Evernote is normally thought of as just note-taking software, but it does provide the option to create a presentation you can share online or with an audience.
In that regard it's a little more limited than the other options in not being dedicated presentation software. However, as an easy and handy way to pull together a presentation quickly it could serve as a back-up or last-minute option, especially if Evernote is already being commonly used by you. LibreOffice Impress is part of the open-source suite offered as a free alternative to Microsoft Office, and comes with a powerful array of tool and editing options for your presentation, not least working with 3D images.
It's supported by a large community, so its easy to find an array of additional templates. If there is a limitation it's that it's software you download and install rather than web-based, but any presentations created should be easily portable to the web if needed. Adobe Spark does things a bit differently, as rather than just use images its geared toward video as well.
This makes for potentially more powerful multimedia presentations, especially as Adobe also have a big selection of photos and images available for its users. There is a free tier for core features, but requires a subscription for custom branding, personalized themes, and support. We've also featured the best alternatives to Microsoft Office. Nicholas Fearn is a freelance technology journalist and copywriter from the Welsh valleys. He also happens to be a diehard Mariah Carey fan!
North America. The best presentation software makes it simple and easy to create, manage, and share slideshow presentations. Reasons to avoid - No free trial. Haiku Deck. Reasons to avoid - Not as well-featured as some rivals.
Reasons to avoid - Will be too basic for some. Nicholas Fearn. AWS went down hard, yet again - here's what happened. It might be time to consider running Ubuntu on your smartphone.
Honor's new foldable phone is bigger and more powerful than the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Can't get a PS5? Sony may try to sell you a PS4 instead. Google Slides Price: Free. Canva offers one of the most robust free plans of all the presentation apps we 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. 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.
Ludus Web. Ludus is for creative folks who find presentation apps to be limiting and want their slideshow to be a work of art. Ludus really shines with its third-party integrations. Graphic designers will especially love Ludus. You can edit and break apart SVG files, upload your own font files, or even copy and paste files from Sketch and Adobe Illustrator. There are also some pretty advanced features that any web designer or illustrator would be familiar with, like gradients and code blocks, making this a good choice for graphic designers, art directors, UX designers, and the like.
But you don't have to be a Photoshop pro to use these features; Ludus starts new users off with a guided tutorial, which gently introduces some of its more complex features. Paid plans allow you to password-protect your presentations, use a remote control, share and collaborate as a team, and even embed on Medium and Notion. If you're like me, editing granular spacing issues is the absolute worst part of building a presentation.
Look at the GIF above as an example: when you drag an element toward a specific area of the slide, it'll automatically drop it into place for you. 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. While traditional collaboration features are limited on the 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. 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. Prezi Video helps you take remote presentations to a new level. Using the desktop app, 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, Google Meet, and more to present live.
Powtoon Web, iOS, Android. 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 whitelabeling your presentations—but doing so won't break the bank.
Plus, you'll unlock tons of templates complete with animations and soundtracks. One of our 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. Genially Web. 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.
Even better, Google Slides supports the collaboration tools users have come to expect from Google. 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. 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. All of the tools are displayed in a top ribbon, with your slides shown on the left side of the screen for easy navigation. However, keep in mind that the software is supported by ads. Michael Graw is a freelance journalist and photographer based in Bellingham, Washington. His interests span a wide range from business technology to finance to creative media, with a focus on new technology and emerging trends.
North America. Included in this guide: 1. The best free presentation software makes it simple and easy to create attention-grabbing presentations without a subscription to Microsoft Reasons to avoid - Some trial and error required. Reasons to avoid - Not PowerPoint compatible. Reasons to avoid - No built-in collaboration tools.
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