Looking for libre altenratives to make presentations
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I moved away from MS Windows a long while back and have ported everything EXCEPT presentations. I still use a friend's laptop just for PowerPoint.
I have used LibreOffice Impress and it is quite poor in design and the templates are very unprofessional.
I have used LaTeX beamer a lot and I am now tired of fighting it to make simple transitions look good, quickly customise a slide, etc.
Are there alternatives that I can use which are libre friendly as well as user-friendly?
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I moved away from MS Windows a long while back and have ported everything EXCEPT presentations. I still use a friend's laptop just for PowerPoint.
I have used LibreOffice Impress and it is quite poor in design and the templates are very unprofessional.
I have used LaTeX beamer a lot and I am now tired of fighting it to make simple transitions look good, quickly customise a slide, etc.
Are there alternatives that I can use which are libre friendly as well as user-friendly?
Typst. Quarto. Xaringan.
There's lots of good tools. -
I moved away from MS Windows a long while back and have ported everything EXCEPT presentations. I still use a friend's laptop just for PowerPoint.
I have used LibreOffice Impress and it is quite poor in design and the templates are very unprofessional.
I have used LaTeX beamer a lot and I am now tired of fighting it to make simple transitions look good, quickly customise a slide, etc.
Are there alternatives that I can use which are libre friendly as well as user-friendly?
https://www.collaboraonline.com/collabora-office/
Works like a charme across major platforms and formats.Last time I checked versions for Android and Linux were unpaid.
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Typst. Quarto. Xaringan.
There's lots of good tools.Typst for presentations? 🧐
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Typst for presentations? 🧐
I'd go for markdown (html, js) but if I had to choose between tex and typst, I'd get rid of tex as much as possible
https://typst.app/universe/package/touying/
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I moved away from MS Windows a long while back and have ported everything EXCEPT presentations. I still use a friend's laptop just for PowerPoint.
I have used LibreOffice Impress and it is quite poor in design and the templates are very unprofessional.
I have used LaTeX beamer a lot and I am now tired of fighting it to make simple transitions look good, quickly customise a slide, etc.
Are there alternatives that I can use which are libre friendly as well as user-friendly?
- Google Slides
Free and quite convenient.
Works in the browser and has mobile apps.
However, this is a cloud service, so if you need a completely offline experience, it will not work. - OnlyOffice Presentation
The free part of OnlyOffice includes a presentation editor.
Can be used offline in a mobile app or desktop.
The interface is more modern and convenient than Impress.
Partially FOSS (client is open), you can disable the cloud. - Calligra Stage
Part of Calligra Suite is a free office suite with a presentation editor.
There are versions for Linux, Windows, but there are no official mobile clients.
The interface may seem unusual, but the functionality is decent. - WPS Office (free version)
Free office with presentation support.
The interface is similar to MS Office, convenient and modern.
Not fully FOSS, but free and works offline. - Deckset (for macOS, paid)
A very convenient tool for creating presentations based on Markdown.
There is no free alternative on Android, but this is an example of the approach. - Marp
Markdown-based presentations.
Free, cross-platform (there is an Electron version).
It requires a little getting used to Markdown, but it is very flexible and convenient for those who like the text approach.
- Google Slides
