Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer Alternatives for Linux

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer is not available for Linux but there are some 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 10 alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer and eight of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer are Apache OpenOffice Impress, Impressive, Aspose.Slides for Cloud and ViewSpot.

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Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer alternatives are mainly Presentation Makers but may also be Slideshow Makers or Office Suites. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer.

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer

Free • Proprietary

PowerPoint Viewer lets you view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions with full fidelity. This viewer also supports opening password-protected Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.

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Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer alternatives page was last updated Apr 8, 2021

LibreOffice - Impress
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...
69 LibreOffice - Impress alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Presentation Maker
- Slideshow Maker
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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LibreOffice - Impress Features
1. Slideshow Maker
2. Portable
3. Works Offline
4. Ad-free
5. No registration required
6. Transitions Effects
7. Dark Mode
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- Most users think LibreOffice - Impress is a great Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer alternative.
- LibreOffice - Impress is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer.
- LibreOffice - Impress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer.
- LibreOffice - Impress is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft PowerPoint Viewer is Free and Proprietary

Apache OpenOffice Impress
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"...
46 Apache OpenOffice Impress alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Presentation Maker
Platforms
- Linux
- Windows
- Mac
- FreeBSD
Apache OpenOffice Impress Features
No registration required
Ad-free
Works Offline
Interactive Presentations
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Impressive
latest version of impressive 2018 free and open source License GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/impressive/files/Impressive/
47 Impressive alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
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Aspose.Slides for Cloud
Aspose.Slides for Cloud is a REST based API that allows developers to read, write & modify a PowerPoint presentations in cloud. It is platform independent API & can be used by developers in web, desktop, mobile & cloud applications alike.
44 Aspose.Slides for Cloud alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Slideshow Maker
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
Aspose.Slides for Cloud Features
REST API
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ViewSpot
ViewSpot is a framework for creating slideshow presentations like with LibreOffice Impress, PowerPoint or KeyNote. It it based on the web technologies HTML, CSS and Javascript. This is no WYSIWYG tool, but one has to write the presentation markup and the configuration into a...
26 ViewSpot alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
ViewSpot Features
Portable
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Discontinued
Latest commit f0f2934 on Mar 26, 2012. See https://github.com/woho/ViewSpot

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SoftMaker Presentations
SoftMaker Presentations is a Microsoft Powerpoint-compatible presentation-graphics software, part of SoftMaker FreeOffice , that makes creating stunning presentations a snap.
68 SoftMaker Presentations alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- Android Tablet
SoftMaker Presentations Features
Transitions Effects
Export to PDF
Compatible with Microsoft Office
Multiple languages
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PDF Cube
PDF Cube is a tiny program to render PDF presentations with special 3D effects (a rotating cube transition and 5 predefined zoom animations). It adds eye-candy to your PDF presentations.
33 PDF Cube alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
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Siag Office
Siag Office - A Free Office Package for Unix.
71 Siag Office alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Office Suite
Platforms
- Linux
Warning
Last version (v3.6.1) from 2006. http://siag.nu/hypermail/siag/0061.html

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