How to Make a Free Poll and Share It by Link (No Signup)

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You can create a poll in about 30 seconds on Polltab without signing up: type a question, add choices as text, images, or both, then share the link. Votes appear in real time. The main decision you need to make is how strictly to secure voting, since the platform offers several modes ranging from one vote per browser to login-only voting.

Build the poll

  1. Open the poll creation form on Polltab. No account is required to create a poll.
  2. Enter your question.
  3. Add choices. Each choice can be text, an image, or both.
  4. Choose a voting security mode (see below).
  5. Adjust optional settings if needed.
  6. Set when the poll starts and ends.
  7. Create the poll and copy the share link.

The site describes this as a "30-second" flow: type a question, add choices, share the link.

Choose a voting security mode

This is the setting that most affects your results, so pick it based on how much you trust your audience.

Mode Restriction Use it when
Unlimited No restrictions Informal polls, quick feedback, low-stakes votes
Cookie 1 vote per browser Casual polls where you just want to discourage obvious repeat voting
IP specific 1 vote per household/ISP You want to limit votes per connection, accepting that shared networks count as one
Google Requires Google login You need to tie votes to real accounts
Facebook Requires Facebook login Your audience is on Facebook and you want account-backed votes
Reddit Requires Reddit login You're polling a Reddit community

Each layer trades off reach for integrity. Login-only modes reduce casual participation but make results harder to game. Cookie and IP modes are lighter but can be bypassed or can wrongly block people sharing a network.

Configure optional settings

  • Allow multiple choice — let voters pick more than one option.
  • Prevent bot voting (enable captcha) — adds a captcha step before a vote is counted.
  • Hide results until poll ends — stops early votes from influencing later voters.

Set start and end times

  • Start: immediately or scheduled for later.
  • End: no end, a set duration, or a custom end time.

Scheduling is useful when you want to announce a poll before it opens, or close voting at a fixed deadline.

Share and watch results

Share the poll by link so anyone can vote without creating an account (unless you chose a login-only security mode). Results update in real time as votes come in, so you can watch the tally live rather than refreshing or exporting.

Quick checklist before you share

  • Question is unambiguous.
  • Choices are mutually exclusive unless you enabled multiple choice.
  • Security mode matches how much you trust the audience.
  • Start/end times match when you want voting open.
  • Decide in advance whether to hide results until the end.

Polltab reports over 300 million polls created, 9+ billion votes cast, and users in 180+ countries, which is a signal of scale rather than a guarantee for any single poll.