AI presentation makers you can use free October 2026
Downloads, watermarks and limits, read on the pages of 17 AI presentation makers. Some free plans let you make slides but not download them, and none says it works without an account.
Checked by hand on 16 October 2026, on each company’s own pages.All 75 quotes re-checked 22h ago and still there.
The short answer
If you read nothing else, read this.
- Free with a PowerPoint download: Slidesgo makes 3 presentations a month, Gamma gives 400 credits once, SlidesAI makes 12 presentations a year and Canva gives 20 AI uses a month. Kimi gives free credits every month. Slidesgo, Gamma and SlidesAI add a small badge or a credits slide.
- Free to make, harder to keep: Pitch downloads only PDF, Napkin gives PDF and PNG and a PowerPoint only a few times, and Presentations.AI keeps PowerPoint files for paid plans. Prezi, Visme, Genially and Decktopus have no free download at all.
- No login: none of the 17 says you can make a presentation without an account. Slidesgo, Napkin and Gemini say you need one.
- From a PDF: free on Gamma, Prezi, Napkin and Kimi, which also takes Word and Excel files. SlidesAI and Plus AI keep it for paid plans.
- For teachers: MagicSchool is free for teachers, with 20 uses a week and PowerPoint downloads. Canva for Education is 100% free for primary and secondary teachers and their students. Students with a .edu email get 1 year of Beautiful.ai Pro free.
- Inside PowerPoint and Google Slides, it is paid: Copilot needs Microsoft 365 to make a whole presentation, from $9.99 a month, and Gemini in Slides needs Google AI Pro, $19.99 a month. Free PowerPoint for the web only suggests layouts. The free Gemini app can draft slides in Canvas and send them to Google Slides.
- Trials that take your card: Beautiful.ai (14 days) and Plus AI (7 days) have no free plan. They charge your card when the trial ends, unless you cancel.
I read the pages of 17 slide makers. Many make slides free. Fewer let you keep them.
Quick picks
Free every month, with download
Slidesgo
3 a month
AI presentations you download as PowerPoint files. Free users must keep one credits slide.
Free to start, with download
Gamma
400 credits, once
Up to 10 slides each time, from text or a PDF. PDF and PPTX downloads carry a small badge.
For teachers
MagicSchool
20 uses a week
Shared by all its teacher tools. Download as PowerPoint or send to Google Slides.
Free in Canva
Canva
20 AI uses a month
Shared by all Canva AI tools, and big presentations use more. Download as PowerPoint or PDF.
Compare them all
All 17 tools, plus 3 school offers, side by side. Tap a name for the sentences behind it.
Make and download free
- Slidesgo3 presentations a monthDownload PPTX · Watermark A credits slide to keep · Paid from $3 a month yearly, $5.99 monthlyTry free
- Gamma400 credits, onceDownload PDF, PPTX, PNG, Google Slides · Watermark Badge on PDF and PPTX · From PDF Yes, also PPTX · Paid from $9 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Canva20 AI uses a month, sharedDownload PPTX, PDF, PNG, JPEG · Watermark Only on Pro items · Paid from $144 a yearTry free
SlidesAI12 presentations a yearDownload PPTX, PDF, Google Slides · Watermark Small badge · From PDF Paid plans only · Paid from $10 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Kimi SlidesCredits every monthDownload Editable PPTX · From PDF Yes, also Word and Excel · Paid from ¥49 a month (Chinese yuan)Try free
Free for teachers and students
- MagicSchool20 uses a weekDownload PPTX or Google Slides · Paid from $8.33 a month, billed yearlyTry free
- Canva for EducationFree for primary and secondaryOpen
Beautiful.ai for students1 year of ProDownload PowerPoint, Google SlidesOpen
Google AI Pro (US college students)1 year of AI ProPaid from $19.99 a month afterOpen
Free, but no PowerPoint file
Pitch100 AI credits, onceDownload PDF only · Watermark Small, in a corner · Paid from €10 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Napkin AI500 credits a weekDownload PDF or PNG, PowerPoint a few times · Watermark Napkin branding · From PDF Yes, also PPT and DOC · Paid from $9 a month yearly, $12 monthlyTry free
Presentations.AI100 credits, up to 20 slidesDownload PowerPoint is paid · Paid from $20 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Free, but no download
Prezi500 AI credits, onceDownload No, from the Plus plan · Watermark Yes · From PDF Yes, also PPT · Paid from $7 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Visme10 AI credits a monthDownload No, paid plans only · Watermark Visme branding · Paid from $12.25 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Genially500 AI credits a yearDownload No, Pro plan only · From PDF Import PDF or PPT · Paid from $10 a month, billed yearlyTry free
DecktopusFirst presentation onlyDownload No · Watermark Yes · Paid from $9.99 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Inside PowerPoint and Google Slides
- Gemini and Google SlidesCanvas slides, limits not statedDownload To Google Slides or PDF · Paid from $19.99 a month (AI Pro)Try free
Microsoft PowerPoint (Copilot)Web app, no AI presentationDownload Yes, a PowerPoint copy · Paid from $9.99 a monthOpen
Trials that charge you
- Beautiful.ai14-day trial, then you payDownload PowerPoint on Pro only · Watermark On Basic, after the trial · Paid from $14.50 a month yearly, $45 monthlyOpen
Plus AI7-day trial, then you payDownload Made in your own file · From PDF Pro plan only · Paid from $10 a month yearly, $15 monthlyOpen
– means their own pages do not say.
Make and download free
You can keep the presentation as a PowerPoint file. Read on each company's own pages on 5 October 2026.
- Free
- 3 presentations a month
- Download
- PPTX
- Watermark
- A credits slide to keep
- Sign-up
- Needed
- Paid from
- $3 a month yearly, $5.99 monthly
Not a mark on every slide: free users keep one slide that credits Slidesgo. Downloads are PPTX only for now, and you cannot add your own images yet. You also get 3 template downloads a month. US prices; visitors in Europe saw 2.50 € and 4.99 €.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“You can create up to 3 free presentations every month to test out the service and see how it fits your needs.”
“Once your AI-generated presentation is ready, click Download now to get it in PPTX format.”
“If you are a free user, you must attribute Slidesgo by keeping the slide where the credits appear.”
“Yes, you’ll need to create an account and be logged in to generate and download presentations.”
- Free
- 400 credits, once
- Download
- PDF, PPTX, PNG, Google Slides
- Watermark
- Badge on PDF and PPTX
- From PDF
- Yes, also PPTX
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $9 a month, billed yearly
Gamma charges credits for each slide and image, and does not say how many presentations 400 credits make. One prompt makes up to 10 slides. The credits never come back and free users cannot buy more, but each friend you refer adds 200. Printing from your own browser adds no badge.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Free plan includes 400 starter credits that do not refill.”
“Export to PDF, PPTX, PNG & Google Slides”
“The 'Made by Gamma' badge appears on PDF and PPTX exports when your workspace is on the Free plan at the time of export”
“Browser printing (Cmd+P or Ctrl+P) from your own editor while signed in does not add the badge”
Canva
- Free
- 20 AI uses a month, shared
- Download
- PPTX, PDF, PNG, JPEG
- Watermark
- Only on Pro items
- Paid from
- $144 a year
The 20 uses cover all of Canva's AI tools, and a big presentation uses more of them. They come back on the first of each month. Free users get a watermark on Pro items, and AI drafts can include them. In India and Indonesia there is also a cheaper Pro Lite plan.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses”
“Accounts on a Canva Free plan have limited Magic Design uses including Magic Design for Presentation and Magic Design for Video.”
“Download your presentation as PNG, JPG, PDF, MP4 Video, SVG or PPTX.”
“Canva Pro Lite is currently available in India and Indonesia.”
- Free
- 12 presentations a year
- Download
- PPTX, PDF, Google Slides
- Watermark
- Small badge
- From PDF
- Paid plans only
- Sign-up
- Google account
- Paid from
- $10 a month, billed yearly
Each presentation starts from up to 1,000 characters of your text, and making one uses no AI credits. The badge is on every exported slide; in a PowerPoint file you can select it and delete it, SlidesAI says. It also works inside Google Slides and PowerPoint.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“12 Presentations / year”
“1000 Character Input / Presentation”
“Decks made on a free plan carry a small Made with SlidesAI mark, which appears on exported files and at the end of a shared presentation link.”
“The badge applies to all three export options: PowerPoint (.pptx), PDF, and Google Slides.”
- Free
- Credits every month
- Download
- Editable PPTX
- From PDF
- Yes, also Word and Excel
- Paid from
- ¥49 a month (Chinese yuan)
Made by Moonshot AI, a company in China. Kimi says a simple presentation uses about 1 to 2% of a free user's credits: by our math, about 50 to 100 simple ones a month if you use Kimi for nothing else. Chat and its other tools use the same credits, and longer presentations use more. We found nothing on its pages about watermarks.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“A certain amount of free credits is available each month, so you can experience the full functionality without paying”
“Generating a simple PPT: ~1–2% of credits”
“After generation, you can download an editable PPT file or preview and present it online”
“¥49/month”
Free for teachers and students
Free plans and free years for schools. Genially, Visme, Prezi and Decktopus also have cheaper school plans: see their cards.
- Free
- 20 uses a week
- Download
- PPTX or Google Slides
- Who
- Teachers
- Paid from
- $8.33 a month, billed yearly
Made for teachers; students use MagicSchool through a teacher. The 20 uses are shared by all its tools, and edits count too. They come back every Sunday at midnight UTC. Presentations have 4 to 20 slides. Plus costs $12.99 if you pay monthly.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Yes! MagicSchool offers a free version for educators, and most core features are included.”
“Yes. Free plan users receive 20 AI generations per week, which includes both initial generations and refinements.”
“Available in: Free, Plus, and Enterprise”
“Export: download as a .pptx file or push directly to Google Slides.”
Canva for Education
- Free
- Free for primary and secondary
- Who
- Teachers and their students
Canva says it will stay 100% free for K-12 teachers, their students and qualified schools. Students join when their teacher invites them. University students get Canva for Campus only if their school has it.
In their own words(2, checked 5 Oct)
“It’s our commitment that Canva Education will remain 100% free for K-12 (primary and secondary) educators, their students, as well as qualified school districts and institutions.”
“If you're a primary or secondary student, your teacher needs to invite you to join Canva Education.”
- Free
- 1 year of Pro
- Download
- PowerPoint, Google Slides
- Who
- Students with a .edu email
For new student subscribers only, for 12 months from the start. Without a .edu email, you can send proof from an accredited university to its support team.
In their own words(2, checked 5 Oct)
“Verified students (with a .edu email) are eligible for a free annual Beautiful.ai Pro subscription.”
“This offer is available for new student subscribers only and valid for 12 months from activation.”
- Free
- 1 year of AI Pro
- Who
- US college students, 18+
- Card
- Needed
- Paid from
- $19.99 a month after
AI Pro adds Gemini inside Google Slides, which can make a whole presentation. Redeem by December 31, 2026. After the free year it costs $19.99 a month unless you cancel.
In their own words(2, checked 5 Oct)
“The free Google AI Pro student offer is available to eligible U.S. college students ages 18+.”
“Redeem until December 31, 2026. Valid form of payment required at sign-up.”
Free, but no PowerPoint file
Make presentations free, but download a PDF at most. PowerPoint files are for paid plans.
- Free
- 100 AI credits, once
- Download
- PDF only
- Watermark
- Small, in a corner
- Paid from
- €10 a month, billed yearly
You can make as many presentations as you like, but the 100 AI credits never come back. PowerPoint export is paid. Prices were shown to us in euros; check yours at checkout.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Yes, Pitch’s Free plan lets you create unlimited presentations forever.”
“100 lifetime (non-recurring) credits for new Free accounts.”
“If you're currently on our Free plan, you can export to PDF with the addition of a small Pitch watermark in bottom corner.”
“€10 month (paying yearly)”
- Free
- 500 credits a week
- Download
- PDF or PNG, PowerPoint a few times
- Watermark
- Napkin branding
- From PDF
- Yes, also PPT and DOC
- Paid from
- $9 a month yearly, $12 monthly
Making slides uses credits, but Napkin does not say how many a slide costs: it depends on the action. Editing text, colors and fonts yourself uses no credits. On free, PDF and PNG downloads have no limit. PowerPoint and SVG work a limited number of times, and Napkin does not say how many. Napkin Slides is still in beta.
In their own words(6, checked 5 Oct)
“500 AI credits per week”
“Creating slides, generating images, asking Napkin to make changes, and applying Effects can use AI credits. The amount depends on the action.”
“Editing text, colors, fonts, or elements directly in the editor does not use AI credits.”
“You can export as PDF or PNG for free, with no limits, on every plan.”
“You can also export as PPT or SVG on the free plan, but there is a limit on how many times you can do this.”
“Free plan users will always have the watermark on their exported visuals.”
- Free
- 100 credits, up to 20 slides
- Download
- PowerPoint is paid
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $20 a month, billed yearly
It does not say how many credits a presentation uses, or if the 100 credits come back. Its pages do not say clearly if free users can download a PDF. Prices are for the US; the price in your country may differ.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“100 credits”
“Up to 20 Slides”
“Yes. Presentations.AI offers a free plan with no credit card required, so you can create presentations and evaluate quality before upgrading.”
“The prices shown below are for the US. Your actual price might vary depending on your country to adjust for purchasing power parity.”
Free, but no download
Make a presentation, then show it or share a link. Downloads are for paid plans.
- Free
- 500 AI credits, once
- Download
- No, from the Plus plan
- Watermark
- Yes
- From PDF
- Yes, also PPT
- Paid from
- $7 a month, billed yearly
- Trial
- 14 days, then a yearly plan
Prezi makes zooming Prezi presentations, not PowerPoint files. An AI presentation has up to 10 talking points, and the credits do not expire. Downloads start at Plus, $19 a month billed yearly; the $7 Standard plan has no PDF export. Students and teachers with a school email can get EDU Plus at a special price.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“AI features: 500 credits for AI presentation generation with up to 10 talking points, PDF/PPT import, AI images creation and AI text transformation.”
“Upgrade to a Plus or above plan to get unlimited AI presentation and image generation, plus premium features like:”
“Download and PDF export”
“Watermark-free presentations”
- Free
- 10 AI credits a month
- Download
- No, paid plans only
- Watermark
- Visme branding
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $12.25 a month, billed yearly
Each AI design costs 2 credits, so 10 credits make about 5 AI designs a month, by our math. On free you can show your work or share a public link, and your projects are public. With a .edu email, students pay $48 a year and teachers $96.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Every free account gets 10 credits, Starter accounts get 200, Pro gets 500 and Enterprise is unlimited. Every design generation costs 2 credits and usage of other AI tools costs 1 credit.”
“You only choose to upgrade your account if you need access to premium features such as download options.”
“Please note that Visme branding will appear on the material you’ve published online.”
“Our Basic plan is free, so you can try Visme, and no credit card information is required to sign up.”
- Free
- 500 AI credits a year
- Download
- No, Pro plan only
- From PDF
- Import PDF or PPT
- Paid from
- $10 a month, billed yearly
Genially makes interactive pages, not PowerPoint files. The 500 credits are shared by all its AI tools, and it does not say what one AI creation costs. Free work can show up in search engines. Teachers can invite unlimited students free; school plans cost $1.25 a month for students and $7 for teachers, billed yearly. US prices; visitors in Europe saw 6 € a month for Pro.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“500 AI credits per year to generate texts, interactive images, creations, questions and components”
“10$/month billed annually”
“Invite unlimited students to your Workspace for free”
“1.25$/month billed annually”
- Free
- First presentation only
- Download
- No
- Watermark
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9.99 a month, billed yearly
Only your first presentation is free, and you cannot export it. Paying monthly costs $24.99. Students get 50% off every plan with the code SUPPORTEDUCATION.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Yes, you can use Decktopus for free. Your first deck is free, though it comes with two limitations: you can't export and your slides will have a Decktopus watermark.”
“billed $119.88/year”
“billed $24.99/month”
“Yes. Students get 50% off all plans with the code SUPPORTEDUCATION.”
Inside PowerPoint and Google Slides
The apps you may already use. Their free versions do not make a whole presentation for you, but the free Gemini app can draft one.
- Free
- Canvas slides, limits not stated
- Download
- To Google Slides or PDF
- Sign-up
- Google account
- Paid from
- $19.99 a month (AI Pro)
In the free Gemini app, ask Canvas for slides, then export them to Google Slides or as a PDF; from Slides you can download PowerPoint. Gemini inside Google Slides can build a whole presentation, but personal accounts need AI Pro or Ultra, on a computer and in English. The $4.99 AI Plus plan is not listed for Slides.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“To open slides in Google Slides: Click Export to Slides. You can also choose to export slides as a PDF.”
“Rolling out to Pro subscribers today and to Free users in the coming weeks.”
“This feature requires an eligible Google Workspace or Google AI plan.”
“Important: To use this feature, you must be signed in to Gemini Apps.”
- Free
- Web app, no AI presentation
- Download
- Yes, a PowerPoint copy
- Paid from
- $9.99 a month
- Trial
- 1 month, then you pay
Free PowerPoint for the web suggests layouts for slides you write. Copilot makes a whole presentation, but needs a paid Microsoft 365 plan: Personal is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. The trial renews by itself; the pages we read do not say if it needs a card. Free web files are saved in OneDrive.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Get free access to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint using Microsoft 365 for the web (formerly Office).”
“On PowerPoint for the web, design suggestions are available to everyone.”
“PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote desktop apps with Microsoft Copilot”
“Try free for 1 month”
Trials that charge you
No free plan. The trial needs a card and turns into a paid plan unless you cancel.
- Free
- 14-day trial, then you pay
- Card
- Needed
- Download
- PowerPoint on Pro only
- Watermark
- On Basic, after the trial
- Paid from
- $14.50 a month yearly, $45 monthly
No free plan on its price page. You get full Pro for 14 days, then your card is charged unless you cancel. If you cancel, you drop to Basic: up to 100 slides, with Beautiful.ai branding. Monthly plans are not refunded. Students: see the free year above.
In their own words(3, checked 5 Oct)
“Once you sign up, you have 14 days to try our Pro features. A debit/credit card is required to start the free 14-day Pro trial.”
“During playback, sharing, and exporting your presentation, it will now show Beautiful.ai branding on the page and ending slide.”
“Pro is $14.50 per month for individuals, billed annually.”
- Free
- 7-day trial, then you pay
- Card
- Needed
- Download
- Made in your own file
- From PDF
- Pro plan only
- Paid from
- $10 a month yearly, $15 monthly
Plus AI works inside Google Slides and PowerPoint, so the slides are made in your own file. The trial gives 1,000 AI credits and is for new customers only. When it ends, your card is charged automatically. Plus AI used to have a free plan; it does not offer one now.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“All plans start with a 7-day free trial with 1,000 AI credits. Includes both Google Slides and Powerpoint.”
“A credit card is required to start the trial.”
“Only new Plus AI customers are eligible for the free trial.”
“per user/month, billed annually. $15/user billed monthly.”
Read off each company's own page by our reader. Open a row for every fact and its sentence.
Presentation tools in our catalogue 7
AI image and design
No cardFree planthen $12.25/mo
AI image and design
Free planthen $144/yr
AI image and design
Free planthen $9/mo
AI image and design
Free planthen $20/mo, billed yearly
AI image and design
Free planthen €6/mo, billed yearly
AI image and design
7 days freeCard neededthen $15/mo
AI image and design
14 days freeCard neededthen $45/mo
Their own words, tool by tool (7)
- Visme: “Our Basic plan is free to try Visme and there is no credit card information required to sign up.”
- Canva: “Canva Free is available to anyone.”
- Napkin AI: “Free Forever $0”
- Presentations.AI: “Yes. Presentations.AI offers a free plan with no credit card required, so you can create presentations and evaluate quality before upgrading.”
- Genially: “0 € /month billed annually”
- Plus AI presentation maker: “All paid plans start with a 7-day free trial.”
- Beautiful: “You can try out Pro or Team plan features with a 14-day free trial, which gives you unrestricted access to everything in the plan—unlimited slides, AI-powered content generation, analytics, and more.”
Questions
What is the best free AI presentation maker?
It depends on what you need to keep. For PowerPoint files: Slidesgo makes 3 AI presentations a month, Gamma gives 400 credits once (up to 10 slides each time), SlidesAI makes 12 a year, and Canva gives 20 AI uses a month. For teachers, MagicSchool gives 20 uses a week. Slidesgo, Gamma and SlidesAI add a small badge or a credits slide.
Which AI presentation maker is free with download?
Slidesgo, Gamma, SlidesAI, Canva, Kimi and MagicSchool let free users download a PowerPoint (PPTX) file. Napkin lets free users download a PowerPoint a limited number of times, and does not say how many. Pitch gives a PDF only. Prezi, Visme, Genially and Decktopus have no free download.
Is there a free AI presentation maker without login?
None of the 17 tools we checked says you can make a presentation without an account. Slidesgo says you must be logged in to make and download one, Napkin says you need an account, and Gemini says you must be signed in. Gamma, Canva, Prezi and Visme also ask you to sign up.
Can AI make a presentation from a PDF for free?
Yes, on some free plans. Gamma and Prezi can import a PDF or PowerPoint file, Napkin takes PDF, PPT and DOC files, and Kimi takes PDF, Word, Excel and more. SlidesAI and Plus AI keep document uploads for paid plans.
Which free AI presentation maker is best for teachers?
MagicSchool is made for teachers: its free plan gives 20 uses a week across its tools, and presentations download as PowerPoint or go straight to Google Slides. Canva for Education is 100% free for primary and secondary (K-12) teachers and their students. Genially lets teachers invite unlimited students for free.
Is Gamma free?
Yes, to start. Every new account gets 400 credits, with no card needed. They never come back, and free users cannot buy more. Free PDF and PPTX downloads carry a "Made by Gamma" badge. Paid plans start at $9 a month, billed yearly.
How we checked
Every fact here comes from the company’s own page, with the sentence it is in. The facts checked for this guide show the day we read them. The tables come from our catalogue, which re-reads each price page on its own. When a page does not say something, we write that, and we never guess. How we check