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KovaMicrosoft PowerPoint
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.

 Freemium

Can be tried for free; full use and Copilot features come with a Microsoft 365 plan.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web
  • Automatic slide layouts from plain Markdown
  • Exports to PDF and PowerPoint offline
  • Thousands of customizable templates
  • Real-time sharing and collaboration
  • Less fine-grained visual control than a traditional slide editor
  • Requires writing content in Markdown
  • Full feature set requires a Microsoft 365 subscription
  • AI features depend on Microsoft's cloud services
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Web application
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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