5 Best Online PowerPoint Alternatives
by Frank Jovine on 12/21/2009 in Software
PowerPoint is paid software and one needs to buy a license to make use of this application. There are several other free alternatives available for Microsoft Office which offers similar features for free.
Online applications are always handy, there are various web based applications which let you create presentations just like you do with PowerPoint. If you do not want to install any other software on your computer you can always use these applications to fulfill your presentation needs. Here are five handy online PowerPoint alternatives which you can use for free from anywhere.
Google Docs features documents, spreadsheets, presentations and forms. You need to have a Google account to use this service for free. The presentation editor in Google Docs provides just about similar features like that of MS PowerPoint.
You can easily create presentations online and share them with your friends and co-workers in real-time. It also allows you to upload existing presentations that you have made using MS PowerPoint and edit or save them online. User interface on Google Docs is simple that you will not take much time to understand and use all its features.
Zoho Show is one of the powerful presentation editor available online. Its features some cool functions to help you create presentations effortlessly. Once you sign-up, you can start creating fabulous presentations using this web application. Zoho Show provides you with themes, shapes and clipart to make beautiful slide shows. It allows you to create, share and import presentations from any computer connected to internet. With integrated chat feature you can chat and give presentations to your clients online. You can also embed presentations in your blog or web site to make your readers understand better.
AjaxPresents is another web-based presentation editor where you can create, import and edit files with extensions .ppt and .odp. AjaxPresents enables you to share presentations online and get a unique URL to share with anyone. Others can comment, edit and save those files to their computers.
ZSlide is a part of ZCubes, an online office suite. ZSlide offers a great deal of features to create presentation online. There are two versions of ‘ZSlide Basic’ – for beginners and ‘Professional’ – for masters. Anyone can create presentations using this application for free. It offers some interesting and advanced features like layouts, backgrounds, slide show effects and option to insert tables and pictures. It allows you to add flash animations and videos from web to your presentations.
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Creating presentations on this web application is just easy as you do with PowerPoint. You need to register with the site in order to use this application. Its ultra fast Ajax user interface allows you to create professional quality presentations quickly. As this is an online application you can use it from anywhere to gain access to your presentations. You can create, share, import and collaborate presentations with others to save time and increase productivity.
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Kikolani
Dec 21st, 2009
Definitely good alternatives for those who don’t have Microsoft Office. The bonus with Google Docs is you can access the file anywhere you can sign into your Google account, and even share it with your Google contacts.
~ Kristi
Frank J
Dec 21st, 2009
Kristi,
I prefer Google docs as well because of the ability to access it anywhere you are able to connect to the internet.
Jon Aston
Dec 21st, 2009
That’s a great list – thanks for sharing!
My personal preference is for http://prezi.com. Totally fresh approach to presentations.
Frank J
Dec 21st, 2009
Jon,
I like Google docs just a tad better because you can access it from anywhere.
Andy
Dec 21st, 2009
Have you tried out Office Web Apps Beta yet? I’m interested in how you think it stacks up to these other free online tools. Thanks!
Andy
MSFT Office Live Outreach
Frank J
Dec 22nd, 2009
Andy,
I haven’t tested it yet, but may give it a drive soon.
A. Zuck
Dec 21st, 2009
I have been doing more presentations lately that have called for me to brush up my powerpoint skills. I haven’t considered some free alternatives like these. The accessibility of google docs is quite attractive and I will have to peruse the others.
Technokrz
Dec 23rd, 2009
Except of Google Docs, I never heard the others. Seems there are good alternative. I will give a try.
Frank J
Dec 24th, 2009
Give it a test drive I think you will like Google Docs.
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Dec 24th, 2009
I had no idea that such alternatives could easily exists. I am sure that these will surely be made use of in some time.
Frank J
Dec 24th, 2009
They’re great alternatives and free as well!
Vanja
Dec 25th, 2009
This is a great list off alternatives!
But I have another alternative that I found recently on the net. It is a word processor from SSuite office that exports any document to a presentation file that is viewable in any web browser.
This works fantastic, as you don’t need a special viewer for the presentation file. You just send it off to your intended viewer, they open it up in any web browser that is available to them and there you go, a quick slideshow of your presentation.
The word processor is called WordGraph. You may find some more information at the following link:
http://www.ssuitesoft.com/wordgraph.htm
The application is also free for download!
Web design Mississauga
Dec 28th, 2009
Very interesting and useful post as this alternatives of PowerPoint can be good. Which one do you prefer the most? From your experience.
Frank J
Dec 28th, 2009
I prefer Google Docs.
Joanie
Dec 31st, 2009
Have you tried the one that comes built in to Open Office?
Frank J
Dec 31st, 2009
Joanie,
I have and these are a few more to add to your arsenal. I love the Google Docs.
Jim H
Jan 18th, 2010
ZCubes ZSlide seems to be advanced. The underlying technolgy is different, you can drag and drop videos, pics, text etc to the slide. The slides are calculation aware, and can include the CALCI spreadsheet and can generate charts on the fly. Its omni-functional feature is cool.
The best thing is you can draw over it, and annotate using handwriting – on the browser itself. It is Semantic enabled too.
It is accessible from anywhere as it is online, and it is free.