Zoho Show

Spec sheet

What it does

Zoho Show is cloud presentation software for creating, editing, collaborating on, presenting, broadcasting and publishing slide decks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

Integrations

Official integration documentation lists Slack, Google Drive, Zoho Flow, Zapier and Show MCP connections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.zoho.com

Headquarters

Chennai, IndiaRead 28 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

Founded

1996Read 28 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

AI assistance

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

AI assistant

Zia can generate presentations from prompts, add slides, create context-aware images and content, and edit slide text.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

API authentication

API requests support Zoho OAuth 2.0 and an API-key alternative, with per-method scopes and documented rate-limit errors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

API documentation

The REST API documentation advertises 65 operations, 16 OpenAPI 3.1 documents and code-generation-ready specifications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

API examples

The quick-start guide includes cURL, JavaScript, Python and Java request examples for listing presentations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

API licence and hosting

The reviewed developer pages document a hosted REST service and do not publish an open-source licence or self-hosting package.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Audio and video

Users can record or add audio and video directly inside presentations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Broadcasting

Broadcast sessions include presenter controls and chat without requiring a third-party application.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Browser requirements

Supported browsers include Chrome 64+, Safari 11.1+, Firefox 67+, Edge 12+, Brave 1+, Opera 51+ and Ulaa 2+.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.zoho.com

Charts and Data Art

The product provides charts, graphs and animation tools for emphasizing trends.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Chrome extension

The Chrome extension can save ideas as drafts, create presentations, import PowerPoint files and open existing decks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Collaboration

Collaborators can receive view, edit or comment permissions, work in real time and discuss slide elements with threaded comments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Company founding

Zoho says its parent company began as AdventNet in 1996 and was renamed Zoho Corporation in 2009.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Company headquarters and size

LinkedIn lists Chennai, Tamil Nadu as headquarters and company size as 10,001+ employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company legal name

Crunchbase lists the legal name as Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Data Fields

Data Fields let users reuse presentation variables across slides or synchronize values from external sources.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Design tools

Show supports text boxes, media, shapes, diagrams and charts for slide design.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Desktop apps

Zoho's 2025 recap says native Windows and Mac desktop apps launched during 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Limit: compatibility

A Software Advice reviewer says Show was not compatible with other tools and did not work well when coordinating presentations with other presenters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Limit: connectivity dependence

TechRadar reports that the web application historically required reliable internet and could crash or lose changes on slow connections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com

Limit: mobile stability

An Apple reviewer reports crashes while loading stock templates on an iPhone 13 mini.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: templates

A G2 reviewer says more institutional-style templates would be useful, and an Apple reviewer requests more custom themes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

LiveCast

LiveCast streams slides to remote audiences and supports a configurable background and camera shape.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Mobile and TV

Show offers Android and iOS apps plus Apple TV, Android TV and Chromecast presentation options.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Notable news: 2025 recap

Zoho's December 31, 2025 recap reports desktop-app expansion, AI additions, data integrations and mobile/TV improvements during 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Offline access

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

Offline use

The product supports saving, viewing and presenting presentations offline, with offline editing documented for Mac.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Ownership and funding

Zoho describes itself as privately held, bootstrapped and continuously profitable without external funding in its 2009 corporate announcement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

PowerPoint export

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

PowerPoint import

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

Praise: affordability and features

TechRadar praises the broad feature set, collaboration and relatively low cost, while the Apple review praises free access and smooth basic deck creation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com

Praise: usability and integration

G2 reviewers repeatedly describe Show as easy to use, easy to integrate, effective on mobile and supported by responsive customer service.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Presenter mode

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

Publishing

Decks can be published internally or externally and embedded in websites or blogs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Rating on Apple App Store

4.1 out of 5 from 94 ratings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on G2

4.4 out of 5 from 63 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on Google Play

4.1 out of 5 from 11.8K reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Rating on Software Advice

4.6 out of 5 from 25 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Rating on Trustpilot

3.8 out of 5 from 6,160 reviews for Zoho overall.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Real-time collaboration

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

Security certifications

Zoho lists ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance certifications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Security controls

Zoho describes encryption at rest and in transit, single sign-on, multifactor authentication, role-based access controls, logging and auditing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Supported platforms

web,Windows,macOS,iOS,Android,Chrome extensionRead 22 Sep 2026 · zoho.com

Templates

The Android app lists more than 50 presentation templates and more than 200 slide templates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Version protection

Slides can be locked and presentations can be checked out and checked back in to avoid overwriting edits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zoho.com

Plans and prices

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