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Last checked October 15, 2026

Best Free Alternatives to PowerPoint (2026)

PowerPoint is layouts, notes, and a presentation view. The file that matters is PPTX, including pictures that were pasted in years ago.

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What PowerPoint costs

Paid plans exist. A current dollar figure is not copied into this listing.

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Ranked by Drop-in score

How we rank

#1 is the highest-scoring alternative that is not sponsored. A featured listing, when one is sold, is labeled and sits after #1.

  1. 90
    #1Open sourceReview notes

    LibreOffice

    A desktop suite that opens Office files.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · MPL-2.0

    MacWindowsLinux
    Cost and detailsMigration guideWebsite
  2. 80
    #2Open sourceReview notes

    ONLYOFFICE

    Browser editors for DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0 (community docs)

    WebSelf-hostMacWindowsLinux
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  3. 50
    #3Open sourceReview notes

    Sozi

    Zooming presentations built on SVG.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · MPL-2.0

    LinuxWindowsMac
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  4. 38
    #4Open sourceReview notes

    CryptPad

    Encrypted collaborative docs in the browser.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  5. 38
    #5Open sourceReview notes

    reveal.js

    HTML slide decks you keep in Git.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · MIT

    Web
    Cost and detailsWebsite

Feature by feature

Full is the whole job. Partial is a real version with a gap. Missing means it does not do this. Not checked counts as zero in the score.

FeatureLibreOffice#1 · 90ONLYOFFICE#2 · 80Sozi#3 · 50CryptPad#4 · 38reveal.js#5 · 38
Opens PPTXWeight 10FullFullMissingPartialMissing
Layouts and speaker notesWeight 8FullFullPartialPartialPartial
A presentation modeWeight 8FullPartialFullMissingFull
Images on a slideWeight 6FullFullMissingFullPartial
Works offlineWeight 8PartialPartialFullMissingMissing

Real cost

LibreOffice

Free tier
The desktop apps are free to download.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Not a self-hosted product. The desktop apps are not a server. Collabora Online is the browser version.

ONLYOFFICE

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.

Sozi

Free tier
Free desktop app. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Not a self-hosted product. Desktop presentation tool.

CryptPad

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.

reveal.js

Free tier
MIT framework. You host the HTML.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Easy. Static files. Any web host is enough.

Top pair

Migrate from PowerPoint to LibreOffice

Save decks as PPTX.

Read the migration guide

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