Frequently Asked Questions

Baton currently supports the following slide software for Mac: Keynote, Google Slides, and PowerPoint for Mac. We are constantly evaluating other types of slide software and will launch support for those as usage dictates. If you have a request for a particular slide software, please let us know.

The presenter (the person sharing their screen and showing their presentation) needs to have the Baton application installed on their computer. Co-presenters do not need the app installed, since the app is needed only to control the presentation. Co-presenters use their web browser to advance the slides remotely.

Using Baton with Google Slides requires the Baton for Slides Google Chrome Extension to be installed. Once installed, you will see a link in your Google Slides application that allows you to launch Baton and connect it to your active session. You can download the Chrome Extension at the Chrome Web Store.

Baton is a secure application that only uses HTTPS encrypted traffic. Our server has been hardened using best practices for security and only opens traffic for specific use cases. The Baton MacOS application is notarized by Apple and scanned for malicious components and certified for distribution. If you have specific questions about our security best practices, please contact us.

With our "pay as you go" plan, you will be charged when you initiate a new session using the Baton app by clicking the New Presentation button. You will be billed monthly for the number of presentations you delivered using Baton that month.

No, co-presenters do not need to be a paying Baton customer. They can simply join the presentation with no login required.

Absolutely! In fact, Baton works best for teams scattered around the world. Over time, teams get addicted to using Baton and demand it for every presentation. If you would like to explore using Baton for your company, please get in touch.

Baton uses Stripe for all payment transactions and credit card information is collected only on Stripe's secure and PCI compliant servers. Stripe is a leading payment processor and in use by thousands of websites all around the world.

You can read about Baton's data collection policy and the types of data we collect on our Privacy Policy page.

Yes, Zoom offers this functionality as part of their software, and if Zoom is the only presentation software you use, by all means you should use the native functionality. The reality is, for many companies, you can't always guarantee that you can use Zoom for every meeting. For example, sometimes you are meeting with another company that uses Microsoft Teams. Baton allows you to share your presentations no matter which presentation software you are using.

Yes it is true that Baton is Mac only for now. So, those running the Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems are out of luck at the moment. Support for PCs is part of the Baton development roadmap, but for now we are focusing on the Mac OS.