Live word cloud
Put it on the projector, ask a one-word question, and type answers as the room calls them out. Repeated answers grow — no accounts, no codes, no setup.
Running a live word cloud in class or a meeting
- Write the question in the heading above the cloud — click it to edit.
- Hide the cloud if you don't want early answers to sway later ones, then collect responses.
- Add answers as people say them, or pass the keyboard round. Press Enter after each one.
- Reveal and go full screen. Talk about the biggest words, and the surprising small ones.
- Save it as a PNG for your slides or a CSV of the counts.
Question ideas
- One word for how you feel right now
- What should we keep doing?
- Describe the main character in one word
- What’s one thing you learned today?
- What does a great team need?
- What comes to mind when you hear “ocean”?
Collected answers somewhere else?
If responses come from a Google Form, Teams chat or a spreadsheet column, copy the column and paste it into the word cloud generator. One answer per line works, and duplicate answers are counted automatically. For long free-text answers, the AI word cloud generator groups them into themes.
Questions people ask
How is this different from Mentimeter or Slido word clouds?
Mentimeter and Slido let every participant vote from their own phone, which needs an account and a presentation set up in advance. CloudShaper’s live word cloud runs on one device — the teacher’s or facilitator’s — with no signup: you type answers as people call them out, or pass the keyboard around. It’s instant, free and works offline once loaded.
Can students submit from their own phones?
Not in this tool — there are no accounts or servers holding a session. For phone voting, collect answers in any form or chat, paste them into the main word cloud generator (one answer per line) and present the result.
Do repeated answers get bigger?
Yes. Identical answers are counted together (ignoring capital letters), and the more often a word is given, the bigger it grows.
Are the responses saved?
They stay in this browser’s local storage until you press Clear, so a refresh won’t lose them. Download a PNG of the cloud or a CSV of the counts to keep a record.
What are good live word cloud questions?
Short prompts that invite one word: “One word for how you feel right now”, “What should we keep doing?”, “What comes to mind when you hear ‘energy’?”, “Describe this character in one word”, “What’s one thing you learned today?”.