{
  "id": 13730159,
  "title": "Quaesito: a self-hosted app for quiz nights with friends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/quaesito-a-self-hosted-app-for-quiz-nights-with-friends",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-11T13:57:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lobsters",
    "slug": "lobsters",
    "url": "https://github.com/ggirelli/quaesito"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Quaesito is a self-hosted quiz night application designed for playing with friends. The creator, Ggirelli, built this platform to enhance the quiz night experience by providing support for various question formats and multimedia elements, making it more engaging than traditional slideshow or PDF presentations.\n\nBy running Quaesito on your laptop, you can cast or screen-share the interface onto a TV. This allows friends to connect their phones and answer questions, provided everyone is on the same local network. The application is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems, although Ggirelli has only tested it on Linux. Feedback from users on the other platforms is highly appreciated.\n\nGgirelli paid special attention to ensuring that Quaesito operates solely within your local network, with no data sent to third-party services. The primary objective was to create a more enjoyable quiz night experience through interactive features and multimedia support. While there are numerous additional question formats in mind, Ggirelli aimed to release a manageable version initially.\n\nThe entire project was developed using vibe-coding, with Claude Code utilized in an iterative development process. Quaesito is now released under the MIT license and the creator welcomes any feedback, particularly from individuals who have organized real quiz nights using the application.",
  "summary": "Hi, I built Quaesito, a self-hosted quiz-night app for playing with friends. I thought it might be useful to others, so I wanted to share it here: https://github.com/ggirelli/quaesito It runs on your laptop, which you can cast or screen-share on to a TV. Friends then connect and answer from their phones, as long as everyone is on the same local network. It support Windows, macOS, and Linux,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Quaesito is a self-hosted app for interactive quiz nights with friends",
    "Creator Ggirelli designed it to support various question formats and multimedia",
    "Application runs locally, no data sent to third-party services"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}