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Quick poll

Create a poll in seconds and share one link. Pick one option, pick several, or spread dots across the choices, and watch results tally live.

  • Free
  • No account
  • Share link

Add at least two. Paste a list to fill several at once.

Everyone with the link builds the list together, then you start voting when it's ready.

Settings

Voters see a live countdown. When it hits zero, voting closes on its own.

Shows who voted. Choices stay private.

Anyone with the link can add an option to the list.

How it works

  1. Add your options and choose pick-one, pick-many, or dots voting.

  2. Share one link anywhere. Voters answer from their phone with no account needed.

  3. Watch results tally live, then reveal the final count whenever you're ready.

What is a quick poll?

A quick poll is the fastest way to put a decision to a group: add a few options, share a link, and let people vote. There's no sign up for the person creating it and none for the people voting, so it works well for a one-off question that doesn't deserve a whole scheduling tool or survey form.

Votably's quick poll supports three modes. Pick one is a straightforward single choice. Pick many lets voters check off every option they're fine with. Dots voting gives each voter a small budget of points to spread across options, which surfaces how strongly people feel rather than just which option got the most checkmarks.

Because the poll lives at a single link, it drops straight into whatever chat the group already uses, whether that's WhatsApp, iMessage, Discord, Slack, or Microsoft Teams. Voting stays anonymous by default, and the creator decides when to reveal results.

Related ways to decide

ApprovalCheck everything you'd acceptRanked choiceRank the options, watch the runoffThis or thatRapid-fire either-or

Best for

Fast either-or calls

Settle a quick yes-or-no or pick-one question in the group chat without opening a whole new app.

Anonymous team input

Collect honest opinions with no names attached when people might hold back in an open discussion.

Weighing several favorites

Switch to dots voting so people can spread their support across more than one option instead of picking just one.

When to use something else

Quick poll is the general-purpose option: fast, flexible, and good for almost any either-or or pick-one question. When the group has a real order of preference across many options, ranked choice fits better. When everyone should simply approve or reject each option, use approval. For a rapid-fire, game-like feel instead of a straight tally, this or that turns the same kind of decision into quick head-to-head picks.

Questions people ask

Can one poll have more than one question?
Yes. A Votably quick poll can carry up to three questions in one link, and each can use a different voting method, such as a date poll for when and an approval vote for where. Voters answer all of them together, and the reveal shows every result at once.
Is there a free online poll maker with no sign up?
Yes. Votably is a free poll maker that needs no sign up for the creator or the voters. Add your options, share one link, and results tally live as votes come in, with nothing to install and no account required at any step.
What is a poll with a link?
A poll with a link is exactly what it sounds like: Votably generates a single shareable link for the whole poll, and anyone who opens it can vote immediately from their phone's browser, with no separate app, invite code, or account needed.
How many people can vote?
A quick poll on Votably works well for groups of two to thirty people, which covers everything from a quick two-person tiebreaker to a larger team, classroom, or community group casting a fast vote together.

Decisions are kept for 30 days, then deleted. One vote per phone. The creator decides when results are revealed.