6 PowerPoint alternatives to create an outstanding presentation
Making a well-designed presentation shouldn’t be hard and time-consuming. A new wave of software for creating presentations gives you an ability to use templates with modern design, to collaborate with others (sometimes in real-time) while making a presentation by using any smart device or a computer.
Let’s take a look at 6 most popular PowerPoint alternatives:
Keynote
A great tool for teamwork that lets several participants edit a presentation at the same time. A separate list lets teammates quickly see who else is in the presentation. As the official website says,
“With iWork for iCloud, you and your team can access all your presentations in any Mac or PC web browser. Just sign in to iCloud.com, open Keynote, and start editing”.
Dual monitor support lets you show the presentation on a screen and still see the desktop or notes from your computer or presenter screen.
Keynote allows you to add charts, edit photos, and incorporate cinematic effects. The interface is clean and intuitive. Keynote works great with iOS mobile devices.
Customshow
CustomShow is a great software for marketers and salesmen. It was developed to help companies achieve business results by creating better sales presentations in less time.
The software lets you create and edit presentations that combine images, video, text, and Adobe Flash content in collaborations. Updates made to slides in the library are automatically shared with all users in a company. Presentation changes could be done even without Internet connection. CustomShow runs on Macs, PCs, and the Web.
Google Slides
Google Slides employs most of the standard presentation app features, including animations and slide transitions. The app shines bright like a diamond when it comes to collaboration. To make a real-time presentation edits only Google account needs to be added. All edits are logged so any collaborator can view all revisions. Teamwork is even easier when you chat with the built-in IM functionality.
The greatest thing about Google Slides is that’s very beginner friendly and supported by all platforms.
Slidebean
Slidebean is a cloud-based platform for making professional, stylish and presentable slide presentations. Library is full of pre-built templates, photos, icons, charts and more — just pick up whatever you like.
Automatic sync makes collaborative work easy. The presentation could be shared with everyone in any device, instantly. The Same look guaranteed across all platforms.
Slidebean works on any browser, in any operating system on any device.
Haiku deck
Haiku Deck is an easy-going presentation application. It incorporates limited selection of themes, slide layouts, and formatting options. You will not have a problem with navigation, all of the options and tools are available from the home screen.
By using a mobile app you can create a new presentation or continue working on previously created. Also, you can use Haiku Deck to promote your presentation by placing it on a Deck Gallery.
Haiku Deck is available for web, iPad, and iPhone.
Evernote
Evernote is a simple way to turn your notes into the presentation. Written notes could be completed with lists, files and formatted text with no transitions or animations between slides.
Evernote will automatically make a table of contents for presentation sections from one or several notes.
To start presenting, just open your notes, click the slide screen icon in the toolbar and Evernote will turn them into an easy-to-read presentation. You can point out the most important stuff by using a virtual laser pointer.
Available for Android and iOS.
Try all the apps and choose the one that fits your needs best. Next time we will overview apps that help deliver presentations and engage the audience. Stay tuned!
