What it is
Butter is a web-based facilitation platform designed to plan, run, and capture collaborative live sessions such as workshops, trainings, and meetings. It combines an agenda planner with a library of reusable templates and an integrated toolbox of engagement and presentation tools so hosts can assemble session flows ahead of time. The platform includes breakout room management, multimedia presentation and screensharing, participant interaction features, and options for mobile and desktop access. Butter also provides session recaps and recorded transcripts to preserve outcomes and resources after events.
Key features
The product offers a built-in agenda planner that can preload selected facilitation tools and multi-day session flows, plus a templates library to reuse expert-created agendas. Engagement features include emoji reactions, sound effects, GIFs, hands-up queueing, polls, and interactive flashcards; breakout rooms can be created, observed, and managed during sessions. Collaboration integrations list Miro, MURAL, Google Docs, and YouTube among supported apps, while a central workspace and shared rooms help teams organize projects and templates. Post-session functionality covers AI-generated summaries, transcripts, highlights, full-session recaps with recordings and resource links, and engagement analytics and feedback. The platform also notes privacy and security standards and provides desktop and mobile apps.
Use cases
Butter is positioned for facilitators, trainers, and team leads who run interactive group experiences rather than simple status meetings. Typical applications cited include workshops, bootcamps, cohort-based courses, trainings, coaching and mentoring sessions, townhalls, all-hands meetings, and community events. Teams can use Butter to standardize planning across projects, share templates and room setups, and centralize session notes and materials. The site also describes a free tier with time and participant limits, paid plans for higher capacity and additional features, and the ability for participants to join via invite link without creating an account.
