# SoftMaker Presentations review (2026): is it worth $4.99 a month, billed yearly? > PowerPoint-compatible slide app in the SoftMaker Office suite Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Presentations - **Made by:** SoftMaker - **Website:** https://www.softmaker.com/en/products/softmaker-office - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Watch out: it is only sold as part of the Office suite subscription. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## 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). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 30-day free trial of SoftMaker Office NX Universal. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Office NX Universal, yearly | $49.90 per year, licensed for 5 computers | Whole suite, including Presentations; for 5 computers of one household or 1 company computer. | | Office NX Universal, monthly | $4.99 per month, billed monthly | Same suite on a rolling monthly subscription. | Read from https://www.softmaker.com/en/shop/overview on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SoftMaker Presentations before buying. ## 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. ## Good for - People who want a PowerPoint replacement on Linux or Mac - Households sharing one license across several computers - Users who prefer software that works on the local device ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: B.** The 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. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 30-day free trial of the suite; the listing does not mention a card. - **Features: B.** PPTX native, animations, transitions and AI drafting, with no gap named in the listing for the core job. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. It installs as an office suite and opens PPTX files with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, but no web version and no integrations list. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/presentations ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Documents: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A spreadsheet engine with its formulas. - You could not: A slide editor. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Microsoft PowerPoint, ChatGPT, DeepL, LanguageTool **Tags:** Presentations, Documents, Spreadsheets, AI features, Works offline ## Alternatives - [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-softmaker-presentations) - [WPS Presentation](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wps-presentation): PowerPoint-compatible slide editor in the WPS Office suite. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/softmaker-presentations-vs-wps-presentation) - [Microsoft PowerPoint](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-powerpoint): Slide presentation app sold with Microsoft 365, free in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-powerpoint-vs-softmaker-presentations) - [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-softmaker-presentations) - [Keynote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/keynote): Apple's free presentation app for Mac, iPad and iPhone. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keynote-vs-softmaker-presentations) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.softmaker.com/en/shop/overview - https://www.softmaker.com/en/products/softmaker-office Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/softmaker-presentations Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).