Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program that builds slide decks, handouts and interactive demos. It is mainly used for business, classroom and conference presentations, with drawing, animation and automation tools inside the editor.
#7 in Productivity ToolsPresentation MakersFree plan
Who it's for
Best for
Office workers who swap decks with clients and colleagues daily
Teachers and lecturers who present lessons from a laptop or tablet
Not for
Design teams that need brand templates to hold across pasted slides
Buyers who want a one-time licence that keeps working for years
Free plan$0
One person$9.99/mo
Features
Copilot in PowerPoint
Copilot is listed as a key feature, with higher chat and AI image creation usage than the free tier on the paid plans.
Free templates
Free templates supply starting designs for new presentations, with a template gallery linked from the plans and pricing page.
Share and collaborate
Share and collaborate appears as an overview capability, covering sending a deck and working on it together.
Apps for every platform
The download section lists Windows, Android, iOS, macOS and a web portal, so decks open on desktop, mobile and in the browser.
Free version
A free version of PowerPoint is available for one person, alongside the yearly and monthly paid plans on the pricing page.
What users say
Pros
- Built-in AI background removal cuts out image subjects without opening a separate photo editor.
- A fully working interactive Ace Attorney demo was built entirely inside PowerPoint.
- Finished artwork can be drawn directly on PowerPoint slides for posters or illustrations.
Cons
- Large decks regularly grow into multi-gigabyte files that freeze and slow down the machine.
- Suggested slide designs lock shapes in place, so removing or reshaping one fails.
- Design suggestions appear unwanted and break concentration during slide work.
- The shape library lacks custom forms such as rounded hexagons, squircles, swooshes and blobs.
- Serif display text renders with poor kerning and needs manual spacing fixes.
- Matching slide timing to a speech cadence takes many manual clicks.
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