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Make presentations and outlines

Slide outlines and speaker notes.

Slide outlines and speaker notes. The tools below run on your computer. Most of them are free, and the work stays on your machine.

Writing

Works offline · Free options

Easiest way to start

LM Studio + Qwen3.5 27B

A friendly desktop app with a model browser and a chat window.

Will it run on my computer?

Check my computer
Local or cloud?2 shown

Most tools here are free.

HONEST COMPARISON

Local AI or cloud for make presentations and outlines?

Reviewed Oct 2026

  • Privacy: Local winsThe outline stays local
  • Cost: Local winsDrafting the story is free
  • Quality: Cloud winsReal slide tools design the pages
  • Ease: Cloud winsYou leave with a deck, not a list

Local AI

A local model can write the outline. It will not design the slides.

  • A private outline stays on your PC
  • Good for the story of the talk
  • Free

Where it falls short

  • No slide layout, charts or theme
  • You still build the deck
See local tools for this task ↓

Cloud & apps

Gamma, Canva and PowerPoint are where the slides actually get made.

Our take

Outline locally if the talk is confidential. Build the slides in a presentation app.

Choose local if…

  • The story is confidential
  • You only need the beats

Choose cloud if…

  • You need designed slides
  • The deck is for work

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How to do it in 3 steps

  1. Install LM Studio from its official guide: LM Studio's app guide.
  2. Open the Qwen3.5 27B page and check the traffic light for a few kinds of computer.
  3. Follow that official guide. This site does not add its own install steps.

Questions

Does this upload my files?
No. The tools on this page are meant to run on your computer.
What does it cost?
Most options are free. A few apps are a one-time purchase, and a few models need a computer with more memory.
What if it will not fit?
Use Check my computer, or turn on the lighter memory filters. A red light on the model page means the file is too big.

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