How to open a .PPT file online
Three steps, a few seconds, no PowerPoint.
Choose your .PPT file
Drag your .PPT file onto the box above, or click Choose file.
Supported
Your .PPT file is unpacked and every slide is redrawn from its text, shapes, pictures and tables.
Read or present
Click through thumbnails, read the speaker notes, or press Present for a fullscreen slideshow.
What is a .PPT file?
Everything worth knowing about Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation files.
A PPT file is a Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation in the older binary format, used before PPTX took over in 2007. You can open it free with LibreOffice Impress, Google Slides, or PowerPoint for the web. To upgrade it, open it and save as PPTX.
Programs that open .PPT files
| Full name | Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation |
|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft |
| First released | 1997 (PowerPoint 97; the modern binary BIFF-style format that persisted through PowerPoint 2003) |
| Category | Documents |
| MIME type | application/vnd.ms-powerpoint |
| Signature | D0 CF 11 E0 A1 B1 1A E1 ("\\xD0\\xCF\\x11\\xE0..." - OLE2 / Compound File Binary signature ("DOCFILE0" mnemonic)) |
Related viewers
Other free viewers for related formats.
Is my .PPT file uploaded anywhere?
No. Your .PPT file is unpacked and drawn for you.
Will it look exactly like in PowerPoint?
Close, but not pixel-perfect. Text, shapes, pictures, tables, colours and the theme are redrawn from the file. Animations, transitions, charts, SmartArt and some special effects are simplified or skipped.
Can I see the speaker notes?
Yes. Notes appear under the current slide whenever the author added them, and they're counted in the info panel.
What about old .PPT files?
For PowerPoint 97-2003 files the viewer extracts the text of every slide, titles and bullets included, but doesn't draw the layout yet. Save the file as PPTX for a full preview.
And Apple Keynote?
Keynote files keep their slides in a proprietary format. If the file contains its built-in preview image we show it; otherwise export the deck from Keynote as PPTX or PDF.
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