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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/keynote-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/keynote-profile/alternatives/) # Keynote User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.7/5 - Total reviews: 150 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.6/5 - Customer support: 4.3/5 - Value for money: 4.8/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 110 reviews (73%) - 4 stars: 31 reviews (21%) - 3 stars: 8 reviews (5%) - 2 stars: 1 reviews (1%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - It offers animation effects, collaboration features, and integration with other Apple tools for professional presentations. - It's a really collaborative and compatible tool for building presentations and delivering live events. - Great for creating presentations, easily works across apple devices from Mac to ipad to iphone. ### Most mentioned cons - It can be a little cumbersome if others are not familiar with this type of product there is a learning curve and it might stifle collaboration. - A bit tricky to get used to from using PowerPoint for many years - Also, the use of custom fonts between iPad and Mac is totally off or not possible. ## Keynote customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 150 (page 1). ### Master Reviewer - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Mike F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Food & Beverages - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My overall experience with keynote has been great for several startup pitches and conference presentations. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I like most about keynote is that it’s very easy to use with a beautiful design right out of the box. #### Cons What I like least about keynote is that its best experience is Apple only and PowerPoint compatibility can break formatting. --- ### Great freeware bundled with MacOS - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Sam A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Keynote is very easy and intuitive to use and can produce great looking documents. #### Cons It can be a little simplistic sometimes although that is rarely a problem. #### Reasons for switching to Keynote More intuitive interface and with good MacOS integration. --- ### Apple or Microsoft - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: John D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: December 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Apple has done a nice job with features and ease of use. #### Cons Doesn’t integrate well into day to day business operations. #### Reasons for switching to Keynote Try something new on a new computer that was purchased recently. --- ### Keynote: one solution for all your presentations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Public Relations and Communications - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. However, my total experience as a designer for 10 years is very positive: for all my presentations I always rely on Keynote, because it halves any of my working time and always manages to give me new ideas with all its tools. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros If you too never know where to start for your slide presentations from today you can worry no more, Keynote takes care of it!Templates, guides, animations: with Keynote anyone can make beautiful and functional presentations, it is a thousand steps ahead of all other presentation programs with its always fresh and cool templates. #### Cons Unfortunately there are few templates available and the interface is not so intuitive, only by really using the software a lot will you know how to find all the features, otherwise some things are so hidden that you think it doesn't have them. #### Reasons for choosing Keynote Because within it there are templates, animations, shadows and effects already set to the best: I can think less and render much more. --- ### A lot potential not used fro years. Nevertheless, the best alternative for Powerpoint. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. To design a quick presentation is very easy. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros It is the easiest tool to learn and design a presentation. The best thing is the possibility to start a keynote on the iPad and to finish it on the Mac. #### Cons Apple does't manage it to give us a real collaborative tool still. To comment, work together, exchange data and brainstorm together are not there yet in the way, the competition does it. All the tools in Keynote are there, but not used as they could be. Also, the use of custom fonts between iPad and Mac is totally off or not possible. #### Reasons for choosing Keynote It is free and best integrated to the Apple workspace. --- ### Slides on the move. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I used it on my iPad and iPhone. So it was really useful and fun to edit presentation on my phone without using computer. I create and share slides for my colleagues for education. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like it comes free with my iPad and my iPhone. My presentations are saved on iCloud. So it is accessible between all Apple devicea and family. It’s free so I don’t have to pay. I can create and share presentations on my iPhone. Usage and interface is very basic and easy. #### Cons It’s not easy to send presentations to other platforms. I need to convert format for other platforms. #### Reasons for switching to Keynote I bought Apple devices. So Apple software work perfect on Apple devices --- ### Just a Little Bit Nicer Than the Others - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Professional Training & Coaching - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Keynote helps me look more professional than my solopreneur operation would naturally allow. I can quickly turn out great looking pieces of content. Keynote appears to be less known or used which is to my advantage because I often get compliments and requests to know what I used that leads to more client engagement. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The templates are top notch and make it really easy and intuitive to put together a classy, high quality presentation easily. As most of my work world moved to Zoom (and is planning to stay), being able to quickly create backgrounds, visual cueing and information sharing has been critical. There are lots of slide presentation apps but Keynote's taste and layout suggestions are just a bit nicer. I consistently get feedback and requests for "tips" about how I got my slides to look so good. #### Cons Converting Keynote slides into Google Slides takes a couple of steps to work around. You can covert directly in app to PowerPoint, .pdf, .gifs, etc but not Slides yet, which is the most common request from my end users. #### Reasons for switching to Keynote I preferred the templates and felt the app was easier to use overall. --- ### My go-to presentation tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I use keynote to quickly whip up a presentation that looks good and is super stable. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Apple's Keynote software offers me everything I need in my presentation software. It's easy to style my slides and I can quickly build out a presentation deck. The best part is that it's free to download for Mac users. #### Cons I miss some of the more deeper technical settings that some other competitors might have. #### Reasons for switching to Keynote It's easy to get quickly started with a presentation, and it's free to download with Mac --- ### Worth using for presentations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Blake S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Consumer Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, happy with its capabilities and I use every other week or so for building content for advertising. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros ease of onboarding. its almost identical to powerpoint, and you can 'edit mask' which means you can easily remove the background or foreground. #### Cons some animations you cannot do but yo can in powerpoint, and when you save a presentation it is not simple to shrink the size of the whole file. #### Reasons for choosing Keynote I didnt choose it over them, rather in tandem. --- ### As Easy t - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Annie H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I'm a big fan of Keynote. I think it's the easiest application to create beautiful presentations. It has a lot of features that can make my life easier. For example, Keynote allows me to embed videos and photos into my slides. I can even record myself presenting the slide show and then, I can send the link to my clients. #### Cons Native templates are a bit poor, but you can find awesome ones on the net. #### Reasons for switching to Keynote When I bought my first iMac, I tried it because it was the default app. Finally, it fitted my needs and was so easy to handle. --- ### Keynote - great for pastors! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Steve C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Religious Institutions - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered On the whole, it's been helpful, but I definitely prefer both PowerPoint and Slides over Keynote. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love the aesthetically pleasing templates that Keynote offers you when choosing to create a presentation! Of all the options, Keynote definitely looks the best. #### Cons I don't like the need to (apparently) constantly update the app on my laptop. One time, I failed to update Keynote for a long period of time (my fault, I admit), but it really screwed up my ability to access older presentations. #### Reasons for switching to Keynote I made the switch because I switched from a PC to a Mac. --- ### Royal history review of Keynote - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Garry C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Telecommunications - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered If you are a Mac owner, there is no other choice. I use it every month and love it, even if it has starting to look outdated and doesn't receive yearly changes. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros How easy to use it is. incredibly simple to make different slides, position photographs, and add details. My area of weakness is creating graphics, but I can also make posters with Keynote. Even though I've only recently started using Canva, Keynote still feels more natural to me. #### Cons If it included more styles and templates, that would be fantastic. Although the PowerPoint template I bought fits well with Keynote, I would prefer to have more default templates available when I create a new file. #### Reasons for switching to Keynote I used to have a win computer but I brought a Mac so I changed over to iworks --- ### Good but can find better - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Ledio S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Restaurants - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Good to use it, should improve ! You can find better software like Microsoft PowerPoint #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It offers animation effects, collaboration features, and integration with other Apple tools for professional presentations. Very easy yo use it even for free #### Cons U can use it only in your Apple Device. Can find better software wich are for every “ user” --- ### Great way to make engaging presentations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: E-Learning - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Great software to make presentations with! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Keynote is an invaluable software that has helped me make very engaging and interesting presentations. One of the best features is that Keynote has a variety of available templates! They have templates for more visual types of presentations and also have templates for formal presentations -so there is something for everyone. Keynote is very easy to learn and to use, I believe there is a new users guide that one is introduced to but everything is pretty self explanatory and easy to get used to. There are many tools and features within Keynote that you can change to make the presentation your style! You can choose different fonts, different colours, different page set ups and etc. I have always used keynote for my presentations and find that I am easily able to create aesthetic and nice presentations. Keynote helps me becomes more efficient and saves me time as it is very convenient to use. #### Cons I don't have much to say about the dislikes - I really do enjoy using Keynote. If I had to give a suggestion, I would recommend that the developers of Keynote keep adding more templates! I recognize that they may already be doing this so this is just a suggestion. --- ### Review for Keynote Apple - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Good selling presentations #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Compatibility with PowerPoint, iCloud storage, good templates #### Cons New version brings many changes user has to get used to #### Reasons for switching to Keynote Compatibility to all Apple devices --- ### Keynote is THE TOOL for smart presentations - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Denisse R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Research - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I really enjoy this app. I've been able to create formal presentations as well as informal albums for my friends easily, fast and sometimes on the go. I always have all my presentation on the app and can share them with my work team to streamline the job. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It is easy to use, you can create neat presentations in no time. It has good data storage to elaborate on your ppts. Can share with many platforms and formats so everyone can have your work and you can create the visual aid that you require #### Cons It tends to be a bit repetitive when giving format to each slide, so it gets annoying --- ### Simple and effective! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The best part is the simplicity and intuitiveness of the tool for developing beautiful and functional slides. The software is more fluid than power point and google slides in the functions of dragging text boxes and images and seems to be easier to apply than you imagine. The application of animations is fluid and very simple. #### Cons I haven't found any negative points yet. The interface is very well constructed. --- ### Much better than others - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Omar R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Internet - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. For me is an essential tool. Sometimes I have to use PowerPoint because of the application and I realize that Keynote is much better in every way. It is much more accurate when working with images, the quality of the fonts, in general you get a much more professional result. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I love the high quality of the result, the presentations in keynote looks much professional than in Power Point. #### Cons The fact that only Mac users can use it. --- ### a very useful software for creating training presentations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Omkar P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Professional Training & Coaching - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I train marketing professionals and I use Keynote for many of my trainings. It's a very simple to use software for creating training presentations, it has helped me create interactive training sessions. I am able to create training presentations that are eye catching and easy to follow, which significantly increased my conversion rates. The templates are great too because they allow me to focus on the content without worrying about design and I've been able to add my own materials easily on top.. I highly recommend this software! #### Cons no cons for keynote. Apple always does the great job --- ### Helps to focus on the story telling - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Hasan F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. There's no alternative if you own a Mac. It's not receiving annual updates and it has started to look old, but I love it and use it every month. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros How user-friendly it is. Super easy to add images and details, align them, and create various slides. Creating visuals is not my strength and I use Keynote to create posters too. I started using Canva recently but I still feel more comfortable with Keynote. #### Cons It would be great if it had more templates and more styles. I've purchased some PowerPoint template and it works ok with Keynote, but I'd rather have access to more default templates when creating a new file. --- ### keynotes makes it simple creating presentations with so many beautiful templates - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Logan S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Retail - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I've been a Keynote user for several years now and I love it. It's simple to use and has so many beautiful templates to choose from. I use Keynote for all my presentations and even though I'm a total noob when it comes to designing, it's so easy to use. I run into so many problems with other apps for presentations, but Keynote is just the best. #### Cons The only thing I think can be improved is its cloud version. The desktop app is amazing but the cloud version needs a lot of improvement. --- ### Keynote Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Gracie P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Helpful and easy to use. Gets the job done for sure. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It’s easy for teachers in a rush and helpful for visual/audio learners. #### Cons PowerPoint gives more opportunities for design in comparison to Keynote. --- ### Allows the creation of beautiful materials - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Larissa V. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Keynote allows you to create beautiful materials, with detailed tools that no other presentation software has. I can create presentations that bring engagement because of the design details that Keynote brings. #### Cons The fact that only those who have a MacBook can use it is a disadvantage when I need to work on shared documents, making it difficult for many people to access. In addition, presentations tend to take up a lot of storage, and it is sometimes necessary to use Keynote through iCloud, with extremely limited resources, making my work difficult. --- ### Tools for success - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jacob T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I definitely have received multiple. A+ reports grades from using Kino to visually represent myself, and I must say I love the software. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I actually use the software quite frequently when I was in school to make projects for classes where I could visually presenting on stage with lighting in #### Cons I hated the fact that I didn’t really get most of the good features that I ended up using until they redid the design overhaul and made it look better --- ### Keynote review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Micah S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Hospital & Health Care - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Extremely useful app to increase organization. #### Cons Only able to use on our Mac devices. Pretty limiting. ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/keynote-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Keynote Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice