Professional presentation display system
NextNote turns PowerPoint into a professional live presentation system, with custom presenter layouts, readable notes, coloured cues, media countdowns, remote control, and full-screen next-slide outputs.
Why NextNote?
Presenter View works for simple meetings — but live events, conferences, broadcast environments, and executive presentations need more control.
PowerPoint gives you fixed layouts that don’t suit every speaker, operator, or confidence monitor.
NextNote gives you custom layouts with draggable dividers and dedicated output windows.
One speaker wants huge notes. Another wants more slide space. Changing everything manually slows down show flow and leads to inaccuracy.
Save and instantly recall layout memories for each presenter.
PowerPoint notes doesn't make cues like CLICK, BUILD, VT, or speaker directions stand out clearly.
Use cue markup such as {{Click}} to highlight or colour important directions.
When a video plays, presenters and operators often don’t know how long is left.
NextNote shows media clip durations and remaining playback time.
PowerPoint’s notes scroll is clunky and makes it easy for presenters to lose their place.
Use a smooth teleprompter with speed control and a pointer marker.
PowerPoint assumes the presenter or a graphics operator controls slides and flow.
Let an EA, operator, or producer remotely click slides and scroll text.
PowerPoint’s next-slide preview is limited by the Presenter View layout.
Output the next slide as a clean, full-frame display to be sent to a comfort monitor.
| PowerPoint | NextNote | |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible presenter view | ||
| Dedicated next slide view | ||
| Smooth autocue notes | ||
| Notes with highlights & colour text | ||
| Media countdown | ||
| Remote control |
What it does
Three default layout modes — slides above notes, slides beside notes, or notes only. Dividers are draggable so you can set exactly how much space each area gets.
Save up to 20 named speaker layout configurations and recall them instantly, all from the interface or via OSC. Perfect for multi-speaker events where each presenter needs a different setup.
Open independent Presenter View, Next Slide, and Speaker Notes windows simultaneously — each can be dragged to a separate display and made full screen.
Smooth, speed-controlled scrolling of speaker notes with an adjustable pointer marker. All controlled from the operator interface or via OSC.
Slide content and speaker notes are pushed the moment you advance.
NextNote uses Bonjour for automatic network discovery. Display machines find the Helper instantly — no IP addresses, no manual configuration.
Fully cross platform. Install the helper app on a Windows or macOS PowerPoint machine and run the display module on Windows or macOS.
Full OSC support lets operators control NextNote from a Stream Deck via Bitfocus Companion, or any OSC-capable control surface. Two-way feedback keeps Companion in sync.
Layout Memory
Save a complete snapshot of your operator layout — font size, divider position, dark mode, teleprompter settings — as a named memory slot. Recall it with a single click or an OSC command from your Stream Deck.
Up to 20 named slots. Each one can be triggered remotely, making handovers between speakers invisible to the audience.
Teleprompter Mode
Activate smooth auto-scrolling of speaker notes at three speeds, with an adjustable pointer marker to show presenters exactly where to read.
Control from the operator interface, keyboard, or Stream Deck. Speed and direction can be changed on the fly without interrupting the presentation.
OSC & Bitfocus Companion
NextNote speaks OSC natively. Connect Bitfocus Companion and control everything — slide navigation, layout switching, teleprompter speed, memory recall — from a Stream Deck or any OSC controller.
Two-way feedback keeps button states, labels, and indicators in Companion perfectly in sync with what NextNote is doing.
Output Windows
The main operator interface. Current and next slides with full speaker notes — three configurable layout modes with draggable dividers. Everything at a glance.
A clean full-screen output window mirroring the operator layout exactly — ready to drag to a second display or confidence monitor. Can be run full screen independently.
Full-screen preview of the upcoming slide. Ideal for a back-of-room confidence monitor so presenters always know what's coming next.
Speaker notes only — displayed large and clearly with optional teleprompter scroll. Sized to match the operator view so text wrapping is identical on both screens.
Stop fighting Presenter View.
Give every presenter the layout and control they need.
Completely cross platform — perfect for all presentation teams.
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