SoftMaker Presentations

Original author(s)| SoftMaker
Initial release| 2007[1][2]
Stable release|

2024

Operating system| Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS
Type| presentation program
License| Proprietary (commercial or freeware/registerware)
Website| www.softmaker.com/en/softmaker-office-presentations

SoftMaker Presentations is a presentation program compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint and its .pptx, .ppt, and .pps files. It is sold as part of SoftMaker Office but also released as registerware.[3]

The application is available for Windows, macOS, Linux as well as Android and iOS.

SoftMaker Presentations offers a choice between a Ribbon-styled user interface or traditional menus and toolbars.

## History

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The first version of SoftMaker Presentations was released in November 2007 as part of the commercial SoftMaker Office 2008 productivity suite. In May 2011, this version was released as freeware.[4]

The second release was SoftMaker Presentations 2010, released in November 2009 as part of SoftMaker Office 2010. This release added a sidebar similar to the one in Microsoft PowerPoint, video export, DirectX-accelerated animations and transitions, support for picture collections, and improved PDF export.

SoftMaker Office added support for iOS in 2022.[5]

The subscription-version of SoftMaker 2024 includes a connection to ChatGPT, to summarize texts, make improvements or generate text. It translates documents with DeepL and preserves the text formatting.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "SoftMaker Office 2008 for Windows". 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ "SoftMaker". 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011. "Dec 20 2007 - SoftMaker Office 2008 for Windows is shipping."`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. ^ "FreeOffice". www.freeoffice.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
4. ^ "SoftMaker Office 2008 now available for free". 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
5. ^ "SoftMaker Office Review". PCMAG. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
6. ^ Wischner, Stefan (25 August 2023). "Büropaket trifft KI: Test: SoftMaker Office 2024 und NX mit KI-Anbindung". c't (in German). Vol. 2023, no. 20\. pp. 98–101. ISSN 0724-8679. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

## External links

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* Official Website In English

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