Apple Keynote alternatives for the Mac.
You may want a Mac app that saves .pptx directly rather than exporting a copy. Deck’s native format is .pptx, it costs $19 once, and it needs no account.
Apple Keynote at a glance
Apple Keynote is a free presentation app for the Mac, iPhone and iPad, with an optional Apple Creator Studio subscription at $12.99 a month.
- Keynote: Free
- Apple Creator Studio (optional; adds premium content and intelligence features to Keynote): $12.99 a month or $129 a year
Deck beside Apple Keynote
Keynote is free on the App Store, and creating, editing and collaborating in it need no subscription. An optional Apple Creator Studio subscription adds premium content and intelligence features to Keynote at $12.99 a month or $129 a year. Deck costs $19 once, tax included, covering up to 3 of your Macs with every future update included, and refunds are available within 30 days.
| Feature | Deck | Apple Keynote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 once | Free; extras $12.99/mo |
| Pay once | Yes | –free app |
| Opens and saves .pptx directly | Yes | Partlysaves by export |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes |
| No account | Yes | PartlyiCloud to share |
| Every command open to a local AI agent | Yes | PartlyAppleScript, Shortcuts |
| Animations | No | Yes |
| Presenter view | No | Yes |
Yes Yes Partly Partly No No
Other options
- Microsoft PowerPointMicrosoft PowerPoint is a presentation app for Mac, PC and mobile that costs $99.99 a year with Microsoft 365, or $179.99 once for Office Home 2024.
- Google SlidesGoogle Slides is a free browser-based presentation app from Google, with Gemini presentation features on paid plans from $19.99 a month.
- LibreOffice ImpressLibreOffice Impress is a free, open-source presentation app for Mac, Windows and Linux; the Mac App Store version costs $8.99 once.
- CanvaCanva is a browser-based design app for presentations with a free plan; Canva Pro costs $144 a year for one person.
| Feature | Deck | Microsoft PowerPoint | Apple Keynote | Google Slides | LibreOffice Impress | Canva |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 once | $99.99/yr; $179.99 once | Free; extras $12.99/mo | Free; AI from $19.99/mo | Free | Free; Pro $144/yr |
| Pay once | Yes | PartlyOffice Home 2024 | –free app | –free | –free | –free or subscription |
| Opens and saves .pptx directly | Yes | Yes | Partlysaves by export | Yes | PartlyODF by default | Partlyimport and export |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes | Yes | PartlyChrome setup needed | Yes | Partlyexisting designs only |
| No account | Yes | No | PartlyiCloud to share | No | Yes | No |
| Every command open to a local AI agent | Yes | Partlyadd-ins, VBA macros | PartlyAppleScript, Shortcuts | PartlySlides API | Partlymacros, API | PartlyAI Connector |
| Animations | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Presenter view | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes Yes Partly Partly No No
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Checked against each product’s own website and documentation on 13 November 2026. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll correct it.
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Microsoft PowerPoint is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Keynote is a trademark of Apple Inc. Google Slides is a trademark of Google LLC. LibreOffice is a trademark of The Document Foundation. Canva is a trademark of Canva Pty Ltd. Deck is not affiliated with them.