The Best Open Source Microsoft PowerPoint AlternativesTop Presentation & Slideshow Makers like Microsoft PowerPoint

The best open source alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint is LibreOffice - Impress. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint are OpenBoard Whiteboard, reveal.js, Sozi and Storyboarder.

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  1. LibreOffice - Impress icon

    LibreOffice - Impress

     253 likes

    Impress is a truly outstanding tool for creating effective multimedia presentations. Does linear or non-linear presentations with the included Presenter Console extension. Your presentations can be enhanced with 2D and 3D clip art, special effects and transition styles...

    73 LibreOffice - Impress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about LibreOffice - Impress as an Alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint
    Top Positive Comment
    Mateo Castro
    8

    I can import intact Powerpoint files and be able to edit them.

    Alexandre ZANNI
    Positive
    0

    It's as good as MS PowerPoint. Just the default templates are a bit old looked but in the other hand it's 100% open-source and has a truly open format.

    franoisschoubben
    Positive
    0

    I like Free Software more than closed source software

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think LibreOffice - Impress is a great Microsoft PowerPoint alternative.

    • LibreOffice - Impress is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint.

    • LibreOffice - Impress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint.

    • LibreOffice - Impress is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft PowerPoint is Paid and Proprietary
    • LibreOffice - Impress is Privacy focusedMicrosoft PowerPoint is not according to our users
  2. OpenBoard Whiteboard icon

    OpenBoard Whiteboard

     70 likes

    OpenBoard is a cross-platform (Linux / Windows / macOS) interactive whiteboard application. It is currently maintained by the Education Department (DIP) of the Canton of Geneva in Switzerland.

    91 OpenBoard Whiteboard alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about OpenBoard Whiteboard as an Alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint
    Alexandre ZANNI
    Negative
    0

    WhiteBoard is not SlideShow...

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    • OpenBoard Whiteboard is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft PowerPoint is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenBoard Whiteboard is LightweightMicrosoft PowerPoint is not according to our users
  4. reveal.js icon

    reveal.js

     115 likes

    Reveal.js is a cutting-edge open-source presentation framework that utilizes HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. With its dynamic 3D transition effects, cross-browser compatibility, and PDF export function, this non-linear framework is a powerful tool for creating engaging and...

    57 reveal.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • JavaScript
    • Wordpress
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    Animatron Studio

    Design browser-based HTML5 animations and videos using a user-friendly vector tool with rich timeline editing, real-time multi-user collaboration, and audio support. Access free animated assets, import diverse media, and export p...

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  6. Sozi icon

    Sozi

     109 likes

    Sozi is an open-source browser-based presentation software using SVG and JavaScript to play animated presentations.

    75 Sozi alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Inkscape
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  7. Storyboarder icon

    Storyboarder

     41 likes

    Storyboarder makes it easy to visualize a story as fast you can draw stick figures. Quickly draw to test if a story idea works. Create and show animatics to others. Express your story idea without making a movie.

    37 Storyboarder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Storyboarder as an Alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint
    Alexandre ZANNI
    Negative
    0

    Not really a slideshow maker.

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    • Storyboarder is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft PowerPoint is Paid and Proprietary
  8. LaTeX Beamer and Prosper icon

    LaTeX Beamer and Prosper

     38 likes

    Takes a few hours to catch on, but makes the most professionally typset documents with a large number of amazingly useful features not available from other types of presentation software. For presentations, consider the Beamer or Prosper document class.

    28 LaTeX Beamer and Prosper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    an example beamer slide, highly customizable
     
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  10. Marp icon

    Marp

     28 likes

    Marp is the ecosystem to write your presentation with plain Markdown.

    28 Marp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Visual Studio Code
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    impress.js

     61 likes

    impress.js is a presentation framework based on the power of CSS3 transforms and transitions in modern browsers and inspired by the idea behind prezi.com - an "infinite canvas" for your presentation.

    56 impress.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Slides span a large, panning canvas.
     

    • impress.js is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint.

    • impress.js is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft PowerPoint is Paid and Proprietary
    • impress.js is CustomizableMicrosoft PowerPoint is not according to our users
  12. Apache OpenOffice Impress icon

    Apache OpenOffice Impress

     48 likes

    Impress, part of the Apache OpenOffice suite, is a presentation program similar to Microsoft PowerPoint . It does dual screen and linear presentations out of the box, but the free "Presenter Console"...

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    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • FreeBSD
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  13. Calligra Stage icon

    Calligra Stage

     12 likes

    Calligra Stage is an easy to use yet still flexible presentation application. You can easily create presentations containing a rich variety of elements, from graphics to text, from charts to images.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  14. Slidev icon

    Slidev

     2 likes

    There are a lot of feature-rich, general-purpose, WYSIWYG slides makers like Microsoft PowerPoint and Apple Keynote. They work pretty well for making nice slides with animations, charts, and many other things, while being very intuitive and easy to learn.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  15. Spectacle Presentation Library icon

    Spectacle Presentation Library

     1 like

    Spectacle is a React.js based library for creating sleek presentations using JSX syntax (with the ability to live demo your code!)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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