are sent. Any upfront amount will be prorated based on how many days remain in your current billing cycle.

They will receive an email invite with an Accept Invite button valid for 7 days.

• They can create a new account to join with
• They can also use an account that hasn’t joined or created another secure shared area

You can check the status of invited trainers at any point by viewing the list of trainers on the Organization management page.

Removing trainers
To remove a trainer’s access to your secure shared area, find their username in the list of trainers on the Organization management page and use the “remove” button.

• The trainer’s access will be revoked immediately
• Kahoots created by them in your secure shared area will remain
• Subscription dues will be adjusted at the start of your next billing cycle
• Subscription dues are not prorated for the remainder of your current billing cycle

You can collaborate on creating and hosting kahoots stored in your secure shared area. For the security of any organization that manages a secure shared area, kahoots in this area cannot be transferred or copied to anyone’s My Kahoots area. If you have kahoots in your My Kahoots area that you want moved to the secure shared area, there are two ways to do this.

Move it

If you don’t need to keep a copy for yourself, simply edit your kahoot’s description and change the “Visible to” field to your organization’s name. Once saved, this cannot be undone.

Copy it

If you need to keep a copy for yourself, use the “Copy kahoots” tool from your My Kahoots area.

Select the kahoots to copy, then use the Copy kahoots button.

Kahoot! For Business allows teams to work on kahoots collaboratively. While multiple people can edit a kahoot, only one person can edit a kahoot at a time.

If for any reason the admin decides someone else needs to edit the kahoot, they can unlock the kahoot by using the dropdown menu to the right of the locked kahoot and select Unlock.

Once unlocked, the kahoot can be edited by others. The person who was editing will not be able to save what the changes they made.

If your payment information doesn’t not work for some reason, we will notify you by email immediately. We will also send reminders periodically. If your payment information is not updated within 10 days, your subscription will be paused.

If for any reason you want to pause or end your subscription, you can do so from your account menu by selecting your username in the top nav bar and using Billing. Then choose Manage subscription.

This will take you to a secure area where you can view and change payment details.

In the Subscription section, click Cancel Subscription. This will prompt you to confirm cancellation. Premium features will remain accessible to you until the end of your current billing cycle. This does not cancel your Kahoot! account, or delete any content in your secure shared area.

Once the billing cycle ends, kahoots in the secure shared area cannot be accessed. You (the admin) can choose from the Billing area if you want to delete your organization and all its contents. You can also back up kahoots in the secure shared area to your My Kahoots area and download game reports. And if you later decide you want to reactivate your subscription, you can!

Game PINs are unique to each kahoot session. They are generated once a kahoot has been launched, and used at kahoot.it so that learners can join a leader’s kahoot.

In order to find a game PIN you need to be at a location where someone is hosting/leading a kahoot. The screen they’ve launched the kahoot on must be in sight for you to see the game PIN. Here are more details on leading/playing kahoots.

Our core mission is to “make learning awesome”. To do that, we believe that we can have the greatest impact by focusing on social learning.

When we designed our layout, we considered and tested many different approaches. It was overwhelmingly clear to us that engagement and learning were diminished when students were fixated on their own devices, largely siloed to their own personal experience.

When students have to look up to see questions and answers on a shared screen or projection in front of the room, they are more aware of each other and the result is often a powerful experience. They cheer and engage in conversation with their classmates around the educational content.

With that said, we understand this setup may not work ideally for everyone. While adding this dynamic to our platform doesn’t fit our current development road map, please feel free to add votes and comments to this idea in our suggestion forum. Additionally, if you have other ideas that might suite your needs and fall more inline with our focus on social learning, please be sure to search or add them to our forum.

This guide covers the three ways that results can be found and downloaded.

When are results saved to my account?
Results are only saved to your account if you led/hosted the kahoot while logged into your account! This means that if you emailed a share link to someone else, no results will be available to you. Also, if someone was logged into their account when they accessed your kahoot and hosted it, results will be saved to their account, not yours.

What format do results come in?
Results come in Microsoft Excel’s “.xlsx” file format. However you choose to download results, you can do so directly to your device or upload them to Google Drive.

Results allow you to see every student (nickname) and the answer they chose on each question. There are some basic statistics calculated, like total correct answers and score. Besides a general overview, there are also tabs for detailed breakdowns of each question and a tab of “raw data” (intended for building your own custom tables/charts).

How do I download results?
Option 1: At the end of a kahoot
On the last screen of a kahoot session, you’ll be able to download results. If you or the host is not logged into an account, this is the only time results will be unavailable.

Option 2: From your account dashboard
Your dashboard is the screen you land on as soon as you login. Your dashboard gives you quick access to the last 4 kahoots you hosted in the “My Recent Results” section.

Option 3: From your “My Results” page
There are two ways to access this page:

• In the “My Recent Results” section, click “All results”
• In the top nav bar, click your username to access your account menu and choose “My Results”

This will take you to your “My Results” page, where you can access results from all kahoots you’ve ever hosted. Results are permanent and cannot be deleted.

From this page, you can also launch a past session in Ghost Mode or send a share link for that session to someone else so that can compete against your class from the past!

As part of our commitment to keep Kahoot! safe and enjoyable for all, we’ve implemented some functions to help you handle inappropriate nicknames.

Nickname generator

Hosting a live game in Classic mode, you have an option to assign a random friendly and funny 2-word nickname to players, for example, “kind tiger”. Instead of typing in a name to enter on their device, players will get up to three tries to spin for a nickname before joining the game.

Automatic nickname filter

We carefully maintain a list of words deemed universally inappropriate. Whenever someone joins a kahoot, this list is checked to ensure their desired nickname is ok for use. If it isn’t, their nickname with automatically be changed to something neutral. So if you have a cluster of learners joining with nicknames like “router”, this filter may be why.

If you notice that some nickname got filtered by mistake, log in to your account and use the “Support” link in the top nav bar to send us a message requesting to whitelist a specific nickname.

Also, if you feel that our filter failed to catch something inappropriate, please use the “Support” link in the top nav bar to send us a message requesting to blacklist the specific nickname.

Manually remove players

If you spot mischief and see an inappropriate nickname in the game lobby, you can click the nickname to remove that player from the game.

‘Enable 2 Step Join’ Game Option

If you have reason to suspect that someone is sharing your game PINs outside the class, enable this game option on the Game Options screen (where you choose between Classic or Team mode). Doing so will require players to enter a game PIN as well as a pattern to join your game. The pattern changes every few seconds, making it harder for players who can’t see your screen. Both the PIN and this changing pattern will be present throughout the game, so your intended players can rejoin at any point.

Using the back or refresh buttons will exit you from the game. Please ensure you don’t press these, or you’ll have to start at 0 points once you re-join.

If you were disconnected and your screen indicates it’s trying to re-connect you, let it do so and you’ll retain your accrued points.

Points are calculated based on speed of answer and each question’s time limit.

Here’s how points are calculated:

• All questions offer 1000 points if you respond correctly in under 0.5 seconds
• To calculate points, round ( 1000 * ( 1 – (( [response time] / [question timer] ) / 2 )))
• Based on this formula, the minimum points you can receive is 500

You can also toggle on a game option called “Answer Streak Bonus” that gives additional points for consecutive correct answers. This is a great way to reduce guessing and encourage critical thinking! This bonus compounds on top of the points system, allowing up to 1500 points per question.

Here’s how Answer Streak Bonus works:

• Each consecutive answer = +100 pts per answer
• This will cap on the 5th answer streak, awarding no more than 500 pts per answer after that
• You lose your streak after an incorrect answer and must build it back up

Yes! The challenge feature in Kahoot! lets you assign games as homework that students play in their own time in our mobile app. This is a great tool for revision, reinforcement and training classroom superpowers after school.

Find out what challenges are and how you can create them.

This guide will explain a two ways to put a kahoot into a printable format.

Start by clicking the title or cover image of a kahoot

Then click ‘Show all answers’, just above the first question

Option 1: Print Screenshots

• Take screenshots that you can then print

Option 2: Copy/Paste Into A Text Document

1. Drag-select all questions & answers, then use your browser/device’s ‘copy’ function
2. Open a text editor (Word, Pages, etc…) and paste the text into a document
3. Clean up any odd formatting that may occur
4. Print your document

If you are an iOS user:
You try to enter a game on the webpage kahoot.it but all you see is a blue screen with a loading icon.

If you use a different OS:
You enter a game and type in the game pin, but then see this message when you are trying to enter a game:
“We couldn’t get you into the quiz. Please try again.”

Kahoot! relies on cookies to allocate game pins to different devices, you are seeing this screen because you have disabled cookies on your browser. To enable cookies on your browser, see this article for more information. This will allow you to enter the game.

There are two possible reasons this could happen:

– The kahoot was closed before the missing questions were asked.

– Your login credentials expired in the middle of the kahoot session.

• To avoid this, be sure to always sign out of your account before closing your browser.
• If you don’t, your credentials may expire/refresh at some point in the middle of a session.
• To sign out, click your username in the top nav bar and choose “sign out”.

Kahoot! is designed to bring learners together, whether they are in the same room or on opposite sides of the world. The best ways to play Kahoot! remotely or with people you don’t know  is what we call Connected Kahoot!’ing. Here’s how:

Connected Kahoot!’ing

Using screen sharing or live streaming tools to loop in players from anywhere in the world, Connected Kahoot!’ing is all about enjoying social learning without borders. Learn more about our involvement with the Global Classroom initiative. You can set up a remote game with another classroom, school, or even challenge the Kahoot! K!rew. If you don’t know anyone to play with, try posting an invitation on our Facebook Community.

How do players join a game remotely?
Aside from a device and internet connection, all players need to join is a shared screen.

With video calling tools like Skype, Google Hangouts and Appear.In, the game’s host / leader just needs to share the screen with remote participants. They can then join the game as usual, using the game PIN.

To host a game remotely with a large number of players, you might find it easier to use live broadcasting tools like Twitch, YouNow, or YouTube Live.

Warning: Do not share the PIN on social media or you may attract a large number of uninvited players and this will have an impact on game play. 

Spotted a “Highest Climber” message while playing a kahoot? 

The Highest Climber feature is designed to boost motivation by rewarding players outside of the Top 5 who have shown improvement from one question to the next. It isn’t just about being the quickest to click, it’s about understanding the content. Building knowledge, making progress and moving forward. That definitely deserves a reward. or example, if a player has moved from 31st to 27th position, that player gets to see their name in lights on the scoreboard!

HOW DO I TURN ON HIGHEST CLIMBER?

You don’t need to do anything – it’s automatic!

WHY IS THE HIGHEST CLIMBER MESSAGE NOT ALWAYS SHOWN?

Our research shows that players feel more motivated and excited about their progress when the Highest Climber messages are shown now and then – when it feels like a nice reward! The Highest Climber needs to be outside of the Top 5 and have moved up at least 3 places in rank, so you’re more likely to have a Highest Climber when playing with a large group.

HOW DOES IT DECIDE WHEN TO DISPLAY A MESSAGE?

The highest climber feature has a 33% chance of populating if the following conditions are met:

• the highest climber must be outside of the top 5 leaderboard
• the highest climber needs to have moved at least 3 positions up

Per those conditions, having a larger group of players will increase your odds of seeing this features. 8 players is the minimum.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HIGHEST CLIMBER & OTHER SCOREBOARD FEATURES:

Blog post: New scoreboard feature: Highest Climber
Medium Article: Experimenting with Answer Streak Bonus to make learning awesome
Medium Article: Developing new game mechanics at Kahoot!

After you’ve found or created a great kahoot, you can host a live kahoot by using the kahoot’s “Play” button. This will open your kahoot in a new browser tab, starting at a screen where you choose between two game modes to begin the game.

Full screen

On most supported browsers, a “Full Screen” button shows in the top right of the screen that you can use to maximize visibility of your kahoot. This can be toggled throughout gameplay. If using Internet Explorer or Edge browsers, use the F11 key to enter full screen.

Game modes

There are two ways to host a live kahoot: classic mode with each player answering from their own device, or team mode where a group of players share one device to answer.

Classic mode

Each player joins and answers every question individually on their own device, competing for top score against all of their peers. Questions appear for 5 seconds before answers do. After the game, you can download results showing each player’s nickname, final score, and breakdowns for each question.

Team mode

If you want players to share devices, team mode allows players to team up and collaborate. After the question has displayed for 5 seconds, there’s 5 additional seconds of “team talk” time where the question and answers are displayed before the question timer starts. This gives teams time to discuss what the correct answer is. Downloadable results will show you each team name, final scores and breakdowns for each question. Player nicknames are not included in the report.

Game options

Under the mode selector, click on “Game options” to see the full list. These options let you customize the way you play and host kahoots. The settings will be automatically saved for the next games you host.

Gameplay

These options impact the game mechanics of your kahoot.

• Answer Streak Bonus – Reward player accuracy with bonus points for consecutive correct answers. Get one wrong and the player’s streak is reset.
• Name generator – Let Kahoot! generate funny and friendly nicknames for players. This will help you avoid inappropriate nicknames in the game.
• Podium – Increase anticipation and give more players the chance to experience their own epic win by celebrating 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
• Randomize order of questions – Kahoot! will generate a random sequence to ask questions. This will help when answer order is important to a kahoot’s context and you want to ensure players know your material, not just a pattern to answering.
• Randomize order of answers – Kahoot! will generate a random sequence to arrange answers. This will help when question order is important to a kahoot’s context and you want to ensure players know your material, not just a pattern to answering.

Access

These options affect how easy it is to join your kahoot.

• 2 Step Join – adds an extra step when joining a kahoot to help secure the game to only players in the room.
• Display Game PIN throughout – shows your game PIN at the bottom of your screen so that people can join your kahoot after you’ve started.
• Show minimized intro instructions – displays your game PIN on the lobby screen in a minimized format, making more room on screen to see everyone’s nicknames as well as any intro video that plays while everyone joins.

Automation

These options adjust automation of certain steps.

• Automatically move through questions – This applies a timer to every screen so that you don’t have to use spacebar or your mouse to progress through the game. It adds a 15 second timer to the lobby screen that starts over every time someone joins, otherwise the kahoot starts if it reaches 0. Mid-game results screens have 5 second timers.
• Require players to re-join after each kahoot – If you’ve created a playlist or intend to play the same kahoot again, this will disconnect players at the end of your kahoot and force them to rejoin if they want to still participate.

If you’re using Internet Explorer 9 or 10, they don’t support the ability to provide a full screen button.

There are two options to get around this:

1. Update to Internet Explorer 11

2. Use Internet Explorer’s built-in full screen feature

– Press F11, or…

– From the Menu bar, choose View > Full screen

How can I preview/play a kahoot alone?

This article explains how to play a kahoot in a “single player” mode.

Preview Mode: Overview
This mode is intended for uses like trialing the gameplay experience of a kahoot you’re building, or of a public kahoot you’re thinking of playing with others. Results will not save to your account.

Step 1: Find the kahoot
– If you want to play someone else’s kahoot, find it on the “Public Kahoots” page (or the “Featured” page if you’re 16 or under)

– If you want to play your own kahoot, find it on your “My Kahoots” page

Step 2: Find the preview button

– Click the title of the kahoot to access a detailed view of that kahoot

• If your browser is at least 1200 pixels wide, you’ll see the preview button
• Check here if your “browser size” (width x length) is wide enough
• You will likely need to use a desktop/laptop to access this feature

Step 3: Play the kahoot

– The host screen and player screen appear side-by-side so that you can manage both simultaneously.

In order to play kahoots back-to-back without having to choose a new one after each one finishes, create a playlist by…

Clicking the checkbox next to each kahoot that you want to play

Then using the “More actions” box to choose “play selected”


Your playlist will start one of the kahoots and will show a “Play next kahoot” button on the Final Scoreboard screen. The order of kahoots is random.

Participants will not have to re-join at the start of every kahoot
–   To require they re-join, turn on “Require players to re-join after each kahoot”

The “play again” button at the end of the last kahoot will start the playlist over
–   Your playlist can progress on its own if you turn on “Automatically move through questions”

We have free apps available for iPhone and iPad, Android, and Windows 10 devices.

iOS and Android

We have an app for iOS and Android that lets you join hosted games, as well as play Kahoot! on your own or through challenges with friends. You can download it for free:

• Google Play for Android 4.4 and newer
• App Store for Apple iOS 9 and newer

We do not support customized distributions or root/jailbreak versions.

Chromebooks that support Android apps can use our app.

Windows 10

For those of you using Windows 10 mobile devices and computers, we’ve built 2 apps to help you create and play Kahoot!.

• Kahoot! Play for desktop and mobile devices running on Windows 10
• Kahoot! Create for any Windows 10 desktop or laptop

Related: Read about using Kahoot! with Microsoft Teams for Office 365

The functionality of our apps for Windows 10 is different from iOS and Android mobile app.

If our apps are not compatible with your device, you might be able to create a custom shortcut on your home screen. “How” to do this depends on your device. But here are URLs you can save as shortcuts or bookmarks:

To join a kahoot: https://kahoot.it/
To create, search and host: https://create.kahoot.it/

You don’t need an account to get started with our iOS and Android app. However, an account gives you access to some great additional features.

Without an account, you can:

• Browse and search through all public kahoot
• Join a live kahoot
• Play challenges created by others
• Create your own games (cannot play or share)
• Host live games and screen mirror via Apple AirPlay or Google Chromecast
• Access reports on live games and challenges hosted through your device

With an account, you can also:

• Create challenges*
• Share challenges via text, email, Twitter, Facebook, Remind, and Google Classroom*
• Create, share, and play your own Kahoot! Games*
• Access your favorites and private kahoots shared with your account*
• Access reports on live games and challenges hosted through your account

* You must be at least 16 (at least 13 in the U.S.), to create challenges, share their own kahoots, or have kahoots shared to them.

How to sign in

In the bottom nav, make sure you’re on “Discover”, then tap the profile icon in the top left of the screen.

At the top of the profile settings page, tap “Log in” and sign in to your account. If you don’t yet have an account, you can use “Sign up” to create an account.

Yes! Our mobile app can be used to play live kahoots as well as challenges. You can use the “Enter PIN” button at the bottom of the screen to join.

Don’t want to use the app? That’s fine. Just go to https://kahoot.it in a web browser to join a live kahoot. But for some extra superpowers to sharpen your knowledge, be sure to use the mobile app!

After playing a live kahoot or challenge, check the “Discover” section and there will be a carousel of “Recently played” kahoots you can tap for game details.

Tapping on a prior game will show you an overview of your performance, including your final score and which questions you answers correct or incorrectly. Tap each round to review how you responded. Or tap your score to see the top 5 leaderboard and questions performance for all who participated.

If you’ve decided on a kahoot and want to get a game started, there are a few ways to do this based on who you want playing it and how you want them to participate.

Single Player

Practice
Play a challenge with our virtual AI opponents – Robyn, Mal, Nancy, and Shima – for a fun and competitive single player experience! This is perfect for practice, either when you have a test coming up or before hosting a multiplayer game for others.

Multiplayer

Challenge
Share a PIN or challenge link with others to see who can top the leaderboard! Once players complete a challenge, they can repeat the challenge by playing “practice games” against virtual version of others that have completed the challenge. Read more here.

Live Game
No matter where you are, you can spin up a fun trivia game with nothing more than a smartphone or a tablet! And if you have any AirPlay or screen mirroring devices nearby, up the energy by casting your game for everyone to experience.

You can search for any public kahoots, including your own, by using the magnifier icon at the top right of the screen. Search for a topic you want to find kahoots about, or enter someone’s username to find public kahoots made by them.

Keyword auto-complete
As you type, a list of matching popular terms will form underneath. Tap one to auto-complete your search query. Otherwise, use the “enter” button on your keyboard when you’re done (appearance varies based on your device, shown in the image above as a magnifying glass to the right of the space bar).

Filter results
After submitting a search query, you’ll get a list of search results. Above them will be “grade” and “Language” filters you can use to narrow your results. You can also swipe right to view popular tags associated with the keyword you searched for. Tap one of these to only see results that contain both keywords.

Kahoot details
Your list of results will include several cards, each for a different kahoot. Each card shows you the following details:

• The Kahoot! cover image
• Total number of questions
• The title of the Kahoot!
• How long ago it was created
• The creator’s username

Once you find a kahoot you’re curious about, tap on it to see more details, such as:

• How many times the kahoot has been played by others
• How many times the kahoot has been favorited by others
• A short description of the kahoot, set by the creator
• Three sample questions

Favorite, share, and duplicate
To favorite a kahoot, tap the hollow star to the right of the kahoot’s title. If the star is full, then it’s already one of your favorites and you can quickly find it in the future from the “Kahoots” section in the bottom nav bar.

“Share” and “Duplicate” options are accessed by tapping the three vertical dots just right of the star.

Personal kahoots, team kahoots, favorites, and shared kahoots

You can browse your own kahoots, your team’s kahoots (if part of a “Kahoot! for Businesses” account), kahoots you’ve favorited, or kahoots that have been shared with you by their creator. To access these, use the “Kahoots” button in the bottom navigation bar. Then use the appropriate button at the top of your screen.

Create a fun learning experience players can take with them wherever they go!

How to create a challenge

First, open the app and sign in to your account. Then find and tap on the kahoot you want to challenge others to.

1. Open (or install) the app and sign in to your account
2. Find and select the kahoot you want to challenge others to
3. Use the kahoot’s “Play” button in the bottom-right of the screen
4. Choose “Challenge”
5. Tap on the pencil button to adjust how long from now the challenge ends
6. Tap on “Challenge options” if you would like to randomize answer order, hide player position, or hide the question timer
7. Press create and share your challenge pin with others

Up to 100 players can participate in a challenge. To accept a challenge, players need to install the Kahoot! app on their iOS or Android devices. They can join using the challenge link or PIN.

You can also create challenges on the computer.

Challenges are divided across rounds of at least 3 questions. Rounds can be played at leisure without losing progress. The top scorers list between questions reflects performance of other players participating in the challenge.

Challenge can be played by up to 100 players. To play a challenge, players need to install our mobile app for iOS and Android. Currently, challenges cannot be played in a web browser.

How to play a challenge

1. Install our app on a compatible mobile device
2. Use a challenge link you received, or open our app and enter the PIN
3. Accept the challenge
4. Tap on an unlocked round
5. Choose a nickname
6. Start playing!

Players can select a round to review what the questions were and what they responded with. They can also select a question to take a closer look at the images and review correct answers.

Stopped midway and want to continue?

If you close the app and later want to access a challenge, check the “Discover” section and there will be a carousel of “Recently played” kahoots you can tap for game details.

Tapping on a prior game will show you an overview of your performance, including your final score and which questions you answers correct or incorrectly.

• Tap the top scorers to view a full leaderboard and question stats (for the challenge host only)
• Tap a completed round to review how you responded
• Tap an incomplete round to continue playing

After you’ve created a challenge, you’ll see a PIN and challenge link to share.

Tap the PIN to copy it to your clipboard

You can share it however you’d like, even write it on a whiteboard!

Tap the “Share link” button
This will open your device’s sharing menu. In most cases you can share via text, email, Twitter, and Facebook. Google Classroom, Remind, or other media outlets installed and integrated on your device may also be available on this menu.

Need to share a PIN for an existing challenge?

Find the kahoot you created the challenge on, view the active challenge’s summary, then tap the PIN to access the PIN and share link.

After a live kahoot has been hosted or a challenge ended, you can access “Reports” in the bottom navigation bar to view performance details. Just tap a report card to view a specific report, then tap the top scorers show at the top to view a full leaderboard and question analysis.

Leaderboard
Players will be ranked based on their final score. A status bar next to each player’s nickname shows roughly how many questions they answered, as well as how many were correct (green) and incorrect answers (red).

Questions
Tap “Questions” or swipe right-to-left to view a list of questions along with a percent of how many players answered them correctly. Tap on a question to see how many chose each answer.

How to download reports

You can access a downloadable excel report using a web browser on a computer. Log in at https://kahoot.com and select “Reports” in the top navigation bar.

You can also create kahoots in our mobile app, which allow you, your students, or anyone to create a game on a smartphone or tablet in minutes.

Before you start creating kahoots, be sure to install the Kahoot! Android or iOS mobile app, as well as having a Kahoot! account set up.

 How it works

Let’s get to it! Check out our video tutorial on how to create a kahoot in our app.

More of a text person? Here are the instructions:

Step 1: Access the creator tool
Open the Kahoot! app and click Create.

 Step 2: Add some general information

• Title: Even if it’s for your eyes only, you’ll need to give your kahoot a name
• Kahoot Settings: The gear next to the title field allows you to set the kahoot’s language and audience
• Description: Here, you can get more wordy than the title – be sure to add a snappy description with keywords – which you can hashtag! – on your kahoot’s topic, language, grade level, etc.
• Cover image: This helps give some context to your kahoot, so be sure to pick something attention grabbing! The max resolution allowed is 3264px by 3264px.
• Visible to: This is where you can tell us if you want to keep your kahoot private, or make it available for others to view. If you are part of a Kahoot! for business account, you can also make your kahoot visible to your team

Step 3: Add Questions
With these details added, we can get to the heart of every great kahoot: the questions and answers! Click Add question to get started.

• Tap the three dots in the top right corner to toggle points on/off or delete the question
• Tap the timer to adjust the question time limit
• At Tap to add image or video, you can upload images from your device’s gallery or directly from your camera, or embed a YouTube video (start/end times must be in seconds only, not minutes and seconds, e.g. 1:15 should be 75)
• At Tap to add question, you can type in the question
• Tap each colored answer tile to add answer options and toggle which answer(s) is correct
• Tap Question # at the very top to review our Question checklist
• Tap Add Question to add more
• Edit existing questions at the bottom of the screen
• Tap the “<” button to go back to the general details page

Step 4: Save and exit
Once you’ve added all your questions, get back to the general details page and press the Done button in the top-right corner of the screen. Voila, let’s play!

No matter where you are, you can spin up a fun trivia game with nothing more than a smartphone or a tablet! And if you have any AirPlay, Chromecast, or other screen mirroring devices, you can increase the energy by casting your game for everyone to experience together!

How it works

Step 1: Find a game to play
Open our mobile app, login to your account, and find a kahoot.

Step 2: Host the game live
Tap the Play button in the bottom right of your screen, then choose Live Game

Step 3: Start your game
To enable screen mirroring, Select the screen casting button in the bottom right of the screen. This will show some basic instructions depending on the type of device you’re using. Here are some more useful links:

• For iOS devices, go here
• For Google devices, go here
• For Samsung devices, go here

Once your game options are set and you’re ready to let the fun begin, choose Classic or Team mode. Let’s play!

In addition to hosting a live kahoot in class, you can assign challenges to make homework awesome! Learners play them in their time outside the class in our mobile app.

Here are several reasons to try Kahoot! challenges for homework:

• Instead of paper assignments, students do their homework via games. It’s fun and engaging!
• Boost homework completion rate: students can play the challenges any time, so homework might be done before they even get home
• Save time you used to spend on manually correcting assignments, because homework challenges correct themselves
• Easily assess learning progress with challenge reports and spot areas that need more attention in your next class
• Last, but not least – make homework engaging and stress-free for parents, too! Several teachers told us their learners challenge parents with their homework kahoots

Whether you want to assign a kahoot as homework or challenge your friends for fun, you can do it both on your computer and in the mobile app. Here’s how.

How to create a challenge on your computer

1. Go to https://kahoot.com and log in to your account or sign up
2. Select the title or cover image of the kahoot you want to use
3. Click “Challenge”
4. Set the deadline
5. Copy and share the challenge link or PIN with others – for example, by email, via messengers, etc. You can also share the challenge directly to Google Classroom or Remind using the respective button.

How to create a challenge in the Kahoot! app

1. Open (or install) the app and sign in to your account
2. Find and select the kahoot you want to challenge others to
3. Use the kahoot’s “Play” button in the bottom-right of the screen
4. Choose “Challenge”
5. Tap on the pencil button to adjust how long from now the challenge ends
6. Tap on “Challenge options” if you would like to randomize answer order, hide player position, or hide the question timer
7. Press create and share your challenge pin with others

Watch this video for detailed instructions.

You can keep track of challenge results both on your computer and in the mobile app. See the players’ scores, how many correct and incorrect answers they gave and dive into stats question by question.

How to get reports on your computers

1. Go to https://kahoot.com and log in to your account
2. Select Reports in the top navigation bar
3. Find the title of the kahoot you assigned as a challenge
4. Choose to download results in a spreadsheet or save them to Google Drive

How to get reports in the Kahoot! app

You can access “Reports” in the bottom navigation bar to view performance details. Just tap a report card to view a specific report, then tap the top scorers show at the top to view a full leaderboard and question analysis.

Leaderboard
Players will be ranked based on their final score. A status bar next to each player’s nickname shows roughly how many questions they answered, as well as how many were correct (green) and incorrect answers (red).

Questions
Tap “Questions” or swipe right-to-left to view a list of questions along with a percent of how many players answered them correctly. Tap on a question to see how many chose each answer.

Challenges are played using our iOS or Android mobile app. You can find out more about this here.

Currently, challenges cannot be played on a computer. Challenges can only be played using our iOS or Android mobile app. You can find out more about this here.

Before you start building a kahoot, you first have to choose a “type” to build. Each type is intended for a slightly different experience.

Unique to the quiz are features like assigning right/wrong answers and toggling points on/off. When a quiz is played, there will be a scoreboard between questions to show the current top-scoring players. Use quizzes to introduce new topics, review recently learned material, and ultimately add fun/reward to the learning experience.

Unlike a quiz, surveys don’t have right/wrong assigned to answers, and there is no points system or scoreboards. You will still see a bar graph between questions showing how many chose each answer. Surveys can be used to find out what participants already know know (or just learned) without competition, and you can use the bar graphs to guide conversation.

If you’re in the middle of a lecture/presentation and want to quickly ask a spur-of-the-moment question (and record responses for later analysis), consider creating a discussion. This is identical to a survey, but with a limit of only one question. Discussions aim to get you through building the question and into hosting it quickly.

A Jumble offers the same competitive-play as a Quiz. But Jumble questions come with a twist by challenging players to place answers in the correct order rather than selecting one correct answer. Learn more about this new kahoot type here.

This article explains how to get into the create tool to edit an existing kahoot.

Step 1: Find the kahoot

• If you want to edit someone else’s kahoot, you’ll need to first make a copy of it
• If you want to edit your own kahoot, find it on your “My Kahoots” page

Step 2: Find the edit link

• The ‘edit’ link will be next-to or under each kahoot’s title
• On devices with mouse/keyboard inputs, this will be hidden until you hover your cursor over the kahoot

Step 3: Edit your kahoot

• Click the “Edit” link to revise this kahoot in the create tool
• Make any changes you want, and be sure to click “save” when you’re done!

Below are details on numbered section shown in the image above:

1. Exit Button – exit the create tool without saving
2. Save Button – save and exit the create tool
3. Edit Description Button – edit the description text/tags, cover image, and intro video
4. Question Handle – drag the handle up/down to reorder the question
5. Time Limit – quickly adjust the question’s time limit
6. Edit Question Buttons – edit, duplicate, or trash the question
7. Add Question Button – add a new question

When creating a kahoot, you can make an answer correct by pressing on the small grey circle with a white tick button next to the relevant answer field.

This will turn it into a green ‘Correct’ button.

Also, ensure you’re creating a quiz and not a survey, as surveys don’t have right or wrong answers.

By default, players have 20 seconds to submit their answers for each question, but you can easily change the timer settings for any question.

Step 1: Find the kahoot

Once logged into your account, you’ll be at your dashboard

• To adjust someone else’s kahoot, duplicate their kahoot first
• Otherwise, just go to My Kahoots, hover over the kahoot, and click Edit

Step 2: Change the question time limit(s)

To the right of each question, you’ll see a drop-down menu labelled Time Limit. Click to open the drop down – now you can decrease the time limit to as low as 5 seconds to pick up the pace in the game and reinforce well-known facts, or increase to as long as 120 seconds to allow for critical thinking, working out time or discussion.

• NOTE: When displaying a YouTube video (instead of an image), the timer doesn’t start until after the video has finished playing. You may want to edit the video’s start/end times to display only a specific clip, or decrease the question time limit.

Remember to save after making any changes!

Tags are extremely useful for two things:

1. They help others find your kahoot by keywords that may not exist elsewhere in your kahoot
2. They help you keep things organized on your My Kahoots list

How tags work

In a kahoot’s description, any text starting with the hashtag symbol (#) and ending with a space ( ) is considered a tag. When someone searches for a term, kahoots that include an identical tag will be listed higher than if the word simply exists (no # in front).

Note that if using a hashtag before a phrase, the phrase needs to include no spaces. For example, if the phrase is “first grade”, the hashtag should be “#firstgrade”. Typing “#first grade” will cause the hashtag system to think the tag is simply “#first”.

How to add tags

When creating/editing the description of your kahoot, use hashtags within the description box.

This guide show you how to copy a kahoot so that you can adapt it for your own learners or audience.

Step 1: Find a kahoot

You can either browse the Public Kahoots list, or search for something specific. You can also find one of your own kahoots under the My Kahoots list.

Step 2: Hover over the kahoot

When you hover over the kahoot in the search results or the public kahoots list, a green Duplicate link should appear.

Step 3: Click “Duplicate”

A fully editable draft copy of the kahoot will now appear in your My Kahoots page.

Step 4: Click “Continue Editing”

You can edit as much or as little as you like to make it your own. You may want to replace images or videos, reword the questions, adjust the timer settings to suit your learners, or even translate the whole kahoot – it’s up to you!

Wait! What about the original creator?

We’re all here to make learning awesome, and that means sharing expertise, knowledge and of course kahoots! When you duplicate a kahoot, we’ll automatically add a little note acknowledging the original creator.

No longer need a kahoot you made or duplicated? You can delete it!

Be cautious

– There is no limit to how many kahoots you can have saved on your account.
– There is no feature to restore kahoots you delete.
– There is no way for us to restore a private kahoot.

On non-touchscreen devices

There is a hover effect to hide the edit, duplicate, and delete buttons on kahoots your mouse isn’t hovering over.

– Hover your mouse over the quiz and click the red “delete” button with a trash can icon next to it.

On touchscreen devices

There is no hover effect.

– Click the red “delete” button with a trash can icon next to it.

Losing your hard work can be big setback! There are currently a few scenarios where you might be able to restore your work.

First, it might be worth reviewing a few key points about how saving works:

• You can only save from the overview page.
• Data isn’t pushed to our database unless you save.

Restore from your browser cache

If you made a brand new kahoot and it was never saved, there may be some data in your browser’s cache you can try to restore. As long as you’re on the same phone/tablet/computer and browser you used to create the kahoot, try to make the same exact kahoot. You’ll then be asked if you want to restore unsaved data.

This will not happen if:

• You’re on a different device or browser than what you used to create the kahoot.
• You chose to create a different kahoot-type before restoring this kahoot.
• You already created another kahoot.
• You previously chose to “delete” the unsaved kahoot instead of “restore”.
• This kahoot had been saved at least once before.

Request help restoring a deleted kahoot

If you accidentally deleted a kahoot, we might be able to restore up to the last three deleted kahoots. Please know that we cannot see text or media in private kahoots, and we are unable to restore kahoots on accounts for students under 16.

To get our help with this, sign in to your account and use the Support link in your top nav bar.

In the “Send us a message” box, get to us as the following details in as descriptive a fashion as you can:

• username or email for the account it was created on
• title of the missing kahoot
• approximate date it was created
• approximate date it went missing

Then click “Next” > “Skip and send message”. Finally, please fill out the additional details to help us respond to you, as well as track prevalence of this issue.

What should I expect?

We’ll aim to resolve this as quickly as possible. There’s a chance we may not be able to locate enough data to restore your kahoot(s). We’ll be sure to keep you informed as we investigate. All-in-all, this process typically takes 1-3 business days.

Troubleshooting

What if my kahoot was saved before, but I wasn’t able to save questions I recently added/edited?

Unfortunately, we don’t currently have a way to restore questions in this scenario. The best thing to do is avoid major data loss by using the save button after every one or two questions. After using the “save” button, the next screen will let you go back into the create tool. Based on common Europe and U.S. internet connection speeds, this usually only takes about five to ten seconds to ensure your data is saved to our database.

When editing a question or answer, a small toolbar will appear in one corner of the text box. It will allow you to format text as bold, italic, superscript, or subscript. It will also have a Ω button that will open a symbol picker.
The symbol picker allows you to insert symbols without using keyboard shortcuts.
If you don’t find the symbol you need, you can try finding it here. You can click the symbol and choose “copy to clipboard”, then paste the symbol into your question or answer.

What about right-to-left (RTL) languages?
Kahoot! doesn’t yet support RTL language formatting. But here are some tips:

• Consider typing punctuation marks (., !, ?) before you type your sentence
• If numerical or Latin symbols are in the middle of your sentence, consider rephrasing so that they appear at the end instead
• Consider creating an image with your question in it and uploading that to your question
• Don’t use keyboard shortcuts (like Ctrl + Shift) to change text direction, or you might see ‘<div style=”direction: rtl;”>’ added to your questions and answers

You can find mathematical symbols in our rich text editor. It will appear below your answer choice fields when you are creating or editing a kahoot!

If the editor doesn’t offer the symbols you need, you can upload an image with the symbols. You can do this through Paint on Windows or Paint 2 on Mac. If you’re missing symbols, please get in touch with us through our support channel and we’ll add them.

If you are looking for creative ways to use math with Kahoot! here are a few suggestions:

• Break down a long question into four or five parts that dives deep into each step. This can help you identify the parts that your students may be having issues with.
• Give your students questions in advance (10 minutes or even a day before) so they can have time to study the questions and worry less about the game clock.
• Instead of doing math problems, quiz your students on what the concepts mean — hitting on why you use a particular method.
• Include videos that explain concepts or frame problems. You don’t even have to come up with a question to the video, it’s nice to let the alternative answers be responses like: “I got it!” and “That was difficult” and you can make it a no-points and all answers correct question. It’s powerful to mix such questions with smaller tasks to solve.
• Set the game clock to 120 seconds and let your students use pen and paper during the game. If you want to give them more time, then add a video from YouTube with some nice work-music.
• Use Kahoot! Survey to create games without correct answers and points. Let the students submit their answers, and then have some of them demonstrate or explain why/how they believe that their answer is correct. Then you reveal the correct answer.

Looking for more tips on Math-Kahoot!’ing? Learn more from Deputy Head Teacher David Gee who uses kahoot to encourage solving math problems!

When a kahoot has been duplicated, a new ‘draft’ of it is created on your ‘My Kahoots’ > ‘Created by me’ list. Before you can use it, you’ll need to do the following:

1. Click the kahoot’s ‘edit’ button to view it in the create tool
2. Review its content to make sure there’s nothing you want to change
3. Click the ‘save’ button.

Until you do this, the copy will remain as a ‘draft’.

Why do I see “empty boxes” instead of the special characters?

If you’re seeing the “□” symbol anywhere, this likely means that the device you’re using doesn’t support the symbol that’s actually supposed to appear.

Devices typically have several “font-families” pre-installed on them to help interpret symbols in various different styles. Not all font-families include stylized versions of every symbol. When a symbol is supposed to display that the font-family your device is using doesn’t support, you’ll see a “□”.

Our platform should display fine if your device supports any of the following font-families:
Montserrat, “Helvetica Neue”, helvetica, arial, sans-serif

It’s also possible that a unicode symbol is supposed to display that your browser doesn’t support. If this is the case, you can simply try a different browser.

If you’re seeing an error message when you try to save a kahoot that says “contact support”, here’s a few things to try in order to fix it.

Check the description

Use the grey pencil button to the right of your kahoot’s description.

Once you enter the description section, you shouldn’t be able to use the “Ok, go” button without a
more specific error message telling you what to fix. In most cases, the issue is with one of the following:

• “Description” exceeds the 280 character limit
• “Credit resources” exceeds the 1000 character limit
• “Audience” has not been selected

If that doesn’t work…

Check each question

Use the orange pencil button to the right of each question.

Ensure that you can use the “next” button to get back to the overview page. Similar to the description section, a more specific error message should appear on whichever question(s) has an issue.

Jumble questions come with a twist, by challenging players to place answers in the correct order rather than selecting one correct answer.

In order to get this fun new experience out quickly, downloadable results are not currently available. We will develop new results for Jumble as quickly as possible.

Also know that Jumble is not usable with Team Mode or Ghost Mode.

Where can I try a Jumble?

Access and follow our Jumble Profile to get quick access to our Jumbles kahoots!

How do I make a Jumble?

1) Hit the ‘New K!’ button and select the shiny new ‘Jumble’ icon.

2) Add a title, description with tags, audience and cover image just like you would with a quiz or survey kahoot.

3) Start adding your Jumble questions! Be sure to add your answers in the correct sequential order – we’ll automatically randomize them during the game!

4) Save and play your Jumble kahoot. Get creating now!

This guide shows where to go to add, replace, or delete a cover image from a kahoot.

A cover image is the picture you see next to each kahoot on your My Kahoots or Public Kahoots (or Featured) pages.

To add a cover image, start by choosing to edit your kahoot. Then choose to edit your description.

Then drag an image into the “Cover Image” box, or use the “Add Image” button inside the box to find one on your device.

• Images must be stored on your device to be uploaded. It’s not possible to upload an image directly from another webpage.
• If using a camera-enabled phone/tablet, the “Add Image” button may let you take a photo.
• Be sure that any image you upload follow these guidelines, or they may not upload or display properly.

After you’ve added a cover image, you can later remove or replace it by revisiting the description editor.

Remember to save after making any changes!

This guide shows where to go to add, replace, or delete an intro video from a kahoot.

An intro video is the movie that plays in the background while everyone joins a kahoot.

• Presently, we only host images on our servers.
• To embed video or music, please find/upload it on Youtube first.

To add an intro video, start by choosing to edit your kahoot.

1. Choose to edit your description.

2. Copy the full URL of the Youtube video you want to use.

3. Paste the URL into the “Intro Video” field.

After you’ve added an intro video, you can later remove or replace it by revisiting the description editor and deleting or replacing the video URL.

Remember to save after making any changes!

This guide shows where to go to add, replace, or delete a question’s image.

Start by choosing to edit your kahoot. Then…

Choose to edit the question you want to edit.

After you do this, you’ll see a Media box where you can choose to add an image or a video.

TO ADD AN IMAGE…

Drag an image into the Media box, or use the “Add Image” button inside the box to find one on your device.

• Images must be stored on your device to be uploaded. It’s not possible to upload an image directly from another webpage.
• If using a camera-enabled phone/tablet, the “Add Image” button may let you take a photo.
• Be sure that any image you upload follow these guidelines, or they may not upload or display properly.

After you’ve added an image, you can later remove or replace it by revisiting the question editor.

Image Guidelines/Tips

Any images uploaded to our servers need to follow the parameters below in order to display properly.

Images must be:

• saved in PNG, JPEG or GIF format
• saved in RGB color mode (not CMYK)
• no larger than 5MB in file size
• no larger than 3264×3264 in resolution

– If you uploaded an image that’s not displaying at all, make sure you are allowed to view images from our domains. Talk to your network’s IT Admin for help on how to do this!

Play a kahoot to learn some basics of making animated GIFs!

How to add/edit a video in a question

This guide shows where to go to add, replace, or delete a question’s video.

Start by choosing to edit your kahoot. Then…

Choose to edit the question you want to edit.

After you do this, you’ll see a Media box where you can choose to add an image or a video.

To add a video…

• Presently, we only host images on our servers.
• To embed video or music, please find/upload it on YouTube first.

1. Copy the full URL of the video you want to use from YouTube.

2. Choose “Add Video” from the Media box to access the options below and paste the video’s URL into the “YouTube link” field.

• If you just want to play part of the video, set start/end times in seconds only. So if you want a video to end when the video reaches 1:15 (one minute, fifteen seconds), input an end time of 75.

After you’ve added a video, you can later remove or replace it by revisiting the question editor.

There are two ways you can use Kahoot! with PowerPoint/GoogleSheets/Keynote.

Can I host a kahoot within a slide?

You might be able to find online 3rd party add-ons that allow you to embed webpages into slides. Note that we only support direct use of the following browsers and cannot troubleshoot any such add-ons.

Can I create a link that opens a kahoot in a browser?

Yes! Start by creating a link on a slide, then check out the ‘public’ option in this guide to get a link for a particular kahoot.

It’s important to know that MS Office doesn’t support “#” in URLs. Before using a kahoot’s shareable link, input it at https://goo.gl/ for a shortened link that’ll work in PowerPoint.

If your images are disappearing after uploading or when you launch a kahoot, it’s likely due to a security filter on your computer or school network.

To fix this, make sure you are allowed to view images from our domains.

Talk to your network’s IT Admin for help on how to do this!

When creating or editing a kahoot, you can choose how it’s accessed by others.

Visible to: only me
Only you can access the kahoot. For all users except child accountholders, you can allow specific users to host as well as duplicate or favorite it.

Visible to: everyone
For all users except child accountholders, your kahoot is accessible to anyone. You can share a link to the kahoot anywhere including text, email, forums, Twitter, or Facebook. Others will be able to host as well as duplicate or favorite it. It can also be found in our Find Kahoots section, which means it can be reported. Please keep it appropriate for all ages!

Visible to: organization
For Kahoot! Plus subscribers only, trainers within your organization can edit and use the kahoot. Once chosen, this option cannot be undone. The kahoot will be owned by the organization and cannot be shared/accessed by others outside the organization. Learn more about this here.

How to share a kahoot

1. Go to https://kahoot.com and log in to your account or sign up
2. Select the title or cover image of the kahoot you want to use
3. Near the play and challenge buttons, use the more options button (three vertical dots)
4. Choose share
5. If visible to: everyone, you’ll see a share link and social media buttons
6. To share with a specific user, enter their username in the username field, select their username from the autocomplete dropdown, then use the share button. You can enter and select up to 10 usernames before using the share button. To share with more than 10, repeat this process. Once shared with a user, you cannot unshare without deleting the kahoot. You cannot share with child accountholders

If you don’t see “Public Kahoots” in the top nav bar and instead see “Featured”, then you signed up as 16 or under.

You can learn more about this here.

You can change the privacy setting (or visibility) of your kahoots to “Private” or “Public”.

Private kahoots
Aren’t viewable by others, except those you’ve shared the kahoot with directly.

Public kahoots
Are viewable by others on the “Public Kahoots” page.

• Anyone 16 or under can’t make “Public” kahoots, or have kahoots shared with them.

There are 2 ways to change a kahoot’s privacy setting:

1. Under “My Kahoots” > Created by me you can hover your mouse over your kahoot to see a message saying “Make public?” or “Make private?” appear. Click on this.

2. While editing a kahoot’s description, you can change the “Visible to” field to “Only me” (Private) or “Everyone” (Public).

In the ‘My Kahoots’ or ‘Public’ sections, you can hover over a kahoot to see a ‘Duplicate’ link.

Learn more about duplicating here.

As outlined in our Terms and Conditions, we do not pre-screen or monitor all content posted by users. It’s the responsibility of every user to ensure that content is not:

• illegal, threatening, defamatory, abusive, harassing, degrading, intimidating, fraudulent, deceptive, invasive, racist, or contains any type of suggestive, inappropriate, or explicit language
• Infringing on any trademark, patent, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right of any party
• Containing any type of unauthorized or unsolicited advertising
• Impersonating any person or entity, including any Kahoot! AS employees or representatives

Every public kahoot has a “Report” link you can use to request we review it.

When you click the report link, a form will display.

Please be as detailed as possible!

If we cannot determine from your report why the kahoot may violate our terms, the kahoot may be approved. Once approved, the kahoot cannot be reported again until the creator makes a change to it.

Once you report a kahoot…

It will be immediately removed from our public stream until one of our Moderators is able to review it. The kahoot’s creator will be notified that it’s under review. While pending review, only the creator can access their kahoot. Your information will not be shared with them, though we may offer them some reasoning as to why it was reported.

– If our Moderation Team agrees that the kahoot violates our terms, the creator will be notified that the kahoot is now “quarantined” (meaning the creator can only edit the kahoot.

– If our Moderation Team disagrees, or the “quarantined” kahoot is revised to a state we believe is appropriate, the kahoot will be “approved” for public access.

Trying to report a kahoot and don’t see the report link?

There are three reason a kahoot won’t have a report link:

1. It belongs to you
2. It’s on our featured list
3. It was reported before, approved by our moderators, and hasn’t been edited since

If you feel a kahoot should be reported that can’t be, please contact us and let us know!

If you tried to send your kahoot to someone by pressing the email button and nothing happened, it may be due to there not being a default email client configured on your device.

To resolve this, you’ll need to decide on an email client to use and follow that service’s guidelines to set it up as your device’s default.

Proper network and security settings are important to your safety. But they can sometimes cause hiccups with our services. Below you’ll find useful details for ensuring smooth gameplay on secured networks.

Requirements

Kahoot! needs access to ports 80 and 443 on these domains:

• https://create.kahoot.it
• https://play.kahoot.it
• https://kahoot.it
• https://test.kahoot.it
• https://media.kahoot.it

Kahoot! also requires secure websockets technology, which may cause issues with some proxy servers. You may need to whitelist our websockets URLs in your proxy’s security settings:

• wss://play.kahoot.it/cometd
• wss://kahoot.it/cometd

SSL is used to encrypt data between devices and servers. Networks that monitor SSL activity sometimes replace our certificates with those of the monitoring service. This can cause authentication errors. The above URLs may need to bypass network monitoring.

Cookies, pixel tags, or similar are used to keep track of progress. These will need to be allowed for our URLs to work properly.

Testing connectivity

You can test to see if Kahoot! can be played on your network at https://test.kahoot.it/. If Websockets is “true” and Log is “Connected”, then you shouldn’t need to worry about the requirements above for typical gameplay.

Check out our white paper to learn about our approach to security & privacy, as well as all you need to know for IT setup and tips on creating a safe gaming experience.

Kahoot! offers web platforms that are fully supported on the latest two versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and IE.

• https://create.kahoot.it – Find and create games to host
• https://kahoot.it – Join games someone is hosting

Windows 10 apps are also available that provide shortcuts to our web platforms.

• Kahoot! Create – Find and create games to host
• Kahoot! Play – Join games someone is hosting

You can also install our iPhone/iPad and Android apps on supported operating systems.

• App Store – for iOS 9 or newer
• Google Play – for Android 4.4 or newer

We do not support customized distributions or root/jailbreak versions.

Chromebooks that support Android apps can use our app.

Check out our Security white paper to learn about our approach to security & privacy, as well as all you need to know for IT setup and tips on creating a safe gaming experience.

An internet connection is vital to a game running smoothly. Determining the minimum bandwidth you should have is largely based on the most amount of participants you expect to have at once. Based on past usage, we recommend the following:

• 20 players / 2 Mbps up & down
• 50 players / 3 Mbps up & down
• 100 players / 5 Mbps up & down
• 500 players / 23 Mbps up & down
• 1000 players / 45 Mbps up & down

Playing with a large audience?

Here are some tips to minimize the potential for connectivity issues:

Note that the player limit is 1000 for live kahoot games.

Routers sometimes have limits on the max number of devices they’ll handle. We generally recommend asking participants to use their cell data if they have a good signal, leaving wi-fi for those with poor signal. Each participant’s answer submitted is roughly 1Kb of data. A participant using their cell data with a 1Gb data plan could send over a million answers before reaching 1Gb.

On a rare occasion, issues in gameplay can be attributed to the hosting device’s hardware. Games are reliant on the hosting device to process responses from participants. It’s ideal that you host live kahoots for large audiences on a laptop or desktop with moderate hardware (like an i5 processor and 8GB RAM).

If you’re planning to host your large kahoot at a venue you’ve not hosted Kahoot! at before, a smart move would be to do a tech-check at the venue at least a few days before your event. This will give you time to work with you IT team to fix any issues discovered.

Downloading or exporting your game results to Google Drive from a Kahoot using Internet Explorer is currently not supported.

Why not?

This feature is not available in Internet Explorer because IE is currently not supported by the Google Drive software.

This is often due to Internet Explorer’s security settings being set to ‘high’, which disables JavaScript and webfonts. Kahoot! needs both of these enabled to function correctly. There are two ways you can try to solve this.

Solution Option 1

Reset your security settings to ‘default’. Do this on the ‘security’ tab in the options panel, by dragging the bar next ‘high’ down to ‘medium-high’. See image below:

Solution Option 2

Click on ‘Trusted site’ under the large green tick.

Then add the following to your list of “trusted sites” one-by-one:

• https://*.kahoot.it
• https://*.webpurify.com
• https://getkahoot.com

If your device is disconnected whenever you wake up its screen, this may be because the default settings in most mobile phones/tablets/iPads/iPhones have battery-saving features enabled that may cut-off websocket traffic.

What should I do if this happens to my device?

Keep your screen on and unlocked. In many cases, our platform will reconnect your device soon after it “wakes up” (may take up to 2 minutes).

Don’t refresh your browser! If you do, you’ll have to rejoin and start with 0 points.

Is there a way to avoid this?

You can adjust network settings on your device!

On iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad):

• Open “Settings” > “General”
• Tap “Auto-Lock” and choose “Never”

On Android devices:

• Go to “Settings” > “WiFi”.
• Tap on the “Menu” key > “Advanced”.
• Tap on “Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep” and select “Never”.

Toggling these features may drain your device’s battery more rapidly.
Consider undoing these changes once done playing.

Yes, we have a character limit of 95 for questions, and 60 for answers.

The character limits aim to keep questions and answers short and sweet, to help ensure learners are quizzed on core concepts and aren’t struggling to understand a question. This could be a major killjoy if your kahoot is perceived as unfairly complex. Complex questions can also degrade the quality of your downloadable results (did they truly not know the answer, or did they not understand the question?).

Despite that, there are definitely reasonable circumstances you might want to create longer and more challenging questions. Since this isn’t currently possible, something you can do instead is make a PowerPoint or GoogleSheets presentation where each slide contains a question you want to ask.

Then using your device’s screenshot or snipping tool, you can quickly turn the slides into images and upload them to your questions.

Note that images don’t show before answer options do. So be sure to extend question time limits accordingly.

Though there is no limit, we recommend making quizzes or surveys around 10-20 questions long.

Engagement levels often lower with more questions.

This isn’t to say games shouldn’t be longer, we’ve seen games with more than 50 questions provide high engagement, but it should provide a guideline. Everyone uses Kahoot! in their own way!

While many people create and play kahoots for review, formative assessment or to re-energise the class, “Blind kahoots” are designed to teach new material in an engaging and impactful way, and with lasting effects. Every learner will have a chance to feel success and motivation throughout the game. The Blind kahoot is built on the same format as a review kahoot, but the way to best put it to use can slightly differ.

The basic structure of a Blind kahoot

• Introduce the game to let learners know what to expect, and that it’s about learning, not about getting all of the answers right the first time.
• Use a “Blind” question (a question about something completely new to them) to spark curiosity, so learners are more receptive to the explanation.
• Explain the answer
• Reinforce using a series of questions focused solely on what they have just learned
• Another Blind question prompts learners to actively listen to the explanation – this is a great opportunity to teach subtleties, exceptions to the rule or to build on what they have just learned
• Reinforce with another series of questions solely about the most recent Blind question
• Now use Compound Reinforcement to help learners consolidate everything they have learned in the whole kahoot

Designed to challenge learners to beat previous Kahoot! scores, Ghost Mode is all about motivation, healthy competition, and reinforcing learning through fun repetition. Here are 3 ways to play Kahoot! in Ghost Mode:

Option 1: Play again right away

At the end of the game, you’ll see the winner’s name displayed. Click Feedback & Results, and then click Final Results. You should now see a Ghost Mode button at the bottom of the scoreboard. Click Ghost Mode to launch the game again and play against the scores from the first game.

Option 2: Play again later

Let’s say you want to play the same game in Ghost Mode later in the year so learners can see just how much they’ve progressed. Log in to your Kahoot! account (create.kahoot.it) and click on your name in the top right corner. Choose My Results to see a list of all the games you’ve ever hosted. Next to each game, you’ll see a purple button with a ghost. Click Play Again to play against the ghosts of that game.

Option 3: Share the link

Also on the My Results page, click Share Link to copy a link to launch the Ghost Mode version of that game. You can share on social media, your school’s intranet or email to let others try to beat your ghost(s) – some teachers send the link home as homework so students can try to beat their own scores at home.

Is Kahoot! a part of research you’re conducting? Whether it helps you to collect data, or it’s the main focus of your research (double wow!), we’re thrilled that you have included it in your project! We’re really passionate about research ourselves, and we’re sure that there are many interesting discoveries awaiting you ahead.

We often get questions about learning theories related to Kahoot! To give you some guidance, our Pedagogy K!rew put together a list of reads that can give you good food for thought. Of course, it’s impossible to make a selection that would work for every researcher, from bachelor to Ph.D., and fit any topic, but this is a starting point.

Also, please, bear in mind that none of these sources can be referred to as “the origin” of Kahoot! pedagogy. There are certainly quite a few touchpoints, inspiring references and relevant examples, but hey, we’re Kahoot! and we’ve never done it by the textbook! 😉 If you’re interested in Kahoot!’s own take on pedagogy, see some recommendations towards the end of this article.

Can you recommend me some good reads on pedagogy and learning theories?

Definitely! Here are some theories that might be interesting for you to look up – certain teachers, pedagogy experts and educational scientists bring them up in relation to Kahoot!:

Sociocultural learning theories (there’s more than one!) focus on the social component of the learning process.

Leo Vygotsky (note that his name has slightly different spelling in different countries – you can also find him, for example, as “Vygotskij”) is a name you’ll often come across when it comes to social learning theories. He researched and wrote about collaborative learning, the importance of social interaction, teacher’s active role in students learning (as a like-minded), zone of proximal development and significant others (students at different levels helping each other out).

You can find connections between many of these concepts to our “Learners to Leaders” model. Both when it comes to students collaborating on creating kahoots, and when students take action and lead their classmates through a game. Social interaction plays a great part in our cognitive development. Or, if we put it into simpler words – we learn better and get more motivated when we learn together.

James Wertsch is one name that is well known name within Sociocultural learning theories. Among other things, he analyzed mediation, emphasizing the interaction between humans and between humans and objects.

John Dewey was a psychologist and educational reformer whose works can give you insight into learning by doing, experiential learning, classroom democracy and taking part in your own learning process.

Want to explore how students can shape their own learning process? Then we recommend you to look into the principles of self-guided and inquiry-based learning.

Socioconstructivism is a sociological theory that emphasizes the collaborative nature of learning.

There’s a whole set of theories around motivation and behaviorism. Some of these are strongly linked to theories that are connected with gaming.

If we go a couple of centuries back in time, you might want to get familiar with Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi – this Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer spoke about all-round education that engages the heart, hand and head and cared deeply about lifelong learning. Here’s a good start: http://www.jhpestalozzi.org/

Do you have other suggestions we could add this list? Drop us a note – it’s always exciting to discover new touchpoints in learning theories and explore new takes on pedagogy!

Where can I learn more about Kahoot! pedagogy specifically?

Recently, one of our co-founders Jamie was interviewed on Talking About Everything podcast. This 45-minute conversation is a great summary of our stand on social learning, power of gameplay and helping learners become leaders.

Kahoot! pedagogy encourages a loop that lets a learner become a leader. Discover the key points on this model in one of our blog posts.

For an introduction to inclusive education, inclusive design and game-based pedagogy, check this article with a commentary from our founders.

Kokoa, a Finnish digital education agency, nicely summarized its independent pedagogical view on Kahoot!.

Good luck with your research! We’d love to hear about it – share your findings with us!

We’re happy to hear you’re out there helping people use Kahoot!in deeper, more impactful ways!

While you’re preparing for your training, workshop or event, have a look through the resources we’ve added to the Library on our website. More resources to come!

We’d be happy to have a chat about events and speaking opportunities! Please email us at press@kahoot.com.