Canva alternatives for the Mac.
You may want a presentation app on your Mac rather than in a browser. Deck edits .pptx directly, works offline, and costs $19 once with no account.
Canva at a glance
Canva is a browser-based design app for presentations with a free plan; Canva Pro costs $144 a year for one person.
- Canva Free: $0
- Canva Pro (one person): $144 a year
- Canva Business (per person): $250 a year
Deck beside Canva
Canva Free costs $0, Canva Pro is $144 a year for one person, and Canva Business is $250 a year per person. Deck costs $19 once, tax included: one licence covers up to 3 of your Macs and every future update is included. There is no subscription, no account, and refunds are available within 30 days.
| Feature | Deck | Canva |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 once | Free; Pro $144/yr |
| Pay once | Yes | –free or subscription |
| Opens and saves .pptx directly | Yes | Partlyimport and export |
| Works offline | Yes | Partlyexisting designs only |
| No account | Yes | No |
| Every command open to a local AI agent | Yes | PartlyAI Connector |
| 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.
- Apple KeynoteApple Keynote is a free presentation app for the Mac, iPhone and iPad, with an optional Apple Creator Studio subscription at $12.99 a month.
- 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.
| 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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Sources
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.
- Compare all Microsoft 365 plans
- Microsoft PowerPoint on the Mac App Store
- What’s the difference between Microsoft 365 and Office 2024?
- File formats that are supported in PowerPoint
- Animate text or objects
- Start the presentation and see your notes in Presenter view
- Work together on PowerPoint presentations
- Create a new presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint
- Office Add-ins platform overview
- Office for Mac for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
- Keynote on the App Store
- Apple Creator Studio
- Apple Creator Studio features in Keynote
- Apple Support article 125029 (Apple Creator Studio)
- Open or close a presentation in Keynote on Mac
- Export to PowerPoint or another file format in Keynote on Mac
- Present on a separate display in Keynote on Mac
- Intro to collaboration in Keynote on Mac
- What’s new in Keynote
- Keynote Support
- Keynote User Guide for Mac
- Google Slides product page
- Google Slides product page (US)
- Work on Google Docs, Sheets, & Slides offline
- Work with Office files using Office editing
- Add animations to a slide
- Present slides
- Create fully native and editable presentations with Gemini in Google Slides (Workspace Updates, 30 June 2026)
- Google AI plans
- Google Slides API overview
- LibreOffice Impress
- Download LibreOffice
- LibreOffice system requirements
- LibreOffice on the Mac App Store
- LibreOffice Help: XML file formats
- LibreOffice Help: Using Microsoft Office and LibreOffice
- LibreOffice Help: Animating objects in presentation slides
- LibreOffice Help: Using the Presenter Console
- LibreOffice Help: Collaboration
- LibreOffice Help: Scripting LibreOffice
- LibreOffice Help: Starting LibreOffice with parameters
- Canva pricing
- Canva for Mac download
- Canva Help: Import PowerPoint presentations
- Canva presentations
- Canva Help: Set up offline access
- Canva Help: Canva AI Connector setup
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.