Create Retro Session
How to Run a Sprint Retrospective
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Create and configure your session
Click Create Retro Session, give it a name like Sprint 24 Retrospective, pick a format (Standard, Sailboat, 4 Ls, Start/Stop/Continue, or Custom), and optionally enable anonymous mode to encourage candid feedback. - 2
Invite your team
Copy the generated session link and share it with your team via Slack, email, or any messaging tool. Participants join instantly in their browser with no account or installation required. - 3
Collect and reveal items
Team members add their thoughts to each category in real-time. The facilitator can set a timer for the input phase, then reveal items one by one or all at once to guide the discussion. - 4
Vote, discuss, and export action items
Participants vote on the most important items to prioritize discussion. Once the team has agreed on action items, export the full session as Markdown, CSV, or Excel for follow-up in your next sprint.
When to Use Retro Meeting
Sprint Retrospectives
Project Post-Mortems
Remote Team Check-Ins
Workshop Feedback Collection
Why Use Retro Meeting?
Sprint retrospectives are the engine of continuous improvement in agile teams. This free online retrospective tool lets you create a real-time collaborative board where every team member can share feedback, vote on priorities, and walk away with clear action items. Choose from five built-in formats including Standard, Sailboat, 4 Ls, and Start/Stop/Continue, or define your own custom categories to match any workflow.
Unlike paid alternatives, everything runs directly in your browser with peer-to-peer connections. No data is stored on external servers, no account is required, and there are no per-user fees. Anonymous mode encourages candid feedback, while the facilitator controls the reveal flow to keep discussions focused. When the session ends, export results as Markdown, CSV, or Excel for your sprint documentation.
Pair this tool with Story Point Poker for estimation sessions, Sprint Capacity Calculator to plan your next sprint's workload, or Pomodoro Timer to time-box your retro discussion. For teams tracking technical improvements over time, the Tech Debt Register is a natural complement to capture and prioritize the technical action items that surface during retrospectives.
How It Compares
Most retrospective tools on the market, such as EasyRetro, Retrium, and Parabol, charge between five and twenty-five dollars per user per month. They require accounts, store your data on their servers, and lock advanced formats behind paid tiers. Our Retro Meeting tool offers all core features for free: multiple retrospective formats, anonymous submissions, real-time collaboration, voting, and full export. Data travels peer-to-peer through encrypted WebRTC connections, so your team's feedback never touches a third-party database.
For teams that already use sticky notes on a whiteboard or a shared spreadsheet, this tool provides the same simplicity with added structure. You get timed input phases, one-by-one reveal for focused discussion, and exportable summaries that a spreadsheet cannot match. Combined with the rest of the FindUtils agile toolkit, including Story Point Poker and Sprint Capacity Calculator, you have a complete, free sprint ceremony suite without switching between multiple paid subscriptions.