Decklit FAQ – Security, Engagement & Green Streaming

Decklit is the platform built for everything that happens after you create a deck. Share securely without giving away your files, present live with native WebRTC streaming, keep your audience engaged with real-time Q&A, and capture insights that last long after the session ends.
Most professionals navigate multiple tools just to share, present and follow up on one deck. Decklit replaces all of them, with fewer tools, less spend and more efficiency in one place. The only platform engineered with dual view, a proprietary presentation experience where your deck, your screen share and your participants coexist on one screen simultaneously. No switching, no lost context, no divided attention. Audiences stay engaged, presenters stay in control, and with less hardware strain than traditional conferencing setups, the whole experience is more energy efficient by design.
One platform, one link, one place where every presentation lives from the moment it leaves your hands to the final piece of audience feedback.

You decide. When you upload your deck, you can choose whether to make it available to your audience after the presentation. Your deck remains available for up to 30 days after the live session ends, and you can remove it at any time before then. If you choose to share your deck, you can make it available for a limited time after the presentation (24h, 48h, or 72h) or for the entire period during which the deck is available on the platform.

Decklit is built for sharing professional presentations, particularly with external audiences. It’s well suited for client presentations, sales pitches, webinars, training sessions, and white-labelled decks, offering a secure, browser-native environment that protects your content and enhances engagement. It can also be used for internal presentations where privacy and controlled access are important. Uploads are primarily supported in PDF format, with PPTX also supported.

Yes. Decklit provides a native WebRTC presentation experience designed specifically around slides, not generic video calls. Its key differentiator is the ability to present your deck and share an additional screen at the same time, keeping your slides persistent while showing demos, documents, or other content when needed (available on paid plans).

Decklit can be used on its own for presentation-focused sessions, or alongside tools like Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams. When the presentation is delivered directly through the deck, Decklit helps reduce unnecessary data usage compared to traditional screen sharing, making sessions lighter and more sustainable while giving you greater control over your content and interactions. If screen sharing is used extensively within external meeting tools, performance will depend on those platforms.

Decklit converts uploaded slides into static images to ensure stability, privacy, and optimal performance during live sessions.

With the built-in Editor, you can reorder or remove slides, add structured transitions, and embed videos directly into your deck. Because media is handled natively within Decklit, playback is more stable and consistent than traditional screen sharing or external embeds.

Element-level animations (e.g. object builds within a slide) aren't preserved automatically. For animated sequences, we recommend splitting them into consecutive slides before uploading for the best visual result.

Pressing "End Session" will immediately end the live streaming for everyone. Once stopped, the session cannot be resumed, and you’ll need to upload the deck again to create a new session and generate a new QR code.

If your content hasn’t changed, you can use the Duplicate feature to quickly create a new session without re-uploading the deck. You can also update the title and session time before starting the new live stream.

For the best experience, we recommend uploading your file as a PDF. This preserves fonts, layout, and design exactly as intended. Export directly from PowerPoint via File → Export → PDF, and always check that the PDF looks correct before importing — if something looks off there, fix it in your original tool first. If your presentation uses custom or non-standard fonts, make sure they are embedded before exporting. On Windows, go to File → Options → Save, check "Embed fonts in the file" and select "Embed all characters". On Mac, go to PowerPoint → Preferences → Save and do the same under Font Embedding. Note that some fonts are restricted by their creator and cannot be embedded — if that happens, replace them with a standard font before exporting. If you are on Windows, you can also save as a PowerPoint Picture Presentation, which converts slides into static images and avoids formatting inconsistencies entirely. Google Slides embeds fonts automatically on PDF export, so no extra steps are needed there. Need to fix just one slide after importing? Go back to your original file, correct the slide, and export it as a PNG or JPEG at 2560x1440. Upload it to your Decklit gallery and swap it in via the editor — no need to re-upload the full deck. Steps may vary depending on your version of PowerPoint. Always refer to the official Microsoft support documentation for the most up to date instructions.

Decklit includes built-in WebRTC video and audio to support real-time interaction during presentations. For optimal performance, we recommend that participants turn off their cameras when they don't need to be seen, as this significantly helps maintain call stability and quality. Decklit's unique architecture does not require screen sharing to present slides. Slides are delivered directly to participants' devices, which significantly reduces bandwidth usage compared to traditional screen-sharing meetings. For audiences where many participants have video enabled, turning off cameras where possible and switching to audio-only for attendees who don't need to be seen ensures a smooth experience for everyone. Decklit can also be used alongside traditional WebRTC meeting tools, which complement the presentation experience while Decklit continues to handle slide delivery and engagement.

Each deck thumbnail gives you a visual indication of its current state.
Before a live session, the View Deck button appears in purple and no status label is shown as the deck has not been presented yet.
Once a live session has taken place, the View Deck button turns blue and a status label appears to let you know the deck's current availability:

Active — the deck is live and accessible to viewers
Expiring soon — viewer access will expire in less than 24 hours
Expired — the deck is no longer accessible to viewers, though you as the presenter retain access for up to 30 days from when the live session ended

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