Open Source 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 open source Linux alternative is ONLYOFFICE. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint and many of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint are LibreOffice - Impress, DeckCraft, OpenBoard Whiteboard and Storyboarder.

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  1. ONLYOFFICE icon
     734 likes

    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.

    113 ONLYOFFICE alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  2. 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...

    79 LibreOffice - Impress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  3. DeckCraft icon
     15 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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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • AppImage
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  4. 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.

    115 OpenBoard Whiteboard alternatives

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    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. Storyboarder icon
     54 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.

    53 Storyboarder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. Sozi icon
     112 likes

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

    82 Sozi alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Inkscape
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  7. 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.

    53 Collabora Online alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. Marp icon
     29 likes

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

    40 Marp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  9. 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...

    24 Collabora Office alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Kova icon
     2 likes

    Kova is a markdown presentation creation tool designed to allow for rapid slide creation.

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Main interface, right-click context.
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  12. Calligra Stage icon
     11 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

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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