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    Google Slides Review and verdict 2026

    Collaborative Google presentations.

    Free.

    Google Slides

    ToolTrim Verdict
    3.5/5
    Decent

    Slides perfectly covers common team presentations; for very polished design, PowerPoint or Keynote remain richer.

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    Practical uses

    • Build a presentationSeveral contributors.
    • Share a deck linked to Drive.
    • Present over a Meet video call.

    Pros and cons

    What Google Slides does especially well — and the limits to anticipate.

    Pros

    • Real-time collaboration on presentations.
    • Easy sharing and delivery via a link.
    • PowerPoint compatibility (.pptx).
    • Ready-made templates and themes.

    Cons

    • Animations and effects less advanced than PowerPoint.
    • Limited advanced design.
    • Offline mode is imperfect.

    Google Slides: when it makes sense.

    Slides perfectly covers common team presentations; for very polished design, PowerPoint or Keynote remain richer.

    Keep if

    You build presentations collaboratively, online.. You want simple sharing and delivery.

    Challenge if

    You need very advanced animation and design.. You produce complex high-end presentations.

    Our verdict on Google Slides.

    Why this verdict

    Decent

    Google Slides is fairly easy to replace with an alternative, a free tier to test before paying, clearly documented use cases.