# Sozi review (2026): is it any good? > Zooming presentation editor that animates over an SVG poster Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Sozi is a free editor and player for zooming presentations. Instead of a slideshow, the content is laid out as one poster, and playback is a series of translations, zooms and rotations that focus on parts of it. It is free software under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. - **Category:** Presentations - **Made by:** Sozi project (Guillaume Savaton) - **Website:** https://sozi.baierouge.fr - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want conventional slides in order. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Sozi is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free software under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free software | $0 | Downloadable releases for GNU/Linux, Windows and OS X; the project accepts donations. | Read from https://sozi.baierouge.fr/pages/10-about.html on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sozi before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Presenters who want Prezi-style zooming without a subscription - Inkscape users, since the site lists it as a related project ## Worth knowing - 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 - Distribution repositories carry very outdated versions, according to the install page.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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Sozi animates movement around a single SVG poster, working with Inkscape. It is free software with desktop releases for three systems, but the latest news on its site is from 2021. - **Value for money: A.** Free software under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 that anyone can download and run. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Everything is free and it asks only for donations. - **Features: C.** It animates a poster view by view and does that job fully, but needs Inkscape and a different layout from ordinary slides. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating is on record. You design the whole poster first, so there is a learning curve. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Programs for Windows, Mac and Linux only, plus Inkscape. No phone or web version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sozi'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 - Sozi'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 free plan and trial (A, above 77 of 89) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 3). - Sozi has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 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.** Sozi is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. 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. - You could not: A slide editor. - You could not: A diagram editor. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Inkscape **Tags:** Open source, Presentations, Diagrams ## Alternatives - [Prezi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/prezi): Presentation platform with AI drafts, live polls and quizzes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/prezi-vs-sozi) - [impress.js](https://toolgpa.com/tools/impress-js): Open-source presentation framework using CSS3 transforms. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/impress-js-vs-sozi) - [reveal.js](https://toolgpa.com/tools/revealjs): Open source HTML framework for building slide decks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/revealjs-vs-sozi) - [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-sozi) - [Focusky](https://toolgpa.com/tools/focusky): Desktop presentation maker with an infinite zoomable canvas. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/focusky-vs-sozi) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://sozi.baierouge.fr/ - https://sozi.baierouge.fr/pages/10-about.html - https://sozi.baierouge.fr/pages/20-install.html - https://github.com/sozi-projects/Sozi Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/sozi Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).