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Google Slides

Google Slides is a browser-based presentation maker that builds slide decks, templates and shared team presentations. Decks are edited live, commented on and delivered in the browser or through Google Meet.

#45 in Productivity ToolsPresentation MakersFree plan

Who it's for

Best for

  • Teachers and trainers building lesson decks from markdown or templates
  • Teams collaborating live on shared presentations and Google Meet decks

Not for

  • Math teachers who need native equation editing for formula-heavy slides
  • Presenters expecting Gemini to assemble a full deck from pasted notes

Features

  • Gemini in Slides

    Gemini in Slides summarizes content, generates a slide from a prompt and Drive files, and creates unique images for a deck.

  • Templates and on-brand decks

    Pre-designed templates supply layouts, images, colours and fonts, and domain templates keep an organisation's decks consistent on premium plans.

  • Flexible collaboration

    Live editing, comments and live pointers keep co-creators in sync, while sharing controls decide who can edit, comment or view.

  • Presenting and recording

    Decks can be presented live or recorded inside Slides, with Meet controls and speaker spotlight available on some Workspace plans.

  • Videos, animations and GIFs

    Videos, animations and smooth transitions bring decks to life, with GIFs and stickers available directly inside Slides.

What users say

Pros

  • Slides doubles as a no-code canvas for playable browser games and long-form comics.
  • Whole decks get built in the browser and exported to PDF to present, avoiding clunky desktop suites.
  • Markdown files convert into full decks in Drive through the API, so lesson plans become presentations in one step.
  • Outside AI assistants create and edit deck content slide by slide in real time inside the file.

Cons

  • Gemini inside Slides edits only one slide per request, so whole-deck drafting stalls there.
  • The "Enhance this slide" AI prompt reappears on every deck and cannot be switched off.
  • SVG files and local video clips fail to insert, forcing a detour through Drive or YouTube.
  • Importing a large PowerPoint deck leaves formatting errors that take an evening of manual fixes.

A selection of the review sources we used:

Summarized from public user reviews and community discussions. View details

Global Traffic Rank

Not enough traffic data yet, so its traffic level is Low.

Alternatives

Google SlidesMicrosoft PowerPointSlidesgoMentimeter
Rank#45 in category#7 in category#15 in category#20 in category
Free planYesYesYesYes
ProComics and zines, smoother than LibreOffice, API-built decksGames and demos, diagrams and figures, automationFree ready-made decks, Google Slides editing, fast theme matchingPhone answering, word clouds, quizzes, PPT embeds
Better forDesktop apps for Windows and Mac with built-in drawing tools and image background removal.Running live polls, quizzes and word clouds answered from audience phones without a login
Weaker atHosting more than 50 free participants a month and co-editing standard slide decks