Apache OpenOffice Impress vs Slides

Apache OpenOffice Impress is free desktop software for creating multimedia presentations. It runs on Windows, GNU/Linux, and macOS, and can import or save PowerPoint .ppt and .pptx files while also using OpenDocument format. Presentation creation includes drawing tools, animation, special effects, and 2D and 3D clip art. Slides, Outline, Notes, and Handouts views are available, with an optional multi-pane view. Presenter Screen and multiple-monitor support can show upcoming slides, time, and speaker notes. Impress can export Flash .swf versions, and downloadable templates and third-party extensions can add functions. Listed data capabilities include editing, a visual query builder, and support for HSQLDB, dBase, Microsoft Access, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Adabas D, with CSV result export. Offline editing and track changes are listed; real-time collaboration is not. The software uses Apache License 2.0 and has volunteer, documentation, and consultant support.

Slides is a web presentation editor for creating, presenting and sharing decks, with AI tools that can draft content, rewrite text and refine visuals. Decks can be presented live, shared by link, exported, embedded or self-hosted. The service supports PowerPoint import and export, presenter mode, offline access, real-time collaboration, templates and brand kits. Free accounts can create public decks only. Paid customers get private decks by default, can change visibility, and can share private decks with a secret link or password; decks marked Internal are visible to team members and not others. Plan limits differ: Lite includes 1 GB of storage, one collaborator per deck and 50 AI credits monthly; Pro includes unlimited storage, three collaborators and 400 monthly AI credits; Team includes unlimited deck collaborators and 400 credits per user monthly. Team also supports SSO with Okta, Microsoft, Google and more. Developers can use a REST API, MCP server, and full HTML and CSS access. Listed integrations include Dropbox, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Google Forms, YouTube and Markdown. It runs in a modern browser and requires an internet connection. Free costs nothing; Lite is $5 a month billed annually, with monthly billing also available.