LibreOffice Impress vs Sozi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, LibreOffice Impress grades higher than Sozi: 3.0 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
LibreOffice Impress grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
LibreOffice Impress
Free, open-source presentation app for Windows, macOS and Linux
Free
Which one is for you
Pick LibreOffice Impress if
- Fits if you want a desktop slide program with no subscription and no account
- Works for editing PowerPoint files on Linux, Windows or macOS without paying
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your team edits decks together online, because there's no cloud version and none is planned
- Not for you if you build slides on a phone or tablet: the Android app is a viewer with experimental editing, and Impress Remote only runs a show
- Tight if you present from one screen, since the Presenter Console works only with two displays
- Watch out: the Mac App Store copy costs $8.99 and the Microsoft Store one also charges, while libreoffice.org is free
- Skip it if you want it tied to other apps, as the listing names no integrations at all
Pick Sozi if
- Fits if you already draw in Inkscape
- Works for talks that suit one big map or poster
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want conventional slides in order
- Watch out: the latest release news is dated 2021, so development looks slow
- Watch out: Linux repositories carry very outdated versions, says the install page
- Not for you if you do not use Inkscape, since it builds on SVG files
How we grade them
| 3.0GPALibreOffice ImpressVery good | 2.8GPASoziGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$0 from libreoffice.org, where presentation tools here sit at $9.99 a month in the middle. The store copies cost money: the Mac App Store version is $8.99, and the Microsoft Store version carries a charge too. | AFree software under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 that anyone can download and run. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe whole LibreOffice suite, Impress included, is a free download for Windows, macOS and Linux. No paid tier above it, nothing held back and no account to make. | AEverything is free and it asks only for donations. |
| Features | CClassic slideware: charts, drawings, multimedia, animations, transitions, handouts, a Slide Sorter and a Presenter Console with your notes and a timer. The gap is the one its own foundation names, and it's a big one now: no hosted version, so nobody edits a deck alongside you, and it isn't planned. | CIt animates a poster view by view and does that job fully, but needs Inkscape and a different layout from ordinary slides. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating on record. There's nothing to set up all the same: download it, install it, start from the templates it ships with, with no account to make and no cloud to join. | CNo store rating is on record. You design the whole poster first, so there is a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | CComputers only: Windows, macOS and Linux. On phones, Impress Remote drives a slide show but can't edit one, and the Android app is a viewer with experimental editing. No web version and no integrations listed at all. | CPrograms for Windows, Mac and Linux only, plus Inkscape. No phone or web version. |
| Best for | free desktop slides with no subscription or account | zooming presentations over one big SVG poster |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: LibreOffice Impress and Sozi. How we grade
Price against what you get
LibreOffice Impress has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sozi has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
LibreOffice Impress scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, none scores higher than LibreOffice Impress for less, and none scores higher than Sozi for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- LibreOffice Impress also covers templates.
- Sozi also covers diagrams.
In commonFree planWindowsmacOSLinuxOpen sourcePresentations
At a glance
| LibreOffice Impress | Sozi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | The whole LibreOffice suite, Impress included, is a free download from libreoffice.org for Windows, macOS and Linux. | Free software under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | The Document Foundation | Sozi project (Guillaume Savaton) |
| Price read from | libreoffice.org | sozi.baierouge.fr |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LibreOffice Impress
- There is no hosted cloud version; The Document Foundation says it does not plan a service like those from Google and Microsoft.
- On Android the foundation offers only a viewer with experimental editing, and Impress Remote for Android and iOS controls a slide show but does not edit it.
- The Mac App Store version costs $8.99 and the Microsoft Store version also carries a charge; downloads from the website are free.
- The Presenter Console works only when two displays are connected.
Sozi
- The latest release news on the site is dated 2021, so development looks slow.
- Distribution repositories carry very outdated versions, according to the install page.
- Presentations are laid out as one poster, which suits some talks better than a conventional slide order.
Key features
LibreOffice Impress
- Slides with charts and multimedia
- Slide shows can combine text, charts, drawing objects and multimedia, starting from the templates included with Impress.
- PowerPoint files
- Microsoft PowerPoint presentations can be imported and modified in Impress, so existing decks do not have to be rebuilt.
- Animations and transitions
- Dynamic effects, including object animations and slide transitions, can be assigned to slides for on-screen shows that run automatically or manually.
- Presenter Console
- With a second display connected, the audience sees the slide show while the presenter's screen shows the current slide, the next one, the notes and a timer.
- Impress Remote
- An open-source Android and iOS app controls a slide show over Bluetooth or a network link, showing slide thumbnails and speaker notes and offering an on-screen pointer.
- Views, handouts and export
- The Slide Sorter shows thumbnails of every slide and the Handout page pairs slides with text for the audience. Slide timings can be rehearsed, and decks published as handouts or HTML.
Sozi
- Poster-style layout
- Content is freely laid out on one canvas rather than in slides.
- Zoom and pan playback
- Playback moves through translations, zooms and rotations that focus on chosen elements.
- Open standards
- The project says Sozi is based on open standards.
- Install options
- Packages for Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora derivatives, Windows, macOS and a Docker image.
Plans
LibreOffice Impress
LibreOffice$0
The full office suite, including Impress, downloaded free from libreoffice.org for Windows, macOS or Linux.
Sozi
Free software$0
Downloadable releases for GNU/Linux, Windows and OS X; the project accepts donations.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LibreOffice Impress or Sozi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both LibreOffice Impress and Sozi are free to use.
Which has a free plan, LibreOffice Impress or Sozi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both LibreOffice Impress and Sozi have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.