Slidown, a pure-Go tool for converting Markdown to PowerPoint files without AI, has been released as an open-source sibling to the deck Google Slides tool. It writes standalone .pptx files via a nativ…
A former professor turned industry consultant developed a tree-based 2D-3D presentation format as a replacement for PowerPoint, using a JSON file to store node structure, text, and multimedia links. T…
Microsoft 365 Copilot, launched in November 2023, has evolved from a simple chatbot into a suite of autonomous agents integrated into Office apps, reaching 20 million paid users by April 2026. However…
OpenAI is preparing upgraded controls for its Codex AI assistant that would allow it to operate Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint through dedicated add-in layers, rather than generic screen-clicking. The…
Brightdeck, an OOXML-compatible AI presentation maker, launches to help professionals create C-suite-ready PowerPoint decks in minutes. The tool preserves existing layouts and fonts when adding slides…
AI presentation tools ChatGPT, Claude, and Gamma were compared across content quality, design output, editability, workflow speed, and learning curve for building business decks. ChatGPT excels at str…
Three AI tools — the ChatGPT PowerPoint add-in, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude — offer different approaches to building slide decks, but no single tool excels at everything. The ChatGPT add-in, which r…
OpenAI's free ChatGPT add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint generates fully editable presentations directly inside the app from text prompts, uploaded files, and live URLs. The tool, available through the M…
Mukul Singh transitioned from Microsoft Research to the Office Product Group two years ago to deliver agentic AI capabilities in Excel, now known as edit with Copilot in Excel. The feature, initially …
A ZDNET reporter switched from Microsoft Copilot to Anthropic's Claude AI for use in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, citing Claude's ability to work across multiple applications simultaneously. The repor…
Microsoft is rolling back the default floating Copilot action button in Word and Excel and adding an option to move the assistant back to the ribbon, following user backlash that the button obstructed…
Microsoft is updating its Office apps next week to allow users to disable a floating Copilot button that has been obstructing content in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, particularly angering Excel users.…
Haiku Basic is a suite of portable HTML applications for the Haiku operating system, consisting of Haiku Docs, Haiku Slides, and Haiku Spreadsheets, which function as simplified, browser-based alterna…