Compare PowerPoint, Google Slides, Apple Keynote and LibreOffice Impress for slide creation, shared review, offline presenting and PowerPoint-file handovers.
Microsoft PowerPoint creates slide presentations with text, graphics, charts and media. Free web editing and licensed desktop applications provide different creation and delivery capabilities. Learn more about Microsoft PowerPoint
Who should take a closer look?
Teams exchanging PowerPoint decks and presenters who need to match browser or desktop capabilities to the event.
Capabilities to explore
✓Slide layouts, text, graphics and charts
✓Shared presentation editing through the web
✓Desktop presentation design and delivery tools
Free plan availablePowerPoint for the web is free with a Microsoft account. Installed desktop applications require an appropriate licence.
Google Slides creates and delivers presentations in a browser with simultaneous editing, comments and sharing permissions. It supports working with PowerPoint presentations. Learn more about Google Slides
Who should take a closer look?
Teams reviewing and editing the same slide deck through Google accounts, with a planned final delivery format.
Capabilities to explore
✓Browser slide creation and presentation delivery
✓Live co-editing, comments and sharing controls
✓PowerPoint import and file exchange
Free plan availableCore Slides creation is available with a Google Account. Eligible paid Workspace plans provide additional organisational and premium capabilities.
Apple Keynote creates slide presentations on Apple devices with layouts, charts, animations and presenting tools. It can export PowerPoint copies, PDFs and other delivery formats on Mac. Learn more about Apple Keynote
Who should take a closer look?
Apple-device users building visual presentations and planning the editable or fixed output needed by the audience and other editors.
Capabilities to explore
✓Slide layouts, charts and object animations
✓Presentation rehearsal and delivery on Mac
✓PowerPoint, PDF and movie export on Mac
Free plan availableCore Keynote creation, editing and collaboration remain free. Optional Apple Creator Studio premium features and content require a separate subscription.
LibreOffice Impress is the presentation application in the free, open-source LibreOffice desktop suite. It provides slide templates, charts, transitions and tools for creating and delivering presentations. Learn more about LibreOffice Impress
Who should take a closer look?
People needing a no-cost desktop presentation editor and teams that can validate PowerPoint-file handovers and presenting devices.
Capabilities to explore
✓Slide templates with text, charts and drawing objects
✓Animation, transitions and rehearsal timing
✓OpenDocument and PowerPoint presentation file handling
Free desktop softwareImpress is included in the free LibreOffice community desktop suite. Professional support and enterprise partner products are separate.
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Read the buying decisions, plan boundaries and evidence behind a shortlist.
Choose around both slide creation and delivery. Browser collaboration and an installed presentation application can cover different parts of the job. Confirm the account, device, media and application rights needed by the presenter.
Questions to ask before you buy
Who edits the deck and which application will present it?
Are custom masters, fonts, animations or embedded media essential?
Is the delivery a live slideshow, editable deck, recording or PDF?
Put your shortlist to the test
Rehearse a short non-sensitive deck on the intended presenting device. Include the actual fonts, chart, notes, transition and media requirements. Export an editable file and a PDF, reopen both, and check the presenter view and offline arrangement before the event.
