SoftMaker Presentations review (2026): is it worth $4.99 a month, billed yearly?
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SoftMaker Presentations report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for offline slides on every platform
SoftMaker Presentations is the slide program inside SoftMaker Office NX Universal, from $4.99 a month or $49.90 a year, with PPTX as its native format. It cannot be bought alone, and AI use is capped by allowances.
Who SoftMaker Presentations is for
- Fits if you want an offline PowerPoint-style program on Linux or Mac
- Works for a household that wants one license for 5 computers
Who SoftMaker Presentations is not for
- Watch out: it is only sold as part of the Office suite subscription
- Watch out: the yearly plan covers 5 household computers but a company license covers 1
- Watch out: AI text, image and translation use is capped by included allowances
- Pricey if you need volume, as 5 computers cost $199 a year
Why SoftMaker Presentations gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyThe suite is $49.90 a year, or $4.99 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of $7.95 for presentation tools and including a word processor and spreadsheet.
- CFree plan and trialA 30-day free trial of the suite; the listing does not mention a card.
- BFeaturesPPTX native, animations, transitions and AI drafting, with no gap named in the listing for the core job.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record. It installs as an office suite and opens PPTX files with nothing to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, but no web version and no integrations list.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SoftMaker Presentations's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/softmaker-presentations#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/softmaker-presentations.svg" alt="SoftMaker Presentations: 2.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where SoftMaker Presentations stands among presentation tools
SoftMaker Presentations's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 78 of the 89 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on features (B, above 76 of 89) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 14).
Its paid plans start at $4.99 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 4 of the 63 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 presentation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. SoftMaker Presentations’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 62 of 89, level with 12
- CFree plan and trialAbove 14 of 89, level with 48
- BFeaturesAbove 76 of 89, level with 11
- BEase of useAbove 75 of 89, level with 11
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 46 of 89, level with 39
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 72 presentation tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep SoftMaker Presentations, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace SoftMaker Presentations you would be making a spreadsheet engine with its formulas. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 78 of the 89 other presentation tools we grade. It costs $59.88 a year.
What you could make
- Documents: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A spreadsheet engine with its formulas.
- A slide editor.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. SoftMaker Presentations’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is SoftMaker Presentations?
Presentations is the slide program in SoftMaker Office NX Universal, an office suite alongside TextMaker and PlanMaker. It uses PPTX as its native format and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. The suite is sold as a subscription with a 30-day trial.
Worth knowing
- Presentations is sold only as part of the Office suite subscription, not by itself.
- The yearly plan covers 5 household computers, but a company license covers 1 computer.
- AI text, image and translation use is capped by included character and image allowances.
- Volume licenses are priced separately, for example 5 computers for $199 a year.
Key features
- PPTX as native format
- Slides are saved as PPTX, so files open in PowerPoint without conversion.
- Animations and transitions
- The vendor says it offers animations and slide transitions beyond what PowerPoint provides.
- AI slide drafting
- Presentations can turn a topic into slides with headings and text, and summarize long decks.
- Five platforms
- The suite runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android under one subscription.
- Local processing
- The vendor says the suite runs on your own device with no forced cloud connection.
- Included allowances
- The yearly plan lists 5 million characters of AI text and 100 AI images, plus translation characters.
SoftMaker Presentations pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, SoftMaker Presentations is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per month, billed monthly ($49.90 billed yearly).
- Starts at
- $4.99 per month, billed monthly ($49.90 billed yearly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial of SoftMaker Office NX Universal
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Office NX Universal, yearly | $49.90per year, licensed for 5 computers | Whole suite, including Presentations; for 5 computers of one household or 1 company computer. |
| Office NX Universal, monthly | $4.99per month, billed monthly | Same suite on a rolling monthly subscription. |
Read from softmaker.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SoftMaker Presentations before you buy.
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Common questions
Is SoftMaker Presentations open source?
SoftMaker Presentations is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does SoftMaker Presentations work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.