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 LibreOffice - Impress, 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 OpenBoard Whiteboard, Sozi, Marp and Storyboarder.
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Microsoft PowerPoint alternatives are mainly Presentation Makers, but if you're looking for Slideshow Makers or Whiteboards you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint.- Presentation Maker
- Paid • Proprietary
- 70 LibreOffice - Impress alternatives
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...
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
Germany
EU
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
Comments about LibreOffice - Impress as an Alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint
Top Positive CommentMost Recent CommentAlexandre ZANNIIt'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.
franoisschoubbenI like Free Software more than closed source software
- 87 OpenBoard Whiteboard alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Comments about OpenBoard Whiteboard as an Alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint
Alexandre ZANNIWhiteBoard is not SlideShow...
Sozi is an open-source browser-based presentation software using SVG and JavaScript to play animated presentations.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Inkscape
Sozi Features
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
Japan
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
- Visual Studio Code
- 36 Storyboarder alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Storyboarder Features
Comments about Storyboarder as an Alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint
Alexandre ZANNINot really a slideshow maker.
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.
LaTeX Beamer and Prosper Features
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 .
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
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Country of Origin
China
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
WPS Presentation Features
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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"...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Linux
- Windows
- Mac
- FreeBSD
Apache OpenOffice Impress Features
I can import intact Powerpoint files and be able to edit them.