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The 8 Best Free PowerPoint Alternatives

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Microsoft PowerPoint is a great tool for creating professional-looking slideshows and presentations. However, the home version requires a Microsoft 365 subscription, and the free mobile app locks some features behind the sub as well. Fortunately, there are plenty of free PowerPoint software alternatives out there. Here's a look at some of the best options and how they compare to PowerPoint. 

Best Direct PowerPoint Replacement: Google Slides

Very similar to PowerPoint.

Free to use. 

Compatible with PowerPoint.

An internet connection is strongly recommended. 

Where there's a need for an app, Google seems to have it covered. Google Slides is its PowerPoint equivalent and it's a lot like Microsoft's app. Very simple to use and offering full compatible with the alternative, you can access Google Slides via your browser and easily create custom presentations with audio and your own images, all entirely for free. It also offers great live collaboration features for teamwork purposes.

The only minor downside is you need an internet connection to at least get started but the service does also work offline with presentations syncing once you're back online.

Best for Designers: Prezi

Video editing included.

Can easily make data visualizations. 

Stylish user interface.

Free option is pretty basic.

No support.

Presentations viewable by all.

Prezi is a great option for designers who have a vision but aren't technically proficient at achieving it. Its simple drag and drop interface makes it a breeze to organize your presentation just how you want it. Backed up with other Prezi apps that mean you can create videos or more stylish data visualizations than simple graphs, it's ideal for industries that are more visual than others. A series of pre-made templates makes it all the more attractive. 

Prezi isn't as free as it seems though. To get the full wealth of features like advanced image editing, offline access, and narration, you'll need to pay a subscription fee.

Best for Quick Results: Zoho Show

A theme for every occasion.

Quick to create something.

Intuitive interface.

Need to be online to use it.

Simple to use yet highly effective is the sweet spot for quick results, and that's certainly the case with Zoho Show. You might need to be online to use it, but it's worth the connection with an intuitive user interface that adapts to what you need to do. You can easily embed videos, tweets, and images into your presentations with some neat transition effects making things more interesting. 

Collaboration tools further sweeten the deal with annotation features meaning you can work together well as a team and fast.

Best for Animations: Powtoon

Great animation tools.

Easy to use.

Can export to social media platforms.

Branding applied on free presentations.

More about animations than slideshows. 

PowToon tackles PowerPoint presentations from a slightly different angle than a lot of its competitors. It's primarily great for creating full animations and videos rather than presentations that you would click through and present yourself. That lends itself perfectly to the internet which is why it's so useful that you can export your presentations to various forms of social media. 

With a drag and drop template, you can create something within about 20 minutes from your browser. The free version bundles in branding logos so viewers will always know you've used PowToon to create them but that's a small price to pay for an otherwise very accessible and simple to use piece of software. 

Best for Mass Branding: Renderforest

Plenty of options for expanding branding.

300MB cloud storage for free.

Unlimited exports.

Exports can be low in quality.

Content is watermarked.

RenderForest thinks of itself as more than just a PowerPoint alternative. It tackles everything you might need from creating logos to designing promo videos, music visualizations, landing pages, and websites. That's on top of its extensive animations and intro creation. That might sound intimidating but the service keeps things simple, so it won't take you long to mock something up and develop it.

Stick to the free version and there are some restrictions such as branding on your videos, lower quality logos, and so forth, but it's a solid start for an otherwise entirely free service. In particular, if you just need to concoct a quick 3-minute video for a presentation, RenderForest has you covered.

Best for Non-Designers: Visme

Plenty of templates to choose from.

Can set up five projects at once.

Charts and widgets support.

Limited cloud storage.

Visme branding on free plan.

Been asked to make a presentation and you don't know where to start? Visme is perfect for those that aren't well versed with graphics as it offers an extensive template library. The free plan limits your options a little but there are still some decent choices here. In addition, the service provides cool ways to make stats and data look exciting thanks to chart and widget support. It's all done through a simple drag and drop interface too that makes it super simple to add video and embed other content. 

Just bear in mind that storage options are a little limited and everything on the free plan will contain Visme branding. 

Best for Office Replacement: LibreOffice Impress

Full program rather than browser-based.

Extensive support. 

Similar experience to Microsoft Office.

Requires installation. 

Not quite as intuitive as alternatives.

LibreOffice is a popular free alternative to Microsoft Office, so it makes sense to use LibreOffice Impress if you want the closest experience to Microsoft's package. Unlike most of the others here, you need to install LibreOffice on your PC or Mac which means it's no good for Chromebooks or moving between different systems. However, in exchange, you get an intuitive experience that makes it simple to create slideshows, whether you're handing them out to a class or conference afterwards, or simply projecting them on screen. 

Bear in mind you have to seek out templates yourself though which may be off-putting for the least technically minded user out there. 

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Best for Apple Users: Keynote

Simple to use. 

Apple Pencil support. 

Cloud based as well as app based.

App is only on Apple devices.

Keynote is Apple's direct competitor to Microsoft PowerPoint and it's a great alternative, especially if you're a Mac user. With app support for iOS and Mac, it takes seconds to get started. Alternatively, PC users can use Keynote via the iCloud website and easily work across multiple devices. 

One of the best features is the ability to use the Apple Pencil on an iPad to create diagrams or illustrations making it great for skilled artists. As well as that, Apple provides plenty of convenient templates for personal and professional projects. 

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The best presentation software

These powerpoint alternatives go beyond the basics..

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The latest presentation apps have made it easier than ever to format slides and create professional-looking slideshows without giving off a "this is a template" vibe. Even standard PowerPoint alternatives have updated key features to make it easier than ever to collaborate and create presentations quickly, so you can spend more time prepping for your actual presentation.

If, like me, you've been using Google Slides unquestioningly for years, it's a whole new world out there. The newest crop of online presentation tools go way beyond the classic slideshow experience, with new features to keep your audience's attention, streamline the creation process with AI, and turn slide decks into videos and interactive conversations.

I've been testing these apps for the past few years, and this time, I spent several days tinkering with the top presentation software solutions out there to bring you the best of the best.

Beautiful.ai for AI-powered design

Prezi for non-linear, conversational presentations

Powtoon for video presentations

Genially for interactive, presenter-less presentations

Pitch for collaborating with your team on presentations

Zoho Show for a simple presentation app

Gamma for generative AI features

What makes the best presentation app?

How we evaluate and test apps.

Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. We're never paid for placement in our articles from any app or for links to any site—we value the trust readers put in us to offer authentic evaluations of the categories and apps we review. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog .

When looking for the best presentation apps, I wanted utility players. After all, slideshows are used for just about everything, from pitch decks and product launches to class lectures and church sermons. With that in mind, here's what I was looking for:

Pre-built templates. The best presentation tools should have attractive, professional-looking templates to build presentations in a hurry.

Sharing and collaboration options. Whether you plan to share your webinar slides later, or you just want to collaborate with a coworker on a presentation, it should be easy to share files and collaborate in real-time.

Flexibility and customization options. Templates are great, but top presentation apps should enable you to customize just about everything—giving you the flexibility to build exactly what you need.

Affordability. Creating compelling presentations is important, but you shouldn't have to bust your budget to make it happen. With capable free tools on the market, affordability is a top consideration.

Standalone functionality. There's no reason to use multiple tools when one can do it all, so I didn't test any apps that require and work on top of another presentation app like PowerPoint or Google Slides.

Familiar, deck-based UI. For our purposes here, I only tested software that uses slides, with the familiar deck-based editor you expect from a "presentation" tool (versus, for example, a video creation app).

While many apps now offer AI features in one way or another, I found many of these features to be lacking still—they're often slow, struggle to pull in relevant imagery, and yield wildly inconsistent designs. For that reason, I opted not to make AI features a strict requirement (for now!), and I've still included apps that don't offer AI. (Of course, if you opt for one of those, you can still easily get AI-generated images from a separate tool and copy them into your presentation app of choice.)

Beyond that, I also looked for presentation apps that brought something unique to the table—features above and beyond what you can get for free from a legacy solution like PowerPoint or Google Slides. (And I opted not to test any brand new apps that are still in beta, since there are so many established options out there.)

Here's what my testing workflow looked like:

I went through any onboarding or guided tutorials.

I created a new deck, scanning through all available templates, noting how well-designed they were (and which were free versus paid).

I added new slides, deleted slides, edited text and images, and played around with other content types.

I changed presentation design settings, like color schemes and background images.

I reviewed and tested the sharing and collaboration options.

I tested out presenter view (when available).

After my first round of testing, I went back into the top performers to test any unique or niche features like AI, brand settings, interactive content, and more. With that, these are the best presentation apps I found—each one really brings something different or radically easy to the table.

The best presentation software: at a glance

The best free presentation software, canva (web, windows, mac, android, ios).

Canva, our pick for the best free presentation app

Canva pros:

Excellent free plan

Tons of amazing templates for all use cases

Feature-rich

Canva cons:

The Magic Design AI tool is still inconsistent and not super impressive

Canva offers one of the most robust free plans of all the presentation apps I tested. The app delays account creation until after you've created your first design, so you can get started building your presentation in seconds. Choose from an almost overwhelming number of beautiful templates (nearly all available for free), including those designed specifically for education or business use cases.

Anyone who's accidentally scrolled too far and been bumped to the next slide will appreciate Canva's editor interface, which eliminates that problem altogether with a smooth scroll that doesn't jump around. Choose from a handful of preset animations to add life to your presentations, or browse the library of audio and video files available to add. And Canva also has a number of options for sharing your presentation, including adding collaborators to your team, sharing directly to social media, and even via QR code.

Present directly from Canva, and let audience members submit their questions via Canva Live. Once you share a link to invite audience members to your presentation, they can send questions for you to answer. As the presenter, you'll see them pop up in your presenter view window, so you can keep the audience engaged and your presentation clear. Alternatively, record a presentation with a talking head bubble—you can even use an AI presenter here—to share remotely.

Canvas has added a number of AI-powered tools , but I wasn't super impressed by them yet. When I asked the Magic Design tool to generate a presentation from scratch, for example, the result was a bunch of unrelated images, inconsistent design, and surface-level copy. These features will likely improve in time, but for now, you're better off starting from one of Canva's many great templates.

Canva pricing: Free plan available; paid plans start at $119.99/year for 1 user and include additional features like Brand Kit, premium templates and stock assets, and additional AI-powered design tools.

The best presentation app for AI-powered design

Beautiful.ai (web, mac, windows).

Beautiful.ai pros:

True AI design

No fussing around with alignment

Still allows for customization

Beautiful.ai cons:

No free plan

Generative AI features aren't great yet

If you're like me, editing granular spacing issues is the absolute worst part of building a presentation. Beautiful.ai uses artificial intelligence to take a lot of the hassle and granular design requirements out of the presentation process, so you can focus on the content of a presentation without sacrificing professional design. If I needed to make presentations on a regular basis, this is the app I'd use.

Many apps have recently added AI design features, but Beautiful.ai has been doing it for years—and they've perfected the UX of AI design, ensuring the tool's reign as the most streamlined and user-friendly option for AI design.

The editor is a little different from most presentation apps, but it's still intuitive—and you'll start off with a quick two-minute tutorial. When creating a new slide, scroll through "inspiration slides" to find a layout you like; once you choose, the app will pull the layout and automatically adapt it to match the design of the rest of your presentation.

With 10 themes, several templated slides, over 40 fully-designed templates, and 23 different color palettes to choose from, Beautiful.ai strikes a perfect balance between automation and customization.

While Beautiful.ai doesn't offer a free plan, paid plans are reasonably priced and offer sharing and collaboration options that rival collab-focused apps like Google Slides. And speaking of Google, you can connect Beautiful.ai with Google Drive to save all your presentations there.

Note: I did test the newly released generative AI feature (called DesignerBot) and felt it wasn't much to write home about. It's great for adding individual slides to an existing presentation—automatically choosing the best layout and matching the design to the rest of the deck—but as with most other apps, it struggled to generate a quality presentation from scratch.

Beautiful.ai pricing: Plans start at $12/month for unlimited slides, AI content generation, viewer analytics, and more. Upgrade to a Team plan for $40/user/month to get extra collaboration and workspace features and custom brand controls.

If you're a founder looking for an AI presentation tool for your pitch deck, Slidebean is a great Beautiful.ai alternative for startups. The app offers a number of templates; a unique, content-first outline editor; and AI design help that you can toggle on or off for each slide. I didn't include it on the list mainly because of the price: the free plan is quite limited, and the paid all-access plan starts at $228/year.

The best presentation app for conversational presentations

Prezi (web, mac, windows, ios, android).

Prezi interface

Prezi pros:

Doesn't restrict you to standard presentation structure

Lots of customization options

Prezi Video lets you display a presentation right over your webcam video

Prezi cons:

Steep learning curve

Struggling to squeeze information into a basic, linear presentation? Give Prezi a try. Unlike nearly all other presentation apps on the market, Prezi Present doesn't restrict the structure of your presentation to a straight line. The editor focuses on topics and subtopics and allows you to arrange them any way you want, so you can create a more conversational flow of information.

With the structural flexibility, you still get all the same customization features you expect from top presentation software, including fully-editable templates. There's a learning curve if you're unfamiliar with non-linear presentations, but templates offer a great jumping-off point, and Prezi's editor does a good job of making the process more approachable.

Plus, Prezi comes with two other apps: Prezi Design and Prezi Video. Prezi Video helps you take remote presentations to a new level. You can record a video where the presentation elements are displayed right over your webcam feed. Record and save the video to share later, or connect with your video conferencing tool of choice (including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet) to present live.

Prezi pricing: Free 14-day trial and a free plan that includes up to 5 visual projects; paid plans start at $5/month and include additional features like private presentations and Prezi Present.

The best presentation app for video presentations

Powtoon (web, ios, android).

Powtoon pros:

Timing automatically changes based on the content on the slide

Can toggle between slideshow and video

Can orient presentation as horizontal, vertical, or square

Powtoon cons:

Limited free plan

Powtoon makes it easy to create engaging videos by orienting the editor around a slide deck. Editing a Powtoon feels just like editing a presentation, but by the time you finish, you have a professional video. 

You can edit your slides at any time, and when you hit play, a video plays through your deck—the feel is almost like an animated explainer video. Each slide includes the animations you choose and takes up as much time as is needed based on the content on the slide. Powtoon figures the timing automatically, and you can see in the bottom-right of the editor how much time is used on your current slide versus the total presentation. If you ever want to present as a slide deck, just toggle between Slideshow and Movie.

You'll likely need to subscribe to a paid plan to get the most out of Powtoon—like creating videos longer than three minutes, downloading them as MP4 files, and white-labeling your presentations—but doing so won't break the bank. Plus, you'll unlock tons of templates complete with animations and soundtracks.

One of my favorite Powtoon features is the ability to orient your video: you can choose horizontal orientation (like a normal presentation) or opt for vertical (for mobile) or square (for social media). When your presentation is ready, you can publish straight to YouTube, Wistia, Facebook Ads, and any number of other locations.

Powtoon pricing: Limited free plan available; paid plans start at $20/month and include white-labeling, priority support, additional storage, and more.

The best presentation app for interactive presentations

Genially (web).

Genially, our pick for the best presentation app for interactive presentations

Genially pros:

Don't need a presenter (it's interactive)

You can set universal branding guidelines

Unlimited creations on the free plan

Genially cons:

Free plan has some limitations worth looking into (e.g., can only make public presentations)

While many presentation apps are built for presenter-led decks, Genially 's interactive features and animated templates make it easy to build a self-led presentation. A variety of interactive buttons allow you to show viewers additional context on hover, have them skip to any page of your deck, and let them navigate to external links.

This presentation program offers a bunch of searchable templates, including some for business proposals, reports, social media presentations, and more (though most of those are available on premium plans only). Genially also includes Smart blocks —templated blocks of content for elements like data visualizations and image galleries.

My favorite feature is the brand settings. Premium users can set universal branding guidelines that include your logo, color scheme, fonts, images, and backgrounds, among other options. Think of them like a custom template, created and customized by you, that the whole team can use. Once set, your team can easily create on-brand presentations that automatically apply your brand settings, without even thinking about it.

Plus, Genially supports additional content like training materials, infographics, and interactive images—all subject to your brand presets.

Genially pricing: Free plan available with unlimited creations and views and access to templates; paid plans start at $7.49/month and include additional download options, privacy controls, offline viewing, premium templates, and more.

The best presentation app for collaborating with your team

Pitch (web, mac, windows, ios, android).

Pitch, our pick for the best presentation software for collaborating with your team

Pitch pros:

Google levels of collaboration

Assign slides to specific team members

Start live video calls straight from decks

Pitch cons:

User interface is a little different than you're used to

Need to collaborate on presentations with your team? Pitch is a Google Slides alternative that gets the job done. As far as decks go, Pitch includes all the beautifully-designed templates, customizability, and ease of use you expect from a top-notch presentation tool. But the app really shines when you add your team.

The right-hand sidebar is all about project management and collaboration: you can set and update the status of your deck, assign entire presentations or individual slides to team members, plus comment, react, or add notes. Save custom templates to make future presentations even easier and faster.

You can also invite collaborators from outside your company to work with you on individual decks. And if you opt for a paid plan, Pitch introduces workspace roles, shared private folders, and version history.

The "Go live" feature is a personal favorite—with just a click on the camera icon in the top-right, you can start a live video call. Any team members who open the presentation can hop in and collaborate in real-time. 

Pitch pricing: Free plan offers unlimited presentations, custom templates, and live video collaboration; paid plans start at $8/user/month for additional workspace features, presentation analytics, and more.

The best simple presentation app

Zoho show (web, ios, android, chrome).

Zoho Show, our pick for the best simple presentation app

Zoho Show pros:

Simple and easy to use

Version history and ability to lock slides

Completely free

Zoho Show cons:

Templates are pretty basic

If you're looking for a simple, yet capable presentation app that's a step up from Google Slides, Zoho Show is a great option. It's completely free to use, offers a clean, intuitive editor, and includes a number of great templates.

While the handful of "Themes" offered are on the basic side, Zoho templates boast a more modern and professional design than much of what Google Slides or PowerPoint offer. And I love that you can set the font and color scheme for the whole template, right from the start.

The app doesn't skimp on collaboration or shareability either. You can invite collaborators via email or shareable link, and comments and version history make it easy to work together on presentations. Once you're ready to share, you can even broadcast your presentation to a remote audience right from within Zoho. Plus, you can one-click lock slides to prevent any more editing or hide individual slides to customize your presentation for different audiences.

You can even connect Zoho Show to Zapier , so you can do things like automatically create a presentation when something happens in one of the other apps you use most.

Zapier is the leader in workflow automation—integrating with 6,000+ apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Use interfaces, data tables, and logic to build secure, automated systems for your business-critical workflows across your organization's technology stack. Learn more .

Zoho Show pricing: Free

The best presentation app for generative AI

Gamma (web).

Gamma, our pick for the best presentation app for generative AI

Gamma pros:

Creates fully fleshed-out presentations from a prompt

Chatbot-like experience

Can still manually edit the presentation

Gamma cons:

Not as much granular customization

I tested a lot of apps claiming to use AI to up your presentation game, and Gamma 's generative features were head and shoulders above the crowd.

Simply give the app a topic—or upload an outline, notes, or any other document or article—approve the outline, and pick a theme. The app will take it from there and create a fully fleshed-out presentation. It's far from perfect, but Gamma produced the most useful jumping-off point of all the AI presentation apps I tested. 

Here's the key: Gamma is much more geared toward the iterative, chatbot experience familiar to ChatGPT users. Click on the Edit with AI button at the top of the right-hand menu to open the chat, and you'll see suggested prompts—or you can type in your own requests for how Gamma should alter the presentation.

Once you've done all you can with prompts, simply close the chat box to manually add the finishing touches. While you do sacrifice some granular customizability in exchange for the AI features, you can still choose your visual theme, change slide layouts, format text, and add any images, videos, or even app and web content.

Gamma pricing: Free plan includes unlimited users, 1 custom theme, 400 AI deck credits, and basic view analytics; upgrade to the Pro plan ("coming soon," as of this writing) for $10/user/month to get additional AI credits, advanced view analytics, custom fonts, and more.

What about the old standbys?

You might notice a few major presentation players aren't on this list, including OGs Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and Google Slides. These apps are perfectly adequate for creating basic presentations, and they're free if you have a Windows or Mac device or a Google account.

I didn't include them on the list because the presentation space has really developed in the last several years, and after testing them out, I found these behemoths haven't kept pace. If they weren't made by Microsoft/Apple/Google, I might not even be mentioning them. They're pretty basic tools, they're behind the curve when it comes to templates (both quantity and design), and they don't offer any uniquely valuable features like robust team collaboration, branding controls, video, and so on.

Some of these companies (think: Microsoft and Google) are openly working on some pretty impressive-sounding AI features, but they haven't been widely released to the public yet. Rest assured, I'm watching this space, and the next time we update this article, I'll retest tools like PowerPoint and Google Slides to see what new features are available.

In any case, if you're reading this, you're probably looking for an alternative that allows you to move away from one of the big 3, and as the presentation platforms featured above show, there's a ton to gain—in terms of features, usability, and more—when you do.

Related reading:

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This post was originally published in October 2014 and has since been updated with contributions from Danny Schreiber, Matthew Guay, Andrew Kunesh, and Krystina Martinez. The most recent update was in May 2023.

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Presentation Software for 2022: 10 Best PowerPoint Alternatives

Presentation Software for 2022: 10 Best PowerPoint Alternatives

Imagine the last PowerPoint presentation you created. You probably spent way too much time on the minute design details like adjusting borders and aligning text boxes. PowerPoint certainly can be a hassle, especially if you don’t have advanced knowledge of the software and its features. 

It’s no wonder why so many people are seeking PowerPoint-alternative presentation software options. Tools like Beautiful.ai, Visme and Prezi save time and plenty of time and frustration when designing presentations, plus many of the tools allow the most amateur of designers to craft masterful and engaging presentation designs.

With so many PowerPoint-alternative software options available, how can you choose the best one for presentation? It can be hard to know which is better than the next. To help out our readers, we’ve combined another list of PowerPoint alternatives for 2022. 

Here, we’ve compiled basic information about 10 different alternative presentation programs to PowerPoint. Which is your favorite?

1. Beautiful.ai

We hate to brag, but our PowerPoint-alternative software is perfect for designing professional-level presentations in a fraction of the time it takes to create a mediocre PowerPoint slide deck. By choosing to advanced presentation software like Beautiful.ai , users are handing over the bulk of the design work to artificial intelligence. Just add your content to slide templates and watch as the AI automatically adjusts your format based on the principles of good design.

Beautiful.ai users never waste valuable time aligning elements, establishing margins or balancing fonts. Users also benefit from a vast library full of thousands of free stock images, icons and logos, so they don’t need to dedicate time to seeking and importing images from an outside source. With Beautiful.ai, users even can add extra pizzazz to their presentations by customizing engaging infographics and adding eye-catching animations. Users don’t even have to build their presentations from the ground up, since Beautiful.ai features a plethora of customizable presentation templates , curated to fit a variety of topics and purposes.

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2. Google Slides

Do you have a Google account? If so, then you already have access to the search giant’s own PowerPoint-alternative presentation software. Anyone with a Google account can access Google Slides from within the company’s suite of productivity applications . In terms of its user interface, Google Slides resembles PowerPoint in many ways, but presentations can be shared among Google users, making it a popular collaboration tool. Google Slides has its limits, however, since only a limited library of shapes and icons are available to add without seeking and importing the images from elsewhere.

Visme’s PowerPoint-alternative presentation software helps users design slide decks, infographics, interactive charts and other visual content. The easy-to-use cloud-based tool allows users to move elements around the workspace, and new content can be added by dragging and dropping it into place. Visme users can build presentations from scratch by starting with a blank canvas, or they can customize a variety of templates. The presentation software also features a collection of thousands of icons, images and data visualizations, and users even can choose to boost engagement by adding elements like video, audio and GIF files.

4. Zoho Show

With Zoho’s PowerPoint-alternative presentation software, users can create, edit, share and deliver presentations from anywhere while collaborating with their teams. Zoho Show is popular thanks to its minimalist and contextual user interface. The program recognizes the task the user is conducting, and automatically provides the most relevant options to reduce overall clutter on the screen. The presentation software also features more than 100 templates for a variety of topics and purposes, from startup pitch decks and business proposals to sales decks and project management presentations.

Prezi’s presentation software is a true alternative to PowerPoint . Rather than design standard slide decks, Prezi users create animated, non-sequential presentations that highlight topics and uncover subtopics with an engaging zoom feature. The PowerPoint-alternative software is an enticing alternative for creating visual presentations, but it’s probably better suited for experienced presentation designers thanks to its unique design. Still, Prezi is a perfect choice for presenters seeking a more creative way to capture an audience's attention.

6. FlowVella

Hoping to design a presentation on your smartphone or tablet? FlowVella is a popular presentation creation platform with a special focus on mobile device support. The PowerPoint-alternative presentation software allows users to create dynamic and interactive visual content from anywhere. Presentations created with FlowVella are especially engaging to audiences since they often combine words, images, video, links, galleries and PDFs to create an interactive story. The software is simple to use thanks to dozens of templates and a convenient drag-and-drop feature for adding content.

7. Haiku Deck

A free app for making attractive presentations, Haiku Deck is both simple and fun to use. The presentation design software uses artificial intelligence to transform ideas into eye-catching slide decks. This PowerPoint-alternative presentation tool is designed for users who want to craft presentations with simple messages using basic templates. And the drag-and-drop interface makes it a tool even amateur designers can master in no time at all.

Canva offers much more than an alternative to PowerPoint. Users can rely on the visual design platform to create social media graphics, posters, invitations, business cards and all sorts of other documents along with presentations. Canva features thousands of professional templates, images and other content elements, as well as features to help teams collaborate with ease. The software tool’s drag-and-drop interface makes it simple for non-designers to customize templates and even edit photos with little experience.

9. Genially

Traditional slide decks are designed to be led by a presenter. That worked great until so much of the global workplace went remote. Genially is a popular PowerPoint-alternative software choice because its interactive features and animated templates are perfect for building self-led presentations. Thanks to a variety of interactive buttons, designers can show their audiences additional context, skip to specific deck pages and even navigate to external locations with links. Genially features a variety of customizable templates on topics ranging from business proposals to social media presentations, making it a simple choice for amateur presentation designers.

No sooner did the PowerPoint-alternative presentation software launch in 2020, than it was already called a “PowerPoint killer” within the sector. It shouldn’t be any surprise, since Pitch was created as a tool for non-designers to build powerful and attractive pitch decks. The presentation software features a vast library of presentation templates and plenty of options for collaboration. Plus, Pitch’s customizable presentation styles allow users easily to stay on brand throughout their entire pitch decks. Plus, Pitch presentations can be integrated with Google Sheets, Google Analytics and other productivity programs.

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The 7 Best Free PowerPoint Alternatives for Presentations

Microsoft PowerPoint is great, but what if you can't afford it? Here are the best free PowerPoint alternatives for presentations.

Microsoft PowerPoint has been around for a long while and so far it has served users well. However, because it's a paid program, not everyone can afford it.

Thankfully, there are many options available for users who want the functionality of Microsoft PowerPoint in a free-to-use package. In fact, some of them don't even require any downloads and are completely web-based.

1. Google Slides

Google Slides editing screen

By far the most popular PowerPoint alternative out there, Google Slides shines when it comes to collaboration. Multiple people can work simultaneously on a presentation and add new slides.

This is further strengthened by its availability. Google Slides works on your web browser and has apps for both iOS and Android.

Additionally, Google Slides keeps a record of all the changes users have made to a presentation, and you can easily restore your slideshow to a previous version. While anyone with a Gmail account can use Google Slides, G Suite users get added data protection.

Compared to PowerPoint, the number of templates, animation forms, and fonts is somewhat lacking. However, businesses tend to overlook these shortcomings on a day-to-day basis.

Canva Presentation maker.

While Canva is primarily known as a photo editor and design tool, it is also a competent MS PowerPoint alternative.

One of Canva's main strengths is its ease of use. There are many beginner tutorial videos on the website if users do not understand something. Complete beginners can easily navigate through the minimalistic interface.

With the free version of Canva, you get access to over 8000+ presentation templates that exponentially speed up your workflow. Additionally, Canva still remains one of the easiest services to create infographics and charts in.

The only limiting thing with Canva is that it offers a basic set of tools and transitions at users' disposal. It's apparent that the company places more focus on photo editing and design aspect than anything else.

Prezi presentation editing screen.

The Prezi presentation format is unique in the way that it lets you view slides. Instead of addressing multiple elements at once, Prezi gives viewers a single canvas that allows them to zoom in on different presentation parts. This provides a much more immersive experience.

Similar to Google Slides, Prezi supports the real-time collaboration of up to 10 users. Users can also add comments to indicate changes or report missing information. Prezi works on any modern web browser, and there are Android and iOS apps available as well.

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The Prezi software also has an analytics feature that helps users optimize their presentation by showing them which slides were the most viewed as well as which ones were skipped.

Even though the basic version of Prezi is free to use, it doesn't allow users to control the privacy of their presentation, which could be a dealbreaker for many. Additionally, due to the way Prezi works, there is a steep learning curve associated with it.

4. WPS Office Free

WPS Office Web Presentation maker

WPS Office is the closest alternative to PowerPoint when it comes to functionality and user interface. Plus, unlike the other web-based services on this list, you don't always need an active internet connection to use it.

With its complete support for PowerPoint files, users can edit existing PowerPoint documents with ease in WPS Office. They can also embed videos and animate individual objects, just like in Microsoft PowerPoint. It also offers many templates, so users can pick their favorite.

However, users should keep in mind that while the software is free, it is supported by ads, which may be a bit intrusive at times. In addition to this, collaboration is less straightforward than with Google Slides.

WPS Office is available across all major platforms such as Windows, macOS, Linux. iOS, and Android. There is a web-based version available as well. Alternatively, you can check out this handy guide to smoothen your transition to WPS Office from Microsoft .

Xtensio presentation maker web app.

Xtensio is one of the best options for business users. It has many templates available regarding various organization sections, such as marketing, UX design, etc.

With Xtensio's easy-to-use interface, even newbies can create professional-looking reports and presentations. Additionally, they offer even greater flexibility in terms of design. You can edit each object in a template to suit your specific needs.

But it does have some shortcomings. For one thing, users cannot export their presentations in PowerPoint format. Additionally, the free version supports only one user at a time with a storage space of 1MB.

6. LibreOffice

LibreOffice Impress Presentation Software editing screen

LibreOffice is open-source presentation software that does everything PowerPoint can do. Although it lacks functionality such as OneDrive Integration, its PowerPoint-like functionality more than makes up for it.

LibreOffice has its share of useful features, such as the ability to import Keynote files. In addition, LibreOffice has a vast collection of free templates that users can use to create their presentations.

If that's not enough, you can download additional templates from LibreOffice's online repository. LibreOffice is available across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

7. Zoho Show

Zoho Show presentation maker

There are several reasons to use Zoho Show for your next presentation. It's a great presentation tool that's similar to Google Slides, but even better. Users can also import and edit all their PowerPoint files in the online tool.

Users can create tables, infographics, and data charts within Zoho Show itself. In addition to this, the service also has in-built Google Image Search functionality that lets you search and insert images quickly.

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Additionally, Zoho Show supports collaboration in real-time and multiple users can edit presentations. Although there's not much to complain about in Zoho Show, many users would like to have more options when it comes to templates and animations.

Worthy PowerPoint Alternatives

Essentially, all these tools and services function the same way as PowerPoint without the cost. Furthermore, the web-based alternatives are more advanced such as automatic saving and cloud storage.

Despite this, PowerPoint remains the front-runner when it comes to presentation software. As such, it is important for users to know how to make the best out of its features.

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When was the last time you were impressed by a PowerPoint Presentation?

Most of your answers would be, "Sorry, I don't remember."

You might be able to recall specific parts of the slide decks, but you can’t say you learned anything from them.

Lemme ask you a question. Can you confidently say you gave full attention to the last presentation you sat through?

So if it's your turn to create a presentation, it's high time you don't give a boring powerpoint template presentation.

Lucky for you, there's an ocean of powerpoint alternatives out there! Anyone can create a professionally designed presentation from these latest online presentation softwares.

In this article, we have narrowed down the top 10 powerpoint alternatives available online with an in-depth overview of their unique features, pricing, and usability.

Let's dive in

  • Google Slides
  • Animaker Deck
  • Beautiful.ai

1. Google Slides

Google Slides is the most well-liked PowerPoint alternative available that excels at teamwork. It  is accessible to anybody with a Gmail account, but G Suite subscribers enjoy additional data security.

Google Slides is accessible both via Laptop/PC and via mobile. It offers real-time collaboration, a friendly UI, and seamless connectivity with  all the Google Web Applications.

Google Slides

Google Slides is available in the following  plans :

Personal  - Available for free to all Google Account holders. Under this plan, users get up to 15 GB of storage size.

Business Starter  at $6 USD per user per month with 30 GB storage capacity and standard support.

Business Standard -  premium plan at $12 USD per user per month with a 2 TB storage size available under this plan.

Business Plus , at $18 USD per user per month, with a whopping 5 TB storage capacity per user and a paid upgrade to Enhanced support services.

There’s also an  Enterprise plan specially catering to corporates for custom and secure business email addresses providing as much storage as you need.         

Special Features:

  • A Google Drive or a YouTube link can be used to  upload videos into the presentation . Using assistive tools like  Smart Compose  and  autocorrect  will help you build slides faster and more accurately.

Collaboration

  • Collaboration  is the key feature of Google Slides. Several persons can edit a presentation, and new slides can be added simultaneously. You can also quickly roll back your slideshow to a prior version since Google Slides keeps track of all the modifications users have made to a presentation.
  • Google Slide offers ample templates for users to choose from and edit. However, there are fewer templates, animation forms, and fonts available than in PowerPoint.
  • The ease of usability is high. Any Google user can pick it up and use the application seamlessly.
  • There are also  open communities  and  self-service online forums  for customer support. So the users need not worry about troubleshooting any issues.

2. Zoho Show

Zoho Show is one of the best modern presentation softwares available online. It is mainly designed to create visually engaging presentations for free on any device.

Zoho Show

Zoho Show is  free to use . You just need a valid mail address or mobile number to get started.

User Interface

  • Zoho Show’s key feature is the contextual and minimalist  user interface  that allows you to create presentations in your style.
  • It is pre-loaded with 100 plus professional presentation templates suitable for start-up pitch decks, sales presentations, etc.

Central Presentation Repository

  • With Zoho Show, you can create a presentation as a team. It houses a central presentation repository that helps retrieve created presentations and makes collaboration much easier for all the teams.
  • You can  upload your existing presentations in formats like ppt, pptx, ODP, and PPS and continue customizing them with no hassle in Zoho Show.

Remote Broadcasting

  • Y ou can broadcast your presentations on big screens and control them through a smartwatch, Chromebook, or android tv, for that matter.
  • The ad-free user-interface lets you create compelling presentations with no distractions and take them to the next level.
  • The central organization library allows us to repurpose the slides and work together effectively, even in bigger teams. You can also give role-based access and permit individual members to work cross-functionally.

3. Animaker Deck

Animaker Deck is the  world’s first avatar-powered presentation software  to create wow-worthy slide decks without any professional experience in no time.

Animaker Deck

Animaker Deck is available in the following pricing plans ,

Free plan   where users can create presentations by just creating a free account in the app.

Slides Pro plan ,  at $20 per month, offers users premium bundles and an import PPT feature.

The Animaker Pro plan ,  at $49 per month, gives full access to the animation suite and access to unlimited slides, premium bundles, priority support services, and the import PPT feature.

The Enterprise plan  is catered for small to big organizations with unlimited custom character creation, a dedicated account manager, and all the features available in the Animaker Pro Plan.

Deck Pricing Plans

Character Builder

  • The best part about Animaker Deck is the Character builder, where you can create your custom avatars and use them as brand ambassadors or mascots. You can also use the pre-built animated characters in your slide decks and bring them to life.

Professional Templates  

  • Animaker Deck houses more than 50 unique handcrafted presentation templates to choose from and create a pitch-winning deck. You also have the option to create a presentation from scratch.

Customizable Background s

  • There’s an option to customize the background of the slide deck entirely according to your presentation style and needs.

Integrations  

  • Users can also access stock images and GIFs from Pixabay, Giphy, and Unsplash. This helps users to use stock images from the library itself instead of searching the internet for appropriate images.

Storage Space

  • More importantly, the users get  25 GB of storage space  to upload their files into their presentations.
  • Animaker Deck has an “import PPT” feature that allows the users to upload their presentations in the PPTX format  and easily edit them as needed.

Brand Kit Manager

  • The Brand Kit manager enables bigger teams to efficiently manage their presentations and maintain uniformity and brand continuity throughout the presentations.
  • The user interface is super clean. Animaker Deck is the easiest presentation software to use.
  • Animaker Deck offers real-time collaboration when creating presentations and lets team members review and work together productively.

4. Prezi Present

Prezi Present is an online presentation software known for non-linear types of presentations. Its open canvas helps view and organize the contents as a whole rather than the traditional linear type of presentation.

Prezi Present

Free Trial   - Prezi Present offers 14 days free trial and gives access to other Prezi products as well.

Premium  - Users can upgrade to a premium subscription available as Basic, Individual, Business, and Student/Educators plans.

The premium plans start at $16 per month. In addition, students and Educators can subscribe to the premium plan starting at $3 per month and get access to track progress in class.

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Smart Structures

  • Prezi comes loaded with an intelligent structures feature that enables the user to efficiently arrange the contents of the presentation with simple click-and-drag actions.

Zoom Reveal Feature

  • Your content is revealed as you zoom in to start your presentation, unveiling the necessary details in a non-linear fashion  like a story.

Conversational Presentation

  • Prezi is designed as a conversational presentation software that reduces navigating back and forth continuously between slides.

Present over video

  • Another critical feature of Prezi is present over video. Users can present their content along with their videos on the same screen.  This makes the presentation much more engaging and keeps up the personal connection in remote meetings.

Templates  

  • Prezi also offers designer templates to jump-start your presentations and not worry about starting them from scratch.

Presenter View

  • Prezi comes with a Presenter view feature that helps you to leave notes, prompts, and talking points only you can see while you present.

Upload Option

  • There’s also an option to upload your own slides and turn them into a dynamic, engaging Prezi presentation and improve the content you already have in 10 minutes or less.
  • Prezi’s user interface is comparatively difficult to understand right off the bat for the users. Therefore, the users would have to go through a learning curve to use the full potential of the Prezi app efficiently.
  • Prezi also offers a slack integration for teams that enables them to work together on more significant projects. Live collaboration makes it easier for every team member to create a presentation and share it with anyone via a dedicated link.

Visme is another well-known presentation software to create interactive presentations, documents, data visualizations, and other branded content.

Visme

Visme is available in the following  plans :

  • Basic plan  is available for 0$
  • Starter plan  starts at $12.25/month annually
  • Pro plan  at $29/month annually
  • Visme for Teams plan  with Custom pricing

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Illustrations  

  • Users can create diagrams or illustrations that bring the slides to life with their Apple Pencil on their iPads.

Real-time Collaboration

  • The Keynote app provides real-time collaboration that enables the teams to work together, irrespective of the device type (Mac, iPad, iPhone, or PC).
  • Every team member gets a hand in designing the presentation with beautiful charts, customizing the images, and adding cinematic effects.

Dynamic Backgrounds

  • Keynote offers dynamic backgrounds that help to create sleek presentations. Also, you can add over 700 Apple-designed shapes, photos, videos, music, image galleries, and charts to illustrate your critical points in the presentation.
  • It even lets you take pictures and scan documents with your iPhone, and  Continuity Camera   will send them straight to Keynote on your Mac.
  • With Keynote, you can seamlessly present with your team. Multiple presenters can take turns controlling a single deck — from anywhere — on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Also, the Rehearse Mode lets you practice on the go in an all-in-one view.
  • Keynote’s intuitive interface is super user-friendly, comprises all the essential tools up front, and is easily accessible.
  • Additionally, with Scribble for iPadOS and Apple Pencil, handwritten words will automatically be converted to typed text. With this, the users can take notes quickly, edit a presentation or annotate the text.

7. Slidebean

Slidebean offers a Pitch Deck Builder to create an investor-winning pitch. Then, with the help of artificial intelligence, it helps to craft stories and stand out from the monotone crowd.

Slidebean

Slidebean is available in the following  plans ,

Basic Plan , at $0 per month, offers unlimited presentations, access to free startup lessons, free document templates, and an accelerator programs monitor.

All-Access Plan   starts at $171 billed annually, and includes everything in the Basic Plan and additionally offers sharing and exporting presentations, access to 30,000+ investor contacts, and much more.

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Extensive Tool kit

  • Slidebean’s Pitch Deck Builder comprises an extensive toolkit that hand-holds the users in creating a stunning pitch deck.

Automated Pitch

  • With Automated Pitch Deck builder, you can create a stunning pitch in a few steps and it is very useful to startups with fewer resources.
  • Slidebean offers well-vetted and successful venture-winning templates with top brands like Airbnb, Uber, and Peloton as the basis.
  • About 300+ of the best pitch deck templates from the most successful venture-backed startups are pre-loaded inside this presentation software.

Real-time collaboration

  • The premium plans of Slidebean offer real-time collaboration features.
  • You can also track and view activity in slides.
  • Financial modeling templates and Investor CRM are also available to help the startup founders design presentations.
  • The AI integration makes Pitch Deck Builder very easy for anyone without professional design experience.
  • Also, the templates are entirely customizable and can be edited per your needs.

8. Beautiful.ai

Beautiful.ai is an online presentation maker for startups. Creating winning pitch decks, marketing plans, or sales proposals is possible with Beautiful.ai in minutes.

Beautiful.ai

Beautiful.ai is available in the following  plans ,

Pro Plan  starting at $12 per month, is suitable for individual users.

Team plan  starts at $40 per month per user, includes everything from the Pro Plan, and offers a centralized slides library.

Enterprise Plan  is available for organizations under custom pricing, unlimited team resources, and everything from the Team plan.

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There’s also an option to create a single presentation under a monthly plan at $45 for  ad-hoc projects .

Pitch Decks

  • Beautiful.ai is aimed at helping bootstrapped companies create pitch-winning decks. Thousands of  startups  secured funding and closed deals by creating slide decks with this refreshing presentation maker.

Custom Branding

  • Custom Branding of slides, Version history, Stock media library, and Powerpoint import are the critical features of the Beatiful.ai presentation maker.

Collaboration  

  • A collaborative workspace allows teams to work in unison and brainstorm ideas together.
  • Customizable templates help any entrepreneur to modify their slide decks according to their needs and preferences.
  • The user interface is so straightforward that even beginners and users without prior familiarity with graphic design can create presentations easily.

9. Genial.ly

Genially is an online tool for making creative presentations from scratch or with pre-built templates.

Creating interactive presentations with professional designs, dossiers, reports, business proposals, and enticing pitches are all made possible with Genial.ly.

Genial.ly

Genially comes under the following  plans ,

Free plan  gives access to unlimited presentation creation but with restricted features.

Education plan starts at $4.99 per month, billed annually.

Master plan starts at $20.82 per month, billed annually.

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Cloud Storage

  • Presentations created in Genially are automatically stored in the cloud. So any change made will get updated instantly.

Gamification  

  • Genially templates also offer a Gamification option where users can use the presentation templates solely for quiz type or simple Q&A slide decks.
  • When slides are shared with clients or prospects, genially Statistics help monitor views and content engagement.
  • Genially helps users create a storytelling-based presentation with the best templates. Users can also apply a custom logo, colors, and fonts to the slide designs and align the presentation with their brand image.
  • Privacy is never a concern with Genially. You get to control the access to your creations, be it public or privately shared presentations.
  • Genially’s templates are easy to edit and don’t require any design knowledge to modify them.
  • The minimalistic workspace makes the user feel at home. You can also easily share the Genially created presentation links and embed them into a website, blog, or LMS(Learning management system) .

Slides is an online suite for creating modern presentations. Unlike traditional presentation software, there's no need to download anything. Slides let you create professional slide decks and work with collaborators to make an awe-inspiring presentation without any hassle.

Slides

Slides app is available in the following  plans ,

Free plan gives access to limited presentation creation. However, the content will be publicly viewable and include ads. Also, users get 250 MB of storage size to create up to five decks.

Lite plan starts at $5 per month, billed annually. It includes 1 GB of storage space, one collaborator per deck, and an export to pdf feature.

Pro plan   starts at $10 per month, billed annually. It offers unlimited storage, three collaborators per deck, custom CSS, and a Google Analytics feature.

Team plan  starts at $20/month when billed annually and includes features like endless collaborations, a shared media library, and custom branding.

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Open source tool

  • Slides is the only presentation tool with a fully open-source format. You get access to your presentation's complete source code.

Customizations

  • Presentations can be made in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript formats. Rich customization options using CSS.
  • Export a copy and present it offline or store it on your web host.

  Present Mode

  • You can control what your viewers see with the help of a Present Mode. You can even use your phone as a remote control with direct access to your speaker notes during a meeting, conference call, or on stage.

Customizable Team Editor

  • Slides offer a customizable editor with which you can easily edit your company's assets and themes and as well as leave comments/feedback and notifications when working together.
  • There’s also a Media library loaded with stock images, videos, and slide templates that help to make your whole team work better.
  • Slides user interface is very friendly. The editor is built in a minimalistic manner that even beginners can get the hang of it once they start.

And that’s a wrap!!

To sum up, all these presentation tools carry out the same tasks as PowerPoint. Still, they are less expensive and much more intelligent, with features like character builder, live collaboration, cloud storage, and automated saving.

We hope we saved you from death by powerpoint. Try out these powerful alternatives for your future presentations.

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Whatever the reason why you're looking for an alternative for PowerPoint may be, we're here to show you 7 great programs to use instead. Here's a quick overview - you'll find more detailed information below:

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Slides is amazing! The software is extremely intuitive to use and while there are design pre-sets, it still allows artistic freedom and adjustments. You will be left with wonderful slide decks. There is a free version, and the basic plan for 5$ a month is totally affordable as well. Presenting offline is only possible in the Lite and Pro version.

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Who is it for?

Slides is for everyone who wants professional looking slides while not giving up creating your own creative slide deck. Its easy interface makes it perfect for anyone who doesn't want to spend a lot of time learning to use a new program.

  • intuitive and easy to use
  • integration of code or math formulas
  • directly insert images from Unsplash or GIFs from giphy
  • design your own themes
  • slide decks in the free version are publicly viewable and may include ads

Pricing and Features

Free, Lite and Pro Version for single users, Team Version; Click here to see details

2. beautiful.ai

beautiful.ai (as suggested in the name) is a presentation software that uses artificial intelligence to get the best possible slides. And the results are - well - beautiful. After a short tutorial and some time to get used to the program, playing around with slides, elements and texts and seeing how the AI assistant transforms them is actually a lot of fun! In the Pro version, there's a desktop player included. The free version is for online use only.

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beautiful.ai might not be the easiest tool to use on this list, but it is definitely one of the most interesting ones! We recommend it to anyone who wants to try out something new and to people who are thrilled about AI and tech innovations.

  • really fun to use and play around with
  • design is always amazing due to AI
  • beautiful templates
  • lots of functions and slide pre-sets even in the free version
  • Limit of 60 slides in the free version
  • Logo branding in the free version
  • takes a little time to get used to

There is a basic plan and a Pro plan. Click here to get more information .

3. SlideLizard LIVE

SlideLizard is a PowerPoint Add-on that extends its features and makes it so much better. You’ll get everything you’ve ever missed in PowerPoint in just one software – poll creation, a live Q&A feature, slide sharing, audience feedback and presentation analytics. You won’t need a PowerPoint alternative anymore – because PowerPoint will have everything you need.

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Everyone who wants to engage their audience and improve their presentation skills – especially people who do presentations often.

  • get anonymous Feedback easily
  • create polls
  • analyse your held presentations
  • answer questions as they arrive
  • seamless integration into PowerPoint
  • PowerPoint is required

Free and PRO versions for single users, Enterprise and single event plan on request. Click here to see details .

4. Zoho Show

Zoho Show is a free tool for creating presentations. It resembles PowerPoint in use. Even though it's completely free, it contains lots of features and has everything you need to hold a basic presentation. Again, it is pretty easy to use. You do need an internet connection to create and present you presentation via Zoho Show, but it can be downloaded and opened in PowerPoint or as a PDF as well.

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Since it is completely free, Zoho Show is especially perfect for students or anyone who doesn't want to spend money on a new presentation software. For free software, Zoho Show does a very good job.

  • completely free
  • similar to PowerPoint in function
  • animation of objects and transitions
  • easy to use
  • collaborate with colleagues
  • not that many templates available
  • creating presentations may take a while

Zoho Show can be used for free with all features.

Canva offers lots of design templates and makes it possible to create visually stunning presentations within a short amount of time. It is not just a platform for creating presentations, but also for designing graphics for other purposes (eg. Social Media, Flyers,…) , so if you find also need to create content of that kind, Canva might be the perfect tool for you. You need an internet connection to create the slides, which you can download afterwards.

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Canva is great for students, as the basic plan is free and completely sufficient for non-business purposes. It is great software for anyone who is looking for an easy and quick way to create professional-looking presentations and other types of content.

  • huge selection of high-quality design templates
  • choose from a variety of free and low-priced images, backgrounds and music
  • slides can be downloaded and opened with PowerPoint
  • limited storage space in basic plan
  • no animation of objects (except for predefined illustrations)

There is a free basic plan, a Pro plan and an Enterprise plan for companies. Click here to see details .

Crello is similar to Canva. It is not only for creating presentations, but also Social Media posts, banners, prints and more. As for presentations, you can choose from a huge variety of templates. You basically only have to exchange the pictures and add text to finish your presentation. Internet connection is required.

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Crello is the perfect tool for all designers, whether you're a beginner or already advanced. The free version offers a good deal of features, so it is definitely an option for people who do not want to spend money on software.

  • lots of beautiful templates
  • many features in the free version
  • no animations
  • no transitions

Crello offers a free basic plan and a pro plan. Click here to see details .

7. Haiku Deck

Haiku Deck is a well-known alternative for PowerPoint. People like it for its user-friendly interface and for how easily you can create amazing, professional presentations. An internet connection is required while creating, Pro users can download their slides for offline viewing.

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Due to the fact that you basically have to pay in order to use Haiku Deck, it might not be the best option for everyone. Presenters who don’t mind spending some dollars per month for good presentation software are likely to be satisfied.

  • professional and widely used software for creating presentations
  • user-friendly with lots of options for editing
  • no real free version (you can only have one deck in the free one and the features are very limited)
  • no Pro trial without entering payment information

Haiku Deck offers a Pro and a Premium plan. Students, teachers and non-profit organizations only pay half the price. Click here for details .

...or stick with PowerPoint instead?

While playing around with tools and alternatives is without a doubt fun, we are still huge fans of PowerPoint. It is the all-time allrounder for presentations, works offline and has so much to offer! As with most of the presented software, you can download the created slides and open them in PowerPoint as well. For anything you might miss in PowerPoint, there's probably already a great Plugin to help you. Click here to see the 5 best PowerPoint Plugins in 2020 .

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What is the best PowerPoint alternative?

Unfortunately there is not THE best alternative. It depends very much on your application, which alternative is best suited for you. Our blog entry gives a good overview which software fits for whom.

Are there free PowerPoint alternatives?

Yes, there are free alternatives. These are free, for example: Canva, beautiful.ai or Crello. Our blog gives a good overview of the respective prices and features.

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7 Best Free PowerPoint Alternatives To Level Up Your Presentations

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Apache openoffice, google slides, libreoffice, propresenter, seven free powerpoint alternatives to help design engaging presentations..

Think of presentations and you think of Microsoft PowerPoint. An industry standard, PowerPoint is a long-standing tool that offers an easy-to-navigate interface to create impactful presentations for business meetings, sales pitches, and more.

However, despite being widely used, Microsoft PowerPoint might not be the most accessible tool, especially if you’re looking for free software. PowerPoint is part of the Microsoft Office suite and can only be accessed by purchasing the suite. Small businesses, especially sales and marketing companies, need software that helps design impactful presentation slides without draining their finances. That’s where free PowerPoint alternatives come to the rescue.

We asked users about the PowerPoint alternative they considered when looking for presentation software for their business. Here are the seven best PowerPoint alternatives (listed alphabetically) they identified.

See the full list of Microsoft Powerpoint alternatives.

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1. Apache OpenOffice

Apache OpenOffice is an open-source software suite that offers a presentation tool to design multimedia slides.

The presentation software lets you add 2D and 3D clip art, special effects (such as slide transitions), and animation to your presentations. It offers a built-in template library with a range of templates to use in your slides.

Using the tool’s multi-monitor support, you can showcase additional material while presenting your main slides. You also get access to a drawing and diagramming toolkit to draw custom shapes to add to your presentations.

Apache OpenOffice offers chat and email support. It has a desktop application for Linux, Mac, and Windows users.

Apache OpenOffice

Key Features

  • Collaboration tools
  • Data import/export
  • Database creation
  • Document generation
  • Office suite
  • Organizational charting

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Version

Device compatibility

Screenshots.

Apache OpenOffice

Creating a presentation in Apache OpenOffice

Here’s how Apache OpenOffice compares to PowerPoint

Both PowerPoint and Apache OpenOffice provide multiple slide views, such as the outline view and presenter view. However, Apache gives quick access to all its views from the main window, which PowerPoint doesn’t. Also, Apache OpenOffice has a better user interface and multiple hotkeys for quick access.

Platforms supported: Both PowerPoint and Apache OpenOffice are available as desktop applications for Mac and Windows. Apache OpenOffice is also available for Linux users.

Typical customers: Both tools are used by freelancers and small businesses. However, PowerPoint is also used by large enterprises.

Customer support: Both tools offer chat and email support.

Pricing: Apache OpenOffice is open source and free to use, whereas subscription for Microsoft 365 Personal Suite, containing PowerPoint, starts at $6.99 per user per month.

Canva is a design and presentation app that helps create infographics, logos, banners, and full-fledged presentation slides for team and client meetings.

The software offers a library of presentation templates you can access to add pre-built videos, logos, and graphics to your presentations. Additionally, Canva lets you collaborate with teammates by sharing access to the content dashboard.

You can add animation to your slides, customize the color scheme, and remove the background from images using the background remover tool. You can also use the version history to revert to a previous design instead of undoing all changes.

Canva offers chat and email support. It is web-based and also has applications for desktop and mobile (iOS and Android) devices.

Canva

  • Access controls/permissions
  • Artwork management
  • Asset categorization
  • Asset library
  • Asset sharing

Canva

Design catalog in Canva

Here’s how Canva compares to PowerPoint

Canva offers a variety of pre-built templates and font types compared to PowerPoint and is easier to navigate for first-time users. It also integrates with third-party social media platforms, making it easy for you to share graphics and presentations directly to an audience.

Platforms supported: You can download both tools as desktop applications. However, Canva also provides a web-based version and has a mobile app for Android and iOS devices.

Typical customers: Both tools are used by freelancers, small to midsize businesses, and large enterprises.

Customer support: Both Canva and PowerPoint offer chat and email support.

Pricing: Pricing for PowerPoint starts at $6.99 per user per month, while Canva’s paid plans start at $12.99 per user per month.

3. Google Slides

Google Slides is a presentation tool that is part of the Google Workspace suite. The software lets you create and sync slides, share them with your teammates, use comments, and assign action items to build presentations together.

With Google Slides, you get an easy-to-use presenter view for presenting slides during meetings, referencing speaker notes, showcasing text to viewers, and accessing live captions for audio content. You can integrate the software with third-party video calling platforms to present slides during online conferences.

Features such as smart compose and autocorrect help eliminate spelling and formatting errors automatically from your slides. An offline mode helps you work on your slides without an internet connection.

Google Slides

  • Audio file management
  • Customizable templates
  • Offline editing

Google Slides

Creating a presentation in Google Slides

Here’s how Google Slides compares to PowerPoint

Google Slides is an online tool and doesn’t require any software installation, whereas PowerPoint is more suited to offline work and comes as a desktop app that needs to be installed. Also, Google Slides is cloud based, and it offers better collaboration and is suitable for teams with many people.

Platforms supported: Google Slides is web-based, while PowerPoint is a desktop application.

Typical customers: Both tools are used by freelancers, small businesses, and large enterprises

Customer support: Both Google Slides and PowerPoint offer chat and email support.

Pricing: Google Slides is free to use. However, you can buy the Google Workspace Suite, which provides additional tools and more storage space, at $6 per user per month. The cost for PowerPoint starts at $6.99 per user per month.

4. LibreOffice

LibreOffice is an open-source suite designed to create, manage, edit, and modify documents, spreadsheets, and presentation slides.

The software offers multiple editing and viewing modes for editing, outlining, and organizing text and images in slides. It lets you edit and manage notes that appear on individual slides. It also provides a slide sorter to locate and sort presentation slides.

With LibreOffice, you can manually navigate the slides during presentations or schedule their transition using a built-in timer.

LibreOffice

  • Document classification
  • File conversion
  • File sharing
  • Full text search

LibreOffice

Adding graphics in LibreOffice

Here’s how LibreOffice compares to PowerPoint

LibreOffice is an open-source solution, so it’s free to use. PowerPoint, on the other hand, needs a paid subscription. Also, LibreOffice works better for Linux users, as PowerPoint is unavailable for Linux. Additionally, you can customize LibreOffice by accessing its source code.

Platforms supported: PowerPoint is available for Mac and Windows, while LibreOffice is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Typical customers: Both software tools are used by freelancers and small businesses. However, large enterprises tend to use PowerPoint as well.

Customer support: Both PowerPoint and LibreOffice offer chat and email support.

Pricing: LibreOffice is free to use, while subscription for PowerPoint starts at $6.99 per user per month.

Prezi is a presentation software tool designed for freelancers and small businesses. It helps create video presentations for business meetings and client pitches.

With Prezi, you get a canvas to build slides and add data to your presentations. Its Smart Structure feature helps arrange content within slides using a simple drag-and-drop option, without disrupting your layout. Another feature called Zoom Reveal lets you zoom in and focus on slides to look at critical details and change minute aspects of your presentation.

The software offers a built-in video tool that allows you to appear alongside your content while presenting slides during remote meetings or presentations.

Prezi

  • Media library

Prezi

Adding animations in Prezi

Here's how Prezi compares to PowerPoint

Prezi offers a better interface than PowerPoint and provides a zoom-in feature to oversee crucial details in slides. It is easier to use and integrates with third-party social media and video-calling platforms to share assets easily.

Platforms supported: PowerPoint is available for Mac and Windows, while Prezi is web-based.

Customer support: PowerPoint offers chat and email support, while Prezi provides chat, email, and phone support.

Pricing: Subscription for PowerPoint starts at $6.99 per user per month. For Prezi, paid plans start at $12 per user per month.

6. ProPresenter

ProPresenter is a presentation tool for live events. It helps present slides to live audiences during sporting events, conferences, trade shows, and worship gatherings.

ProPresenter helps display lyrics, slides, and high-quality media. It provides transitions and onscreen rolling announcements for slides. It also lets you present your slides on multiple screens, each showcasing a different type of content. You can use the preview window to monitor all your screens.

The tool’s built-in library allows you to save all your presentation content. You can also automatically change the text color in a presentation slide at different time intervals.

ProPresenter

  • Chord chart management
  • Drag & drop
  • Event management
  • For religious organizations
  • Layout & design

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Slides in ProPresenter

Here’s how ProPresenter compares to PowerPoint

Both PowerPoint and ProPresenter are presentation tools, but ProPresenter lets you live stream your presentations and add announcement layers and timers with action triggers. Also, the software is more suited for live events and gatherings.

Platforms supported: PowerPoint is available on Windows and Mac, while ProPresenter is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. ProPresenter also has a mobile app for Android and iOS devices.

Typical customers: Both tools are used by freelancers, small businesses, and large enterprises.

Customer support: Both PowerPoint and ProPresenter offer chat and email support.

Pricing: PowerPoint starts at $6.99 per user per month, while you can rent ProPresenter for $99 per user per month.

Visme is a design and presentation tool that helps create graphics and presentation slides.

The software offers multiple pre-built templates to create slides for your presentations. It also lets you import your designs on the platform and use them for your slides.

With a drag-and-drop editor, you can arrange the layout and structure of your slides according to your preference. You can import a PowerPoint presentation and edit it in Visme. You can also record audio and video files with a built-in recorder and add them to your presentations.

Visme

Template library in Visme

Here’s how Visme compares to PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a stand-alone presentation tool. Visme, on the other hand, also lets you create graphics and infographics on its platform. The software offers analytics for graphics and presentations that you share publicly and assess engagement for your assets.

Platforms supported: PowerPoint is available on Windows and Mac as a desktop app. Visme, on the other hand, is a web-based tool.

Customer support: PowerPoint offers chat and email support. Visme offers phone, chat, and email support.

Pricing: Subscription for PowerPoint starts at $6.99 per user per month, whereas paid plans for Visme begin at $15 per user per month.

Look at all options before finalizing the best PowerPoint alternative

Despite its popularity, Microsoft PowerPoint may not always be the right choice if presentations are crucial for your business. You can, instead, choose the various software options discussed in this article.

If you want a completely free and customizable tool , select either Apache OpenOffice or OpenLibre. You can access the source code of these tools to customize their functionality per your preference.

If you create a lot of posters, designs, and infographics , Visme and Canva are good options, as both help create such assets and include them in presentations.

If real-time collaboration is crucial for your business , then Google Slides is worth a shot, as it provides collaboration for small and large teams alike.

If you want to do video presentations and feature them during remote meetings , Prezi, with its built-in video presentation functionality, is an ideal solution.

If your work involves live audiences and large gatherings , ProPresenter might be an ideal tool, as it helps stream presentations to larger groups and is more suited for outdoor events.

How did we choose these products? We didn’t—you did

At Capterra, we objectively select and rank products based on a methodology developed by our research team. Some vendors pay us when they receive web traffic, but this has no influence on our methodology.

Products featured in this article were identified in user reviews as the other products considered by buyers at the same time as PowerPoint. In this article, we highlighted the products with the highest number of other products considered mentions.

To be included in this list, alternative products had to provide the following core presentation software features: animations, transitions, media library.

Disclaimer: We conducted this analysis based on reviews and ratings data as of Jan. 24, 2022. In order to present the most up-to-date information, the product cards below show real-time ratings. Please note that this means the ratings’ value in the product card may not reflect the value of the ratings at the time of analysis.

Product research for this article was contributed by Himanshi Arora.

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7 Great PowerPoint Alternatives

Here’s a quick question for you:

Did you really pay attention to the last presentation you sat through?

Sure, you remember some slides, graphs with financial forecasts, and bullet points. But at some point, you probably zoned out.

What makes presentations dull is that they’re made using the same tried and trusted Microsoft PowerPoint templates that everyone has been using for years. So what happens? Every presentation looks the same. 

Don’t get us wrong. Microsoft PowerPoint is a fantastic tool, and a pioneer in presentation software for a good reason.

But if users keep creating presentations the same old way and do not utilize presentation software to its full potential and employ their own styles and customizations, they’ll likely end up with a cookie-cutter slide deck that’s been used millions of times before. 

If you’re on this page, you’re probably on the looking to create your best presentation.

Why you should look for the best alternative to PowerPoint

To create professional looking presentations is more than just piecing together text, data visualizations , and images echoed by speaker notes.

Every slide should have an impact on the audience or reader, make a key point, and catch the eyes of your audience. All your presentations need to be mindful of visual design. Color, for example, influences up to 90% of a person’s snap judgment about a product.

There are many paid and even free alternatives available in the presentation space with better, newer, and fresher templates that can punch up your next presentation.

To make things easier for you, we’ve listed seven great alternatives to Powerpoint utilizing some of the best presentation software, complete with an overview of their features and individual pros and cons.

You can also click on the links below to go straight to each alternative to PowerPoint on this list. 

  • Google Slides
  • Beautiful.ai
  • Apple Keynote
  • LibreOffice Impress
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Express

Alternative presentation tools

1. piktochart.

  • Wide selection of professional-quality customizable templates
  • Newbie-friendly video tutorials and a blog with design resources
  • Robust features for free users, with even more available for Pro users
  • Collaboration features for teams

Piktochart is a web-based design application that lets you create professional-looking presentations , infographics , posters , reports , flyers , social media graphics using a simple drag-and-drop interface. 

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Piktochart pros

Like a PowerPoint presentation, Piktochart offers a wide range of templates for themes and topics to suit needs for marketing and sales, financial forecasts and performance, investor pitches, and more from creating dynamic presentations.

For new users or those who want to design and share presentations from scratch, check out the platform’s Help Center, Video Tutorials, and Blog, all of which offer a wealth of resources on Piktochart and general design topics. 

Free business users will have access to plenty of design key features on a completely free basis, but more can be unlocked if you get a paid plan for more customization options.

Paid plans start at $168/year ($14/month) for Pro and $29/month.

The Pro Team plan allows teams to work on shared presentations and consolidate projects.

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Finally, you can download a presentation in high-resolution pdf files to present offline, PowerPoint files, or present straight from the platform user interface as a PowerPoint alternative.

You can also design an infographic and download it as blocks to convert into presentation slides or other graphic formats. Safe to say, Piktochart’s online presentation maker is one of the best free PowerPoint alternatives available today.

Piktochart cons

Unfortunately, Piktochart does not support native video playback on presentations, which rules out interactive video presentations. It also does not have version history.

You can, however, embed videos from Vimeo and YouTube into your presentation online, share to publish it, and copy and paste the URL on a browser to view the visual. 

Also, you can now record your presentations and that’s a form of “video presentations” that you can appreciate.

You could get started right away with Piktochart by signing up for free .

2. Google Slides

  • Great for users already deep in Google’s online ecosystem (e.g., Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Drive) and a popular PowerPoint alternative
  • Free for all personal users, and accessible to enterprises through G Suite
  • Presentation app accessible on browsers and mobile devices
  • Supports presentations through Chromecast and AirPlay

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Google Slides is a slide deck platform that’s part of Google’s web-based office suite within Google Drive.

This presentation tool lets you create and present pitch decks, training modules, animated presentations, business presentations, and project presentations among others right in your browser, with no need to install any software. 

Google Slides pros

Google Slides is great if you’re already invested in other Google tools like Docs, Forms, and Sheets.

As one of the most-used alternatives to PowerPoint, it is also arguably the most accessible to create, share, and download presentations in different file types. Not only is it free to use for all personal users (enterprises can unlock more features through G Suite), but it’s also available on both browsers and mobile devices. 

Slides’ integration with Google Drive, Docs, and Sheets means that importing audio and video files, managing presentations, and collaborating on projects with teams is a breeze. 

Google Slides cons

One of the downsides of Google Slides being widely accessible to users of all skill levels is that you don’t get more advanced features and design tools found on other platforms.

For example, Google Slides does not have a selection of templates or visual content for common types of projects and presentations, but it’s nowhere near the variety you’ll find on the other platforms on this list. 

google slide library of beautiful templates and unlimited slides

Bottom line? Google Slides is the best PowerPoint alternative for creating basic presentations with professionally designed templates. 

But if you want more advanced key features like slide transitions and effects, it’s best to look for another PowerPoint alternative for interactive presentations.

3. Beautiful.ai

  • Uses AI to recommend visual elements and layouts on your slides based on design principles
  • A simple and user-friendly design tool makes it easy for newbies to create beautiful presentations in minutes
  • Wide selection of presentation application, slide templates, and key features

As its name suggests, Beautiful.ai is a presentation software that leverages artificial intelligence to suggest ways to visualize your ideas and customize your designs.

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Beautiful.ai pros

Beautiful.ai ’s technology is the driving force behind its Smart Slides feature. 

Smart Slides ‘understand’ the content on your slide to make the best presentation possible. From there, this presentation tool intuitively makes recommendations on what elements you may want to add later and how you may want your slide layout to appear.

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For novice users with little to no design experience, this process happens automatically, with Beautiful.ai organizing ideas and visualizing content quickly — all while providing guidance every step of the way. You get professional looking presentations in little time!

Free users have more than 60 presentations to choose from, with the option of unlocking more on the basic plan for $12/month and $15/month, billed annually and monthly, respectively. 

Beautiful.ai cons

Beautiful.ai is exclusively a presentation tool, and possibly the most popular PowerPoint alternative for technically savvy marketers, which can be disappointing if you want to use it to create other visual projects like posters and infographics as it lacks these key features. This would include data visualization and visual content.

Its Smart Slides also have set parameters that leave little for customization, meaning it works best when creating a simple presentation. 

Users can only move elements to specific spots on each slide which automatically adapt, which means you can’t make the overall design of your presentation your own. 

4. Apple Keynote

  • Comes built-in with Apple macOS and is available for free on iOS as a presentation app
  • Tight integration with other Apple apps makes it a natural choice for Mac users
  • Compatible with PowerPoint and other presentation apps
  • Better transitions and effects than PowerPoint

Keynote is Apple’s presentation application software that comes included with any purchase of an Apple laptop and desktop computer. 

It’s part of the Apple iWork productivity suite, alongside Pages and Numbers. 

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Keynote pros

Keynote’s tight integration with other Apple apps also makes it a natural choice for Mac users. 

If you’re already familiar with Pages and Numbers, you’ll feel right at home with Keynote’s three-panel interface, composed of a formatting panel on the right side, a large editing section in the middle, and thumbnails on the left side. 

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But what makes Keynote one of the popular PowerPoint alternatives are its transitions and effects. 

In particular, the software’s impressive Magic Move transition allows visual objects to smoothly move positions from one slide to another when playing your presentation.

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Keynote users can also collaborate on presentations in real-time. Additionally, you can place restrictions on who can edit and only view your presentation. 

Keynote cons

PowerPoint and Keynote are generally compatible , provided Keynote presentations are exported in .ppt or .pptx format. 

However, elements like transitions, layouts, and fonts may look off if you’re exporting from Keynote to PowerPoint. You also will not have any integrations with live services such as Google Analytics.

5. LibreOffice Impress

  • The entire LibreOffice suite is open-source and free
  • Software supports all PowerPoint formats: .pps, .ppt, .pptxx

LibreOffice gets a lot of love for being a free and open-source alternative to Microsoft Office. LibreOffice Impress is the productivity suite’s alternative to PowerPoint, offering many of the same features found in its Microsoft counterpart. 

Libreoffice presentations

LibreOffice Impress pros

LibreOffice Impress supports all PowerPoint formats: .pps, .ppt, and .pptx. 

With it, you can create all kinds of slide-based presentations using five different editing and viewing modes:

  • Normal, for general editing
  • Outline, for outlining text content
  • Notes, for adding and editing notes attached to slides
  • Handout, for paper-based materials
  • Slide Sorter, for quickly finding and changing the order of slides

Impress’s UI is far from the prettiest, but it gets the job done in a no-frills way with features like animations, effects, support for audio and video files, and timed presentations. 

LibreOffice Impress cons

Impress requires installation but is available on Microsoft, Mac, and Linux. The platform is also exclusive to desktops. 

libre office dashboard add background images to slides and more

Impress has only 23 default templates to choose from, so we recommend looking for templates on third-party platforms like GitHub . 

However, you’ll need to do some digging if you want templates that are just as good-looking as the ones found on software like Piktochart.

It’s also worth noting that even if Impress supports other presentation software, you can expect to see some formatting issues when importing and exporting presentations between platforms. 

6. Zoho Show

  • Ideal for users invested in Zoho Office Suite
  • Free for personal use; competitive rates for enterprise users
  • Promises to keep formatting and elements intact when switching to PowerPoint

Zoho Show is a web-based presentation platform that’s part of the Zoho Office productivity suite. 

If you’re already using any of the Zoho office suite apps, it makes sense to create your presentations.  

zoho templates for powerpoint alternatives

Zoho Show pros

Zoho Show’s feature set is comparable to other platforms’ capabilities. 

It offers perks like real-time collaboration and editing, transitions and effects, animations, slide review and commenting, deck downloads, and online publishing, as well as online broadcasting and discussions.

Zoho supports file types on PowerPoint and open-source platforms like OpenOffice. 

Furthermore, Zoho promises that any presentation viewed on PowerPoint will be free of issues like missing fonts, layout errors, and broken objects. 

Zoho has more than 20 presentation themes to choose from, along with 100 fonts, animations, and charts to visualize data.

zoho editor with intuitive interface to present data with your own slides powerpoint alternatives

Zoho is free for personal users and small teams of up to five people. 

You can also unlock enhanced security, more collaboration features, storage, and admin controls by moving from the free plan to the Standard and Premium plans for $4/month and US6.4/month (billed annually), respectively. 

Zoho does not have an offline mode; you’ll need Internet access to edit or present slide decks. 

Videos and tweets on Zoho presentations can only be viewed online. At present, there’s no support for offline content.

7. Adobe Creative Cloud Express

  • Ideal for individual users and enterprises that rely heavily on the Adobe design ecosystem
  • Comes with a desktop version and mobile apps for iOS and Android
  • Free to use and does not require a Creative Cloud account

Adobe Creative Cloud Express is a relatively new web-based design service that lets users create presentations as well as creative portfolios, landing pages, product pages and catalogs, newsletters, and photo galleries. 

Adobe Creative Cloud Express pros

Using Adobe Creative Cloud Express built-in Presentation Maker will come naturally to you if you or your business is already familiar with other Adobe products. 

But even new users with little to no graphic design experience will pick up the click-based platform in no time.

You can also use the other tools in the Adobe Creative Cloud Express suite, like Adobe Creative Cloud Express and Adobe Creative Cloud Express, to make specialized content to make your slides more interactive. 

For example, Adobe Creative Cloud Express Video supports audio and video content. You can also upload content straight from third-party sources like your library, Dropbox, Google Drive, and even social channels.

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It also offers free users a small but diverse selection of presentation templates for different projects and occasions. 

Naturally, you unlock more templates and features like branding and team collaboration if you upgrade to the paid plans instead of a free plan.

Pricing starts at $9.99/month or $99.99/year for individual users and $19.99/month or $239.88/year for teams and enterprises. 

Adobe Creative Cloud Express cons

Free users are limited to a small selection of templates, limited ability to edit presentations, and no interactive features, e.g. interactive charts; which can get old when you need to make multiple engaging presentations in a year. 

Presentations made using the free version will also include the Adobe watermark. Finally, Adobe Creative Cloud Express does not support offline editing once you download a presentation.

What to look for in PowerPoint alternatives

Just as there are many ways to make a presentation , there are also several PowerPoint alternatives to consider. Some are better than others or have more features and presentation tools designed for your needs. 

To make choosing between Powerpoint presentations and their alternatives easier, consider these criteria:

  • Accessibility . Is it an operating system (OS)-based or browser-based platform? The former requires installation on your computer (as in the case of PowerPoint) while the latter means it can be accessed using any web browser. Each has its pros and cons, depending on your needs. For example, OS-based platforms don’t require an Internet connection to run. On the other hand, browser-based platforms need an Internet connection but can be accessed (along with your designs) on any browser.  
  • Usability . Is the platform easy to use or does it have a steep learning curve? Look for software that comes with tutorials designed to help new users create professionally designed slides. The best presentation software isn’t just simple and easy to use, but it also supports additional media to keep the audience engaged.
  • Notable features . Apart from the usual ability to add text, images, and graphics to slides, you want a presentation platform with extra features such as collaboration, robust design tools, support for audio and rich media, and a wide variety of templates for reports and presentations. You want to capture the audience’s attention!
  • Price . Finally, consider the price of the presentation software. Some are a free alternative, others come bundled with the OS, while the rest are available to enterprises on a monthly and annual subscription. 

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  • LibreOffice Impress
  • Google Slides

Which Presentation App is Better for You?

  • A beautifully-designed template that can invite attention and engage the audience
  • Well-organized layout
  • And more significantly, seamless presentation of ideas 

As to which presentation apps like Microsoft PowerPoint can suit your needs better. Be sure of what you need:  full customization, a wide range of pro tools, seamless collaboration, or a simplified experience . Keeping in mind various demands, I have chosen the best alternatives to PowerPoint.

List of Top Alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint

Prezi Presentation - Top Microsoft PowerPoint Alternative

On the collaboration front, it’s also equally effective, allowing you to work seamlessly with your team. And with the desktop app, you can  work on your presentation even offline . As far as analytics is concerned, Prezi is highly efficient, enabling you to track viewers and have better insight so that you will be able to target the follow-up with clarity. Price-wise, Prezi is slightly cheaper than PowerPoint as it starts at just $5/month (for personal use).

  • Analytics for your online presentations
  • Super handy smart branding feature
  • Great collection of templates 
  • Reuse a presentation
  • Importing files feel a bit slow 

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2. LibreOffice Impress

LibreOffice Impress - Best Free Microsoft PowerPoint Alternatives

Another feature that makes Impress a worthy rival of PowerPoint is an elegant Slide Show mode that enables you to control how your slides are shown and sequenced. Long story short, it’s got most bases covered to be a notable replacement for PowerPoint. And that too without costing you a single penny.

  • Free and open-source
  • Multiple different view modes
  • Features a range of drawing and diagramming tools
  • Option to stunning 2D and 3D images from text
  • The UI looks a bit dull 
  • Comparatively, fewer tools than PowerPoint 

12. Ludus

  • Best for creative users
  • Impressive Typography
  • Available on Web; Cross-platform
  • Third-party tools integration
  • Supports collaboration
  • No offline support

4. Zoho Show

If PowerPoint boasts a  solid assortment of templates , Show doesn’t look behind in the match up either. So, no what matter your requirement is, chances are high that you will always have a template that can give the right shape and appearance to your ideas.

Zoho Show - Best Overall Microsoft PowerPoint Alternatives

  • Offers a competent free version
  • A solid assortment of templates
  • Works reliably in importing PowerPoint files
  • Maintains formatting accuracy
  • At times, file size restriction could become a roadblock for efficient performance.

5. Haiku Deck

Haiku Deck

  • Feature-packed yet easy-to-handle presentation software
  • A wide range of templates
  • Over 40 million creative images
  • It’s priced same as Microsoft PowerPoint (Even offers higher pricing tier options)

Platform Availability:  iOS and web

6. Google Slides

Google Slides - Best Microsoft PowerPoint Alternatives for Collaboration

  • A large collection of predefined templates
  • A good roster of transitions
  • More efficient collaboration 
  • A few transitions don’t work effectively 

Platform Availability: iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome OS

Visme

Unlike PowerPoint, Visme has a  clutter-free interface  so that creating a top-quality presentation remains hassle-free. Depending on your need, you can audio, video, charts, maps, and even links to make your creations look more engaging. Talking about  privacy control , it offers multiple options so that you can choose to make your presentation public and fully indexable by a search engine or safeguard it using a password.

  • A massive collection of pro tools
  • Tons of beautiful images, icons, and fonts to experiment 
  • Privacy control
  • Handling multi-media is slightly inconvenient 

Pricing: Free, $14/month 

8. OnlyOffice

OnlyOffice

Being fully  integrated with collaboration platforms  including mail, CRM, projects, and calendar, OnlyOffice keeps the entire team in sync and enables them to work on the presentation with clarity. Though it lacks a plethora of templates that PowerPoint boasts, it has enough pre-defined templates to meet most demand. In terms of customization tools, I think it excels in most aspects and easily leaves its famous counterpart behind.

  • Simplified experience
  • Open-source presentation software
  • Integrated with collaboration platforms

Platform Availability:   Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS

iCloud Keynote

  • Impressive animations 
  • Only 30 Apple-designed themes
  • One of the best collaboration experience 
  • Doesn’t offer the app for Windows and Android 

Platform Availability:   iOS, macOS, and web

Canva

For the folks who use attractive images in their presentation, they would really appreciate the  library of millions of images . And with photo filters at the beck and call, you can instantly transform the look of your pics. Besides, it also got some  cool editing tools  to give photographs of some adorable personal touch.

  • A plethora of background images, eye-grabbing templates, and filters
  • Library of millions of images
  • Cool editing tools
  • Takes time to get a full hang of the software 

Pricing:  Free, $12.95/month 

11. SlideDog

SlideDog

SlideDog  keeps all the elements in their original formats  so that they can achieve the expected result. With the live sharing feature, you can easily broadcast your presentation on your channel. All the participants will receive a link and with just a click/tap, they will start watching the presentation.

  • Creating powerful multimedia presentations
  • Effectively combine Prezis, PDFs, PowerPoints
  • Keeps all the elements in their original formats
  • Feels sluggish at times 
  • The pro version doesn’t offer a compelling price-to-value proposition 

Pricing:  Free, $99/year

12. WPS Office Free

WPS Office Free

WPS Office has got more than decent formatting tools that include font styles, colors, shapes and more. Thus, giving a suitable appearance to your presentation won’t be a big ask. If you want to go for a bit more customization,  over 230 fonts and text effects  would come into play really.

  • Fully compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Supports both PPT and PPTX files
  • Over 230 fonts and text effects
  • Lacks the versatility of PowerPoint
  • The interface should be better 

Pricing:  Free 

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. which powerpoint alternative is best for your small business, q. what can i use instead of powerpoint, q. is there a better presentation software than powerpoint, q. is prezi better than powerpoint.

While Prezi surely has got new looks and great animations, it’s a tad bit harder to design presentations on Prezi than PowerPoint. In addition, Prezi’s formatting options are really messy, but your experience may vary. I would recommend you to try out Prezi and see if it works for you.

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The best free presentation software makes it simple and easy to create presentations as an alternative to subscribing to Microsoft PowerPoint.

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While PowerPoint is the market leader when it comes to presentation software, some people may be unwilling to subscribe to a Microsoft 365 subscription, especially if they don't expect to need to use it very often.

However, there are plenty of great alternatives to PowerPoint available for free that you can use. While these won't have the same advanced features as PowerPoint, they still offer a very competent platform to design most any presentation that you need.

To help you choose, we've listed below the best free presentation software currently available.

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Prezi turns the traditional approach to presentations on its head. Instead of creating slide after slide, this presentation software gives you a single giant canvas. You can add blocks of text or images, or even create miniature slides. During your presentation, you can seamlessly fly around the canvas and zoom in to look at individual chunks of content.

For how complex Prezi seems, it’s impressively simple to use the platform. The only major divergence from Microsoft PowerPoint is that you need to add animated paths from one part of the canvas to another. The tools for this are fairly straightforward, especially if you’ve ever used an animation or video editing software.

Of course, this type of presentation structure isn’t always ideal. Prezi makes it hard to visualize structured data like financials, which can make it difficult to use in business applications. Some viewers also might not appreciate the fly-around animation style that’s inherent to the presentation software.

Read our full Prezi review .

Canva is perfect for making speedy presentations right in your web browser. This software offers a handful of free layouts to help you get your slideshow started, and it’s easy to customize the templates to fit your needs. There isn’t a huge variety of content elements to add to your presentation, but Canva makes up for this with a searchable library of more than 1 million images you can use.

Your Canva presentations live online, which makes it extremely easy to collaborate. You can invite colleagues to edit your slideshow (although simultaneous editing is not supported) or seamlessly share your finished presentation. However, beware that Canva can’t import presentations from Microsoft Powerpoint or export finished work to a Powerpoint-editable format.

Read our full Canva review .

3. LibreOffice

LibreOffice is a free alternative to Microsoft Office, and it includes a Powerpoint equivalent called Impress with nearly all of the same functionality. The only big difference you’ll find between the two slideshow creation tools is the LibreOffice lacks some modern features like built-in collaboration and integration with Microsoft OneDrive.

However, Impress does have a few advantages of its own. The software can import files from Keynote, the default presentation software on Mac computers. Plus, there are hundreds of free templates that you can download for free. Even better, there’s no limit on what fonts you can use with Impress, so it’s easy to change the look of your presentation from what Powerpoint typically allows.

On the whole, LibreOffice Impress is about as close as it gets to simply replicating Microsoft Powerpoint for free.

Read our full LibreOffice review .

4. Google Slides

Google Slides is part of Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), and it does a nice job of matching a number of PowerPoint’s capabilities. This free presentation software supports embedding videos, creating diagrams, and adding animations to your slides. While the selection of templates is somewhat limited, you can easily import hundreds of additional templates for free or create your own.

Even better, Google Slides supports the collaboration tools users have come to expect from Google. Multiple people can work on a slideshow simultaneously, and there’s a built-in group chat so you can keep track of what everyone is doing. It’s also nice that you can play your presentation in presenter mode, which allows you to preview how it will look to your audience and rehearse timing.

The only downside to Google Slides is that bloated slideshows can experience some loading delays. Also beware that while you can move between Slides and Powerpoint, the conversion often messes with the layout of your slides.

Read our full Google Slides review .

5. WPS Office Free

WPS Office Free is a Microsoft Office look-alike that fully support PowerPoint files without any layout issues during import. The WPS Presentation tool has all of the same capabilities of PowerPoint, including tons of animations, slide transitions, content effects, and video embedding. The selection of included presentation templates is also very impressive for a free software.

One of the best things about this presentation software is that the user interface will feel incredibly familiar if you’re coming from Microsoft. All of the tools are displayed in a top ribbon, with your slides shown on the left side of the screen for easy navigation. It’s simple to display your presentation right from WPS Presentation, which means there’s no unexpected troubleshooting when it’s time to show off your work.

There’s not much to dislike about WPS Presentation. However, keep in mind that the software is supported by ads. Some users find the ads annoying, but they’re not overly in the way.

Read our full WPS Office Free review .

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Which alternative to PowerPoint is best for you?

When deciding which alternative to PowerPoint to download and use, first consider what your actual needs are, as sometimes free platforms may only provide basic options, so if you need to use advanced tools you may find a paid platform is much more worthwhile. Additionally, free and budget software options can sometimes prove limited when it comes to the variety of tools available, while higher-end software can really cater for every need, so do ensure you have a good idea of which features you think you may require.

How we tested the best free presentation software

To test for the best free presentation software we first set up an account with the relevant software platform, whether as a download or as an online service. We then tested the service to see how the software could be used for different purposes and in different situations. The aim was to push each software platform to see how useful its basic tools were and also how easy it was to get to grips with any more advanced tools.

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Are you looking for the best PowerPoint alternatives to create amazingly dazzling presentations?

Well, you’ve come to the right spot! We’ve jotted down a list of some fantastic platforms to create the best presentations. 

Microsoft PowerPoint has been the “it” for creating simple presentations for many years now. It is popular among people because of its classic and simple design . However, it’s not the only tool to create presentations anymore. There are a lot of best PowerPoint alternatives to using now. 

These alternatives are easy to use and encompass many variant features to create engaging, distinguished, and effective presentations. 

Thus, in this blog, we’ve reviewed the 7 best PowerPoint alternatives for you to pick from.

Features missing in Microsoft PowerPoint 

Some of the key features missing in Microsoft PowerPoint are:

  • The usage of keyboard features is limited. Some commands can’t be used.
  • It doesn’t have an auto-save part.
  • Real-time collaboration isn’t available.  
  • Some features are limited to the desktop version only.
  • Fonts, templates, and layouts are limited.
  • No animation slide triggers are known. 

Thus, many other platforms were created to fill this gap and inculcated many new features. 

7 Best PowerPoint Alternatives to Create Awesome Presentations

Here goes the list of the top 7 Microsoft PowerPoint alternatives

1. Google Slides

Google Slides

Google Slides is the best PowerPoint alternative with a variety of distinguishing features. You need a Google account, and you’re all set to use this platform without any hassle. Moreover, it also helps increase collaboration with your team by letting you chat, comment, and edit your work in real-time. 

The best part of Google Slides is the unique URL that allows your audience to ask you questions while you make your presentation. 

Thus, why rely on PowerPoint only when you got Google Slides at your rescue?

So, create a Google account and prepare the best slides!

  • Allows for easy sharing and real-time editing.
  • Helps you to seamlessly connect to your Google apps.
  • Provides a variety of themes, animations, fonts, and embedded videos. 
  • Choose from the wide range of pre-built templates.
  • Sync it in with all your devices and edit from anywhere.
  • The auto-save feature helps you automatically save all your data and retrieve it at any time. 
  • You can use the browser or the mobile app to create the presentation. 
  • Free basic version with limited features. It includes docs, sheets, forms, and slides content creation. 15 GB drive secure cloud storage per user, Gmail secure email, and Meet video and voice conferencing with up to 100 participants.
  • Business Standard-$12 per user per month. It includes all the free version features and some additional features like meetings recordings saved to drive, custom business email, etc. 

2. Zoho Show

Zoho Show

Zoho has always been at the top of its game, whether in project management, CRM, or inventory control. And now, the Zoho Show is one of the best PowerPoint alternatives for creating extraordinary presentations. 

It is best suited for small businesses, mid-market enterprises, or NGOs. Thus, it is a great place for teams to collaborate, broadcast and publish in one place. So, connect with your team in real-time with the best alternative. 

Thus, it is the best app with an easy interface and quick customer service to assist you at each stage. So, design professional slides, deliver visually engaging presentations and collaborate with your team effectively while using Zoho Show Presentation. 

  • Supports both PPT and PPTX files, so you can open, edit and view PowerPoint slides online without installing separate software.
  • Intuitive UI design to help users adapt on the go.
  • In addition to the pre-built templates, you can also add infographics, path animations, and smart elements. 
  • Works on all platforms, including Android, iOS, Android Wear, Apple TV &Watch.
  • Publish the slides online and share the link across all social platforms.
  • Add strokes to the text, fill titles with solid colors, add reflections, etc. 
  • Easy formatting and editing of images.
  • Zoho Show is free of cost

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Canva is the best PowerPoint alternative to broaden your imagination and create high-quality, professional graphic design slides. 

It is not only user-friendly but also a perfect fit for every team and individual use. It encompasses a variety of features, including pre-built templates and its drag-n-drop design tool. Moreover, it has over 1 million photographs, graphics, and fonts for you to choose from.

Thus, whether it is presentations, logos, posters, marketing campaigns, or visual charts, Canva is your one-stop app to do it all. 

 So, why not get creative with Canva?

Features 

  • Choose the best-suited ones from thousands of templates, images, and quality content.
  • Collaborate and edit with your team in real-time and effectively manage your feedback, brand assets, and visual content. 
  • Create team folders to stay organized
  • Plan, create, schedule, and publish your social media posts directly.
  • No-coding knowledge is required for editing and designing.
  • It works on Web, Android, and iOS platforms well.
  • Make photo grids, add stickers, or even mood boards to lighten up your presentations.
  • Free – Best suited for individuals and small groups. It includes over 250,000 free templates, 100+ design types (presentations, social media posts, etc.), hundreds of free graphics and photos, collaboration in real-time, and 5GB of cloud storage. 
  • Pro – The cost is $119.99 per year for up to 5 people. Its features include all features of the Free plan. In addition to that, it also contains 100+ million premium stock photos, audios, videos, and graphics, over 610,000 free templates with daily new designs, 100GB of Cloud storage, and much more. 
  • Enterprise-The cost is $30 per month per user for up to 25 people. It includes everything Pro has; unlimited storage, controlling team uploads, single sign-on, and much more. 

Prezi

Prezi is another best PowerPoint alternative to prepare engaging, persuasive, and elegant presentations. It is simple to use the platform to prepare the best presentations for your business or individual use. 

It has helped hundreds of companies to reinvent art so far. The collaboration tool in Prezi allows teams to edit, comment and brainstorm together. Thus, whether you are a student or a business owner, Prezi caters to the needs of all in the most agile manner. 

  • Directly upload images from your devices
  • Choose from thousands of images to create the best slides.
  • Export images using different file-saving formats.
  • Save your design as ad sets by just duplicating it.
  • Choose the best font from thousands of font styles.
  • Voice over features and presenter-only view to help you have an outstanding experience.
  • Create a Prezi Brand kit including your company’s logo, fonts, and colors.
  • Choose from various templates to create the best presentations. 

Individual 

  • The basic plan is free, including sharing and creating 5 projects only.
  • Plus- This plan starts at $12 per month for expert visual presenters. It includes creating unlimited projects, transferring existing PowerPoint slides, premium images, PDF export, offline access, video download, etc. 
  • Premium –This plan starts at $16 per month for business professionals. It includes all the features of Plus and powerful analytics, advanced online training, and much more. 

Business 

  • Plus – It starts at $12 per month for business individuals. It includes creating unlimited presentations, videos, design, importing existing PowerPoint slides, PDF export or offline access, etc. 
  • Premium – It starts at $16 per month for business professionals. It includes all the features of plus and in addition to powerful analytics, advanced online training, and much more. 
  • Teams – It is a customized plan. 

5. Beautiful.ai

Beautiful AI

Create the best AI-powered presentations with the best PowerPoint alternative. Beautiful.ai helps you create clean, modern, engaging and professionally designed slides for your business or personal use. 

It helps you automate your tasks and choose the best templates, fonts, and logos from many options. Thus, it is a great place to turn your ideas into visual presentations. 

Take the presentation to a new level with Beautiful.ai’s artificial intelligence capabilities. 

  • Pre-installed templates and animations to make great presentations. 
  • Easy to adapt, edit and reform with billions of colors and font options.
  • Connect and collaborate with your team in real-time. 
  • Automatic beautification and formatting once uploaded the content is. 
  • Easy to use with a UI approach.

Pricing 

  • Pro- It starts at $12 per month for individuals. It includes unlimited slides, version history, PowerPoint export, and viewer analytics. 
  • Team- It starts at $40 per user per month for teams. It includes all the features of Pro and a collaborative workspace, custom company theme, centralized slide library, and custom template library. 
  • Enterprise – It offers a custom plan. It includes all the team features and unlimited team resources, SAML SSO, audit events, dedicated onboarding, team training, priority support, etc. 

6. Apple Keynote

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Apple Keynote is one of the free and the best PowerPoint alternatives for all apple users. It helps you create stunning, memorable, and engaging slides. Moreover, it is also one of the top competitors of PowerPoint because of its various distinguished features. 

It lets you add the right amount of sparkle, collaborate with teams, edit photos, add charts, and also cinematic effects. 

Even though it is most effective with Apple devices, you can still use it with your Pc. Thus, create magical slides most easily with Apple Keynote now.

  • Voice-over narration and presenter only view along with notes and annotations.
  • Pre-build templates to make quick presentations.
  • Mobile apps are also available for Apple users to make real-time changes and formations.
  • Variety of charts and graphic options to choose from. 
  • It also includes animations, icons, and transitions. 
  • Auto-save feature to prevent file losses. 
  • It is free to use and already available on macOS. 

7. Haiku Deck

Haiku Deck

 It is one of the best PowerPoint alternatives and a great competitor of it. It is the best place to create the easiest presentations using your web, iPhone, or iPad. 

You can choose from various layouts, designs, and templates to create the most professional presentations. Moreover, it is best suited for almost all types of industries. So, as long as you have an idea, Haiku Deck helps you bring it to life with its amazing visual arts. 

  • Easy user interface.
  • Just tap “+” to create new slides, add images, themes, fonts, etc.
  • Select from pre-built templates, layouts, and themes.
  • Create private notes during presentations.
  • Easy to share on any media platform.

 Pricing

  • Pro- It costs $9.99 per month, billed annually for teaching, training, and conference presentations. Its features include unlimited deck creation, custom branding, downloading files for offline viewing or editing, privacy control for presenters, etc. 
  • Premium- It costs $29.99 per month for effective selling and engaging webinars. Its features include all the ones in Pro and in-depth analytics and training, presentation view notifications, live web playback, and priority technical support. 

Conclusion 

Creating the best, eye-catching, and engaging presentation isn’t always easy, but these PowerPoint alternatives can help you do it 10x faster. Thus, choose the one that best suits the needs of your business and create the best presentations. 

If you know of any other Software, let us know in the comments section. 

We wish you the best of luck!

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Alternatives to PowerPoint: Top 10

Paul Skidmore

PowerPoint has been around since 1987 and is a staple of many presentations. But, with advancements in technology, there are now great alternatives to PowerPoint you can use to create beautiful presentations .

We will provide you with 5 PowerPoint alternatives that are a great way to spice up your next presentation in 2024! With all the features they offer, you're sure to find one that fits your needs perfectly!

How we picked PowerPoint alternatives

Here are the criteria that guided our selection process:

  • Intuitiveness . The alternative should have an interface that is easy to navigate and user-friendly. This will minimize the learning curve for both beginners and experienced users.
  • Templates . The templates and themes must help design visually appealing presentations.
  • Customization options . The software should allow users to customize the design to match their branding or style preferences.

By thoroughly considering these factors, we chose the best presentation software that can replace PowerPoint.

1. Icecream Slideshow Maker

Icecream Slideshow Maker is a free program that allows users to easily make polished presentations without an expensive PowerPoint subscription.

It provides a variety of features, including transition, and text animations, as well as the possibility of incorporating audio files.

Icecream Slideshow Maker

This PowerPoint alternative provides a simple and intuitive interface. Users can scale the photos to fit the dimensions, apply transitions, and set auto repeat to create engaging visual presentations.

What features does it have?

  • Transitions . Add transitions to provide a more dynamic feel to your presentation.
  • Audio . Integrate audio files to create a presentation with music.
  • Text . Add captions to the slides, and adjust font, color, and animation.
  • Preview . Play the full photo slideshow or just specific slides.
  • Timing . Set the time for each slide and transition in seconds.
  • Sorting . Sort photos in a queue manually, alphabetically, or shuffle them randomly with a single click.

This presentation software is known for its accessibility. It is suitable for users who want to compile and share photo collections in video format .

  • User-friendly interface;
  • Simple photo arrangement process;
  • Background music;
  • Video export format;
  • High-resolution output.
  • No macOS support.

Create marvelous video slideshows from photos with music in no time! Add transitions and text, continuously work on projects from History, etc.

Prezi is an online alternative to PowerPoint. It allows users to create visually captivating presentations with various features.

The platform has a unique format of zooming slides . This means you can zoom in and out of topics on the canvas, making the content easier to navigate.

Prezi

It also offers templates for different types of presentations, such as educational, business, marketing, or even video templates. You can sort them by categories or colors.

  • Expansive canvas . Instead of traditional slides, the presentations are built on a single canvas.
  • Non-linear structure . The platform allows presenters to emphasize relationships between ideas and create a more interactive narrative.
  • Collaboration . Multiple users can work on the same presentation simultaneously.
  • Analytics . Users can track how well their presentation is doing and see sections that are viewed most frequently.

Overall, this is one of the best PowerPoint alternatives for those who want to create presentations without having to install and learn complex software programs.

  • Engaging visuals;
  • Non-linear storytelling;
  • Collaborative editing;
  • Analytics features.
  • Overused zooming can cause motion sickness;
  • You can't add and edit already existing presentations.

Vyond is a cloud-based platform that enables users to make animated videos for various purposes, including business presentations, educational content, training materials, and marketing videos.

Formerly known as GoAnimate, this PowerPoint alternative has a wide range of customizable characters , backgrounds , and assets , allowing users to produce professional-looking animations without the need for extensive technical expertise.

Vyond

  • Character animation . The service offers a library of characters. Users can customize their appearance, movements, and expressions to create engaging animated personas.
  • Templates . The platform provides pre-built templates for various scenarios, reducing the time and effort required to create animated content.
  • Visual effects . Users can choose from a wide range of transitions, zooms, camera movements, and more.
  • Analytics . The PowerPoint alternative provides analytics on how viewers engage with your videos so you can measure the success of your projects.
  • Library of assets . There is a library of props, backgrounds, and more. You can modify them to create your own videos.
  • AI features . Enter a topic, pick a video layout, and the service will generate a presentation according to your needs.

It stands out as a better alternative to PowerPoint presentations as it permits users to create dynamic and stimulating videos with minimal effort. Whether you are working on explainer videos or corporate presentations, Vyond is sure to help you get the job done quickly and effectively!

  • Customizable scenes;
  • Interactive elements;
  • AI presentation generation.
  • Subscription cost;
  • Learning curve for advanced features;
  • 3 daily generations limit.

Visme is an online design platform that provides powerful features and tools to help you make stunning presentations.

You can effortlessly create infographics, reports, flyers, posters, banners, and more. The platform includes an extensive library of templates and images to get started right away. You can also upload your pictures or videos to customize your projects.

Visme

Users can adjust their designs with text, shapes, colors, and images. Plus, they may incorporate interactive elements like charts, maps, videos, and animations to make the visuals come alive.

  • Templates . The templates are designed for presentations, social media, printables, GIFs , web graphics, and other visual content.
  • Customization options . Users can personalize templates, change colors, and fonts, and add their branding to create unique designs.
  • Data visualization tools . The platform offers tools for creating interactive and animated data visualizations, such as charts, graphs, and maps.
  • Cloud-based storage . Visual content is stored in the cloud, enabling users to access and edit their designs from different devices with an internet connection.

Overall, Visme is an excellent way to create captivating presentations and visuals that stand out from the crowd. It's easy to use and offers plenty of features so you can get creative with your designs.

  • Versatile templates;
  • Data visualization;
  • Cloud storage;
  • Designs created on it may have a recognizable style.

5. Zoho Show

Zoho Show is an online presentation tool that provides users with a range of features to create professional-looking presentations

It is an excellent alternative to PowerPoint, as it enables users to access their presentations from any type of web-linked device. Users can create slideshows with a variety of customizable slide layouts, themes, and transition effects.

Zoho Show

  • Collaboration tools . Users can work together in real time, manage permissions, and chat with each other.
  • Inline editing . The presentation tool allows users to edit text, images, videos, and other elements directly within the presentation.
  • Animation . Users are able to add animations to their presentation slides to make them more dynamic.
  • Charting . The platform provides several charting options including bar graphs, scatter plots, line charts, pie charts, and more.

In general, with its ease of use, Zoho Show is a great way to make presentations for anyone looking for a powerful and intuitive tool.

  • You can upload already existing presentations;
  • Integrates seamlessly with other Zoho tools;
  • Multimedia support.
  • You have to create an account.

6. Google Slides

Google Slides is a free, cloud-based presentation service from Google. It's part of the G Suite family of apps, which also includes Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs.

This free tool can help create presentations, slideshows, and other visuals with text, images, charts, tables, and more.

Google Slides offers a range of features that render it an appealing alternative to PowerPoint. It allows users to collaborate in real time with other people in different locations. Users can also easily share documents with others by generating a link.

Google Slides

The platform also has multiple formatting options . Text boxes can be customized with different fonts, colors, and sizes. Images can also be inserted into slides and resized or cropped quickly and easily.

  • Auto-save . The service automatically saves changes, reducing the risk of data loss. It also maintains a version history, allowing users to review and revert to previous versions of a presentation.
  • Integration . It seamlessly integrates with other Google Workspace apps, such as Google Docs and Google Sheets, as well as third-party apps through Google Workspace Marketplace.
  • Templates . The presentation tool provides a variety of templates for different purposes, offering a starting point for users to create professional slides.
  • Real-time comments . Users can chat while collaborating on a presentation and add comments to specific slides for discussions and feedback.

Google Slides is an excellent choice for creating presentations using its comprehensive suite of features and easy-to-use interface. It is one of the best free PowerPoint alternatives on the market today.

  • Easy sharing and publishing;
  • Mobile apps for iOS and Android;
  • Security and privacy;
  • Real-time chat.
  • Limited offline functionality.

Lumen5 is an AI-driven video generator that can help create captivating videos in minutes. It lets people make professional-looking videos effortlessly.

The service enables the production of videos using existing material, such as text, images, and video clips. Users can input text, and the service will automatically generate video content based on the provided data.

Lumen5

The platform also contains a repository of over 1 million stock photos, video clips, and royalty-free music, and supports custom branding. This feature allows businesses to make their videos stand out by adding their own logo.

  • Text-to-video conversion . The service can automatically turn any text into video content.
  • Voiceover . Convert your blog post or custom script to a video with AI-generated voiceover. You can also record your own audio.
  • Talking head . Record your webcam or upload a pre-recorded video and add captions if necessary.
  • Customizable templates . Choose one of the customizable video templates to match your brand or content.

Lumen5 with its powerful features and stock images is an outstanding tool for individuals and businesses seeking an effortless way to create video presentation.

  • AI-powered visual suggestions;
  • Media library;
  • Shareable preview link;
  • Branding options.
  • Dependency on text input;
  • Credit scene for free users.

Canva is an online graphic design platform. It facilitates users in constructing professional designs with ease, making it a great alternative to PowerPoint.

The service is perfect for creating stunning presentations, social media graphics, posters, brochures, and more. It's simple to use and allows users to customize their design quickly without needing any special skills or software.

Canva

This PowerPoint alternative offers hundreds of templates to choose from, all created by professional graphic designers. You can customize each template with your own photos, text, and colors. Plus, adding graphics, charts, and diagrams is easy.

  • Brand kit . This feature allows users to store and access brand elements such as logos, color schemes, and fonts. This ensures consistency in design and branding across different projects.
  • Photo editing . Users can enhance and customize their images directly within the platform using a built-in photo editor .
  • Illustrations . There is a vast library of illustrations and icons that you can use in your designs. This extensive collection helps find the perfect visual elements for your projects.
  • Animated designs . You can create animated graphics and presentations. This feature is especially useful for creating engaging social media content.

As you can see, Canva can replace PowerPoint and help you make lovely presentations and other designs quickly and easily.

  • Extensive template library;
  • Desktop version for macOS and Windows;
  • Collaboration and team features;
  • Tutorials within the platform.
  • No filter for only free templates.

Keynote is an Apple-developed presentation software that offers users an alternative to PowerPoint. It's available for Macs, iPads, and iPhones and allows users to create interactive presentations with impressive visuals.

The professional-looking templates give users a great starting point for their project. The animations and media integration options allow for creative freedom when building out slides.

Keynote

The software provides an intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it accessible to users with varying levels of experience in creating presentations.

  • Templates : Users have the option of selecting from dozens of professionally designed templates to easily make your presentation look great.
  • Animations : Animations can bring slides to life and add visual flair.
  • Chart and graph creation . Charts and graphs can be created quickly using built-in tools.
  • Live presentations . Presentations can be shared with remote audiences via the web, complete with audio, video, and chat capabilities.

Keynote is widely used by professionals, educators, and individuals who work within the Apple ecosystem.

  • iCloud integration;
  • Adding speaker notes to slides;
  • Compatibility with apple pencils.
  • Less feature depth for advanced users;
  • Limited third-party integration.

iMovie is a video editing software compatible with Mac and iOS. It is used to craft polished movies and trailers easily.

While the program is primarily designed for video editing , it can create traditional presentations and is commonly used in business or educational settings.

The application supports editing presentations either in a storyboard or timeline view. This allows for flexibility in arranging and editing photos and video clips.

iMovie

Users can import photos, video footage, and audio files from their devices directly into iMovie. This includes content from iPhones, iPads, and other cameras.

  • Editing tools . Trim clips , add transitions, adjust speed, and more. You can also apply effects like color correction or blur to enhance your visuals.
  • Green screen . Replace the background with a different image or video using green screen (chroma key) effects.
  • Soundtracks . Create the perfect soundtrack for your movie with the built-in music library or choose from a selection of royalty-free soundtracks.
  • Effects . Create stunning visual effects with an array of tools like slow motion, fast forward, and time-lapse.
  • Sharing . Share your movies directly on social media or export them in HD quality for playback on computers or TVs.

iMovie is ideal for novice and experienced video editors alike. Whether you're creating movies for fun or need a professional-looking project for school or work, this presentation software has you covered!

  • Integration with Apple software;
  • Visual effects;
  • Ease of use.
  • Not slide-based;
  • Larger file size;
  • Not ideal for text-heavy content.

Alternatives to PowerPoint: Conclusion

We hope this article has given you some idea of the options that are even better than PowerPoint. Whether prioritizing design, collaboration, or advanced functionalities, these alternatives empower users to rethink and elevate their presentation experiences.

It's important to remember that different tools suit different purposes. Some are great for creating simple slideshows; others help you create beautiful visuals. Choose the one that aligns best with your needs, and easily create effective presentations.

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The 7 Best Free PowerPoint Alternatives for Presentations

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PowerPoint has long been the go-to presentation software for most people. However, it can be expensive as part of the Microsoft 365 subscription and doesn’t always offer the most engaging experience. Fortunately, there are several free PowerPoint alternatives available that are just as capable for creating presentations.

In this article, we cover the 7 best free alternatives to PowerPoint in 2023 based on features, capabilities, and ease of use.

1. Google Slides

As part of Google’s G Suite productivity apps, Google Slides offers a free and fully-featured alternative to PowerPoint right in your browser.

Key features:

  • Cloud-based – work from anywhere with an internet connection
  • Real-time collaboration allowing multiple people to work on the same presentation simultaneously
  • Hundreds of free templates to choose from
  • Drag-and-drop interface that is easy to use
  • Integrates seamlessly with other G Suite apps like Google Drive for storage and sharing

Best for: Teams that need to collaborate on presentations frequently. The real-time editing makes it perfect for simultaneous work.

Prezi stands out with its non-linear canvas and zoomable interface for creating more conversational and visually compelling presentations.

  • Dynamic motion and zooming between elements keeps audiences engaged
  • Customizable paths let you control the narrative and flow
  • Animated transitions make slides more exciting
  • Hundreds of templates, graphics, icons, and fonts to use
  • Simple drag-and-drop editor

Best for: Presentations that need to tell a story rather than just display bullet points. The non-linear aspect allows for more creativity.

Canva offers a massive library of templates and easy drag-and-drop tools for creating beautiful presentations quickly even without any design experience.

  • Huge library of templates, photos, icons, fonts, and illustrations
  • Intuitive editing tools need no design experience
  • Animated elements like GIFs can be added easily
  • Presenter mode to view notes while presenting
  • Export presentations as videos

Best for: Creating great-looking presentations fast without needing to know graphic design. The huge library accelerates the process.

4. Beautiful.ai

Beautiful.ai leverages AI to help design presentations for you based on the content you provide. This speeds up the process tremendously.

  • AI designer creates slides for you automatically
  • Hundreds of templates across industries and use cases
  • Custom illustration generator
  • Animated charts and graphs
  • Presenter mode with notes

Best for: Business professionals that need to create presentations rapidly. The AI designer eliminates much of the layout work for you.

5. OpenOffice Impress

OpenOffice Impress provides a free alternative similar in functionality and interface to PowerPoint itself.

  • Very similar workflow to PowerPoint
  • Supports PowerPoint file formats
  • Slide masters for batch editing slides
  • Range of transitions and animations
  • Presenter console view

Best for: Anyone looking for a free PowerPoint-like software. The similarity makes adoption easy for those used to PowerPoint.

6. Zoho Show

Zoho Show is an online presentation app that is free for up to 5 presentations. It provides plenty of great features given the lack of cost.

  • Real-time collaboration for teams
  • Hundreds of templates and themes
  • Animations and transitions
  • Presenter view and notes
  • Polls, surveys, and quizzes
  • Analytics to see who viewed your presentation

Best for: Teams that need to work together on presentations online. Great value given most features are free.

Visme offers a free tier for individuals looking to create presentations entirely online right in the browser.

  • Cloud-based with a simple drag-and-drop interface
  • Animated charts and infographics
  • Library of icons, shapes, and illustrations
  • Collaboration tools

Best for: Individuals that want an easy-to-use online presentation creator. Enough features are free to handle most use cases.

So there you have it – the 7 best free PowerPoint alternatives available right now. While PowerPoint still leads in market share, these options provide plenty of great features at no cost.

For teams, Google Slides and its real-time collaboration make it easy to work together on presentations from anywhere.

Those focused on storytelling should try Prezi and its non-linear canvas for more engaging and animated content.

Anyone can make great presentations quickly with Canva thanks to its huge library of templates and drag-and-drop simplicity.

In the end, PowerPoint may still make sense depending on your specific needs. But with these 7 free alternatives, you may find paying for presentations is no longer necessary.

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