What's New With GoTo Webinar - October
Happy October! As the leaves change, we’re excited to bring you this month’s community blog update, highlighting fresh features and improvements we’ve introduced over the past few weeks. Drawing Tools Now Instantly Accessible from Regular Layout Until now, Drawing Tools were available only for presenters in the Flexible Layout on GoTo app. Now, if you’re sharing your screen using GoTo app in Regular Layout, you’ll see a new Drawing Tools button right on your bottom control bar. No more hunting for drawing features — they’re right on your main screen. You can jump into drawing and switch layouts smoothly — making collaboration quicker and simpler. ✨ How Does It Work? In GoTo app When you share you screen, you’ll see the new "Draw" button in bottom control bar in Regular Layout. Click it to access the drawing menu and instantly switch to Flexible Layout. In Flexible Layout Enjoy the full drawing palette and flexible screen arrangement. Stay in Flexible Layout or seamlessly merge back to Regular Layout when you’re finished drawing. Note: At present, drawing tools are not supported when using GoTo collaboration tools in a web browser. You will see the "Draw" button will be visible in bottom control bar but not clickable. You’ll see a tooltip message prompting you to switch to GoTo app for desktop to use drawing tools. Laser Pointer in Drawing Tools We’re excited to introduce the Laser Pointer feature in GoTo’s Drawing Tools! This was one of the most requested features from customers who loved it in the classic experience, and now it’s available in the new GoTo Meeting, Training and Webinar experience! ✨ How Does It Work? Simply open Tools while sharing your screen and select the Laser Pointer option. Use your mouse to point and guide attention during presentations — perfect for highlighting key details, leading live demos, or stepping through complex diagrams. 💡 Drawing Tools, now more discoverable than ever, can be accessed right from your bottom meeting control bar from your regular mode! The Laser pointer will also be visible in your GoTo Webinar Recordings. Only presenters can use the Laser Pointer at this time. Conditional certificates A popular community request, we’re thrilled to introduce a powerful new feature: organizers can now tailor certificate distribution based on how long attendees participate in webinars! This enhancement helps to: Boost certificate credibility Promote genuine engagement and learning Support compliance and audit requirements Important: This feature is currently available to 10% of GTW customers, full rollout for all customers will be in mid-November. Details Organizers can now set a minimum attendance duration in the “Customize Certificate” section. Only attendees who meet or exceed this duration will receive certificates via follow-up email. Enhanced Reporting A new column in the Attendee Report shows whether each attendee received a certificate, based on the minimum duration requirement. Example: If the minimum duration is set to 2 minutes, only attendees present for at least 2 minutes will receive a certificate (e.g., in below sample report, only the attendee with 4 minutes attendance qualifies). Note: This new column is only available for future reports and not past webinars. We’d love to hear your thoughts on these updates—please share your feedback and join the conversation in the comments. Your participation helps us continue growing and making the community better for everyone. Stay tuned for more updates and don’t hesitate to let us know what topics or features you’d like to see featured next.Put Your Speakers in the Spotlight 🌟
We’re excited to announce a major upgrade to the Presenter Overlay —Known as Spotlight — across all customers of GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and GoToTraining! Presenters can now spotlight any participant’s camera on top of their presentation, driving engagement and helping everyone focus on the key speaker. ✨ How Does It Work? Spotlight a Presenter Toggle the “Spotlight my camera” option in the camera context menu or “Spotlight me” on the presenter camera feed to add a presenter from Spotlight. Remove presenter camera from Spotlight using the same menu options. Presenters who stop sharing their screen or camera are automatically removed from Spotlight. Don't cover the presentation: Attendees can hover over the Spotlight presenter (your cursor will become a hand) to move the Spotlight to any chosen spot on the screen. Spotlight Another Speaker In the camera grid or people panel, select a participant’s name and choose “Spotlight as Speaker” from the context menu. After confirming your selection, their video feed will be prominently spotlighted for all attendees. Note: This option is only available if the participant is currently sharing their camera. Remove them from Spotlight using the same menu. Spotlight Controls for Presenters by Role Organizers: Can spotlight anyone Panelists: Can spotlight staff members only Attendees: Can only spotlight themselves Note: This is available in the new GoTo Webinar experience. We would love to hear your feedback or questions in the comments below!What's new with GoTo Webinar - September 2025
Hello GoTo Webinar Community! In addition to the new registration page making its debut in September, we have another update to highlight. In-Player Transcripts for GoTo Webinar Recordings To enhance your experience when watching recordings of GoTo Webinar sessions, we’re excited to introduce transcripts directly within the video player. Previously, transcripts were only available outside the video, making them inaccessible during full-screen playback. With this update, you can now follow along with the spoken content as you watch—making it easier to engage with your videos. This improvement also advances our commitment to accessibility, helping us make GTW sessions available to a wider audience. Details Below are the main changes that are being introduced: Registrant View: Transcripts are now embedded in recorded videos viewed by session registrants. Organizer View: Transcripts are also available when organizers play GTW recordings from their dashboard. Enhanced Transcript Format for managing large content: Transcripts are divided into manageable segments for better readability. Each segment is no longer than 300 characters. Each segment covers up to 10 seconds of audio. Segments are split at natural language boundaries for a smooth reading experience. Note: This release is available for all GoTo Webinar users. Currently, it supports Tablet and Desktop devices. Mobile device support is planned for a follow-up release in early Q4. Please share your questions, comments and feedback below.Introducing GoTo Webinar new Registration Page
This month we are rolling out a new registration page design for GoTo Webinar with the aim at increasing conversations from page visits to confirmed registrations! The new design features an improved user interface, now prominently highlighting speakers to make your webinars more appealing and engaging, helping organizers attract more participants to their events. Registration Page Updates: Fresh New Look: Sleeker, more modern UI for a better experience. Improved Layout: Updated placement of logo and feature images for a cleaner, aligned design. Speaker Highlights: Option to display event speakers—easily add them via your dashboard. Speaker Details: Add speaker bios and social links to showcase your lineup. Important Notes: This is a gradual rollout throughout September This update will be rolled out gradually, starting with a small group of customers next week (about 1%), and reaching all customers by the end of September. Automatic Update for Your Webinars Once the new feature is enabled for your account, all webinar registration pages for your users will be automatically updated to the new design—no action required on your end. New Options for Featuring Speakers If you add speakers in your webinar settings, you’ll now have the option to display them directly on the registration page, making it easier to showcase your presenters to potential attendees. More to Come: In October, we will be adding additional new fields, like description and social links for presenters to the webinar dashboard with option to show them on the registration pages. Also, we working to bring speaker info to the GoTO Webinar Mobile App Registration page. We will closely monitor usage and feedback over the next few months. Please let us know what you think in the comments below.GoTo Webinar 2024 Year In Review!
We launched several highly anticipated features directly addressing your valuable feedback in 2024. Take a look at some of the improvements designed to elevate your experience and streamline your workflows, making GoTo Webinar more efficient and user-friendly than ever before.
