# Microsoft PowerPoint

> Slide presentation app sold with Microsoft 365, free in the browser

Microsoft PowerPoint is a slide presentation application with desktop apps for Windows and Mac, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and a free version that runs in the browser. The desktop apps come with a Microsoft 365 subscription or the one-time Office Home 2024 purchase. Paid subscriptions add Copilot, which rewrites, reorganizes and adds slides on request.

- **Category:** Presentations
- **Made by:** Microsoft
- **Website:** https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/powerpoint
- **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Microsoft PowerPoint has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 / month, or $99.99 / year (Microsoft 365 Personal).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** PowerPoint for the web is free for 1 person, with sharing, real-time collaboration, basic templates and 5 GB of cloud storage. Microsoft lists the free plan as working on web, iOS and Android.
- **Free trial:** 1-month free trial of the Microsoft 365 home and business plans; business trials need a credit card.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | PowerPoint for the web for 1 person, with sharing, real-time collaboration, basic templates and 5 GB of cloud storage. Works on web, iOS and Android. |
| Microsoft 365 Personal | $9.99 per month, or $99.99 per year | 1 person on up to 5 devices at once, 1 TB of cloud storage, and the PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook desktop apps with Copilot. |
| Microsoft 365 Apps for business | $10.00 per user / month, paid yearly | Desktop versions of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook for up to 300 employees, with 1 TB of cloud storage per user. |
| Microsoft 365 Family | $12.99 per month, or $129.99 per year | Everything in Personal for 1 to 6 people, with 1 TB of storage per person. AI features are for the subscription owner only. |
| Microsoft 365 Premium | $19.99 per month, or $199.99 per year | Everything in Family, plus extensive Copilot usage and agentic AI features such as advanced research and analytics. |
| Office Home 2024 | $179.99 one-time purchase for 1 PC or Mac | Classic 2024 desktop versions of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and OneNote, with no upgrade path to the next major release. |

Read from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/powerpoint on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Microsoft PowerPoint before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save up to 17% by paying yearly** (Annual discount): Microsoft 365 Personal is $99.99 a year against $9.99 a month, Family $129.99 against $12.99 and Premium $199.99 against $19.99. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/buy/compare-all-microsoft-365-products
- **Students save 50% on Microsoft 365 Personal** (Education): Verified college and university students get Microsoft 365 Personal at half price. Student status has to be re-verified each year to keep the discount. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/college-student-pricing
- **Office 365 A1 free for eligible schools** (Education): Educators and students with an eligible education email address get Office 365 A1 at no cost, which includes the web versions of PowerPoint and the other core apps. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office
- **Nonprofit staff pricing on Microsoft 365 E3** (Nonprofit): Eligible nonprofits can buy Microsoft 365 E3, with desktop, web and mobile versions of PowerPoint, for $9.75 per user / month paid yearly. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/nonprofit-plans-and-pricing
- **Office Home 2024 one-time purchase** (Lifetime license): $179.99 buys the classic 2024 desktop versions of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and OneNote for 1 PC or Mac, with no subscription. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/office-home-2024/cfq7ttc0pqvj

## Key features

- **Copilot in PowerPoint:** Rewrites, reorganizes and adds slides from a written request, leaving the changes for review. It needs a Microsoft 365 subscription, and usage limits apply.
- **Designer:** Suggests finished layouts for the content placed on a slide. In the desktop apps only Microsoft 365 subscribers get the suggestions; in PowerPoint for the web they are open to everyone.
- **Speaker Coach:** Listens to a rehearsal and reports on pacing, pitch, filler words and reading straight from the slide, then shows a summary with recommendations. It currently understands English only.
- **Cameo:** Places a live camera feed on a slide, where it can be styled, resized and animated like a picture. It is for Microsoft 365 subscribers on Windows, macOS and the web.
- **Co-authoring:** Several people can edit a presentation saved to OneDrive or SharePoint at once. Indicators show which slide each person is on, and changes that do not conflict are merged automatically.
- **Templates:** Microsoft offers thousands of customizable templates as starting points for a slide show. The free plan includes a basic set of templates, fonts, icons and stickers.

## Good for

- People who need a full desktop presentation app on Windows or Mac
- Teams that already share files through OneDrive or SharePoint
- Presenters who want to rehearse with feedback on pace and filler words
- Occasional users who only need the free browser version

## Worth knowing

- The Windows and Mac apps need a Microsoft 365 subscription or a one-time Office purchase; Microsoft lists the free plan for web, iOS and Android.
- PowerPoint for the web lacks some desktop features: password-protected and digitally signed files open only in the desktop app, and macros do not run.
- Copilot needs a paid subscription, has usage limits, and on shared plans works for the subscription owner only.
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic ($7.00 per user / month paid yearly, or $5.40 without Teams) includes only the web and mobile versions of PowerPoint.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 582,113 ratings in the United States, read Oct 7, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id586449534

## Works with

OneDrive, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Designer

**Tags:** Presentations, AI features, Real-time collaboration, Templates, Works offline

## Alternatives

- [Google Slides](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-slides): Browser-based presentation builder, free with a Google Account. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-slides-vs-microsoft-powerpoint)
- [Keynote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/keynote): Apple's free presentation app for Mac, iPad and iPhone. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keynote-vs-microsoft-powerpoint)
- [LibreOffice Impress](https://toolgpa.com/tools/libreoffice-impress): Free, open-source presentation app for Windows, macOS and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/libreoffice-impress-vs-microsoft-powerpoint)
- [Canva](https://toolgpa.com/tools/canva): Template-based design platform for slides, graphics and video. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/canva-vs-microsoft-powerpoint)
- [WPS Presentation](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wps-presentation): PowerPoint-compatible slide editor in the WPS Office suite. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-powerpoint-vs-wps-presentation)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/powerpoint
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/buy/compare-all-microsoft-365-products
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/office-home-2024/cfq7ttc0pqvj
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/college-student-pricing
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/nonprofit-plans-and-pricing
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/create-professional-slide-layouts-with-designer
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/rehearse-your-slide-show-with-speaker-coach
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/presenting-with-cameo
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/work-together-on-powerpoint-presentations
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/how-certain-features-behave-in-web-based-powerpoint

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