Microsoft PowerPoint Alternatives for Linux

Microsoft PowerPoint is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is ONLYOFFICE, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint are Canva, LibreOffice - Impress, OpenBoard Whiteboard and Storyboarder.

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  1. ONLYOFFICE icon

    ONLYOFFICE

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    Open-source office suite offering document, spreadsheet, and presentation editing with co-editing modes, plugin support, integration across 30+ services, robust security, and mobile access. Available in Community, Enterprise, and Home Server editions for versatile deployment.

    106 ONLYOFFICE alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flatpak
    • Cloudron
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    OnlyOffice 9.3 Document running in Windows 11
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  2. Canva icon

    Canva

     417 likes

    A comprehensive design application combining innovative photo and video editing with advanced AI capabilities to streamline creating designs. Users can produce unique graphics, engaging social media content using customizable templates and thousands of images, videos, and fonts accessible through its vast library.

    201 Canva alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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    Canva screenshot 1
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  4. LibreOffice - Impress icon

    LibreOffice - Impress

     263 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...

    78 LibreOffice - Impress alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    LibreOffice - Impress screenshot 1
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  6. OpenBoard Whiteboard icon

    OpenBoard Whiteboard

     73 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.

    110 OpenBoard Whiteboard alternatives

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    OpenBoard Whiteboard screenshot 1
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  7. Storyboarder icon

    Storyboarder

     53 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.

    50 Storyboarder alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Storyboarder screenshot 1
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  9. Deckcraft icon

    Deckcraft

     8 likes

    Presentations and slide shows: an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft PowerPoint in pure Rust. Part of the ArtCraft Crafting Apps.

    51 Deckcraft alternatives

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    • AppImage
    • Flatpak
    Deckcraft screenshot 1
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  10. Sozi icon

    Sozi

     112 likes

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

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    • Mac
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    • Inkscape
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    Sozi screenshot 1
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    Collabora Online

     17 likes

    Collabora Online is a powerful LibreOffice-based online office suite with collaborative editing, which supports all major document, spreadsheet and presentation file formats and works in all modern browsers.

    52 Collabora Online alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
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    With live video collaboration. Using Talk in the right side bar.
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  12. Marp icon

    Marp

     29 likes

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

    39 Marp alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Visual Studio Code
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    Marp screenshot 1
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  13. Collabora Office icon

    Collabora Office

     5 likes

    Collabora Office brings the familiar Collabora Online experience to your computer - so you can create, edit, and present with a beautiful, modern UI. Built on LibreOffice, it delivers excellent interoperability with ODF and Microsoft Office formats (DOCX/XLSX/PPTX), and exports...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Collabora Office screenshot 1
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  14. 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.

    32 LaTeX Beamer and Prosper alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    an example beamer slide, highly customizable
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  15. WPS Presentation icon

    WPS Presentation

     9 likes

    WPS Presentation, part of WPS Office , is a sophisticated slide show application that is highly compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint . You’re able to open, edit, and save .ppt, .pptx, and .

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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