10 Best Places for Free PowerPoint Templates

Create a stunning PowerPoint presentation with these free templates

These free PowerPoint templates will help you create an awesome presentation in no time. Since you start out with the formatting already done, you just need to add your own information, and you're ready to go.

You'll find a wide variety of options through the sites listed below, including templates for games, weddings, business, hobbies, birthdays, technology, Christmas, and tons more.

All these templates are free, so just download the ones you want and then open them in PowerPoint, a free presentation program, or some other free PowerPoint alternative. At that point, you can edit the templates however you like to fit your own needs.

Information in this article applies to PowerPoint for Office 365, PowerPoint 2021, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint Online, and PowerPoint for Mac.

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FPPT.com

fppt.com PowerPoint templates
What We Like
  • Massive collection of professional templates.

  • Easy to search by keyword, category, and more.

What We Don't Like
  • Some of the templates are large and could take a while to download.

  • Few screenshots make it hard to decide what to download.

You'll easily find the top-rated free PowerPoint templates at FPPT.com. Browse their list of templates by categories, tags, backgrounds, or themes to find a template that matches your needs.

There are tons of free templates here. Of the dozens of categories are abstract, graduation, religious, nature, wedding, and business templates.

You'll find the download count on every download page to help you make a decision about a template before you download it. Some also have alternative options, like with a different aspect ratio.

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Presentation Magazine

Free templates at Presentation Magazine
What We Like
  • Helpful ways to browse (e.g., color and tags).

  • The templates are easy to download.

  • Templates are added or updated frequently.

  • Screenshots are provided.

What We Don't Like
  • Most of the templates are very basic.

  • No rating system.

There are thousands of free PowerPoint templates at Presentation Magazine, including regular and animated templates.

It's easy to find a template by color, tag, or popularity. Or browse through categories like nature, medical, business, architecture, weather, educational, travel, wedding, and Christmas.

When you download these templates, you get the file immediately because they're not stored in archives, nor do you need to wait for an ad or message to go away.

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Microsoft

Microsoft free PowerPoint templates
What We Like
  • Multiple slides in each presentation.

  • Slides feature rich content.

  • Safe downloads from a trusted source.

  • Start quickly with the browser editor.

What We Don't Like
  • No way to rate templates.

  • No template reviews provided.

Microsoft has free templates available for all its products, including PowerPoint. Many of these templates are accessible, so they have high contrast, include alt text for images, use larger fonts, and work with a screen reader.

You can filter the results by color or by category, like certificates, posters, cards, or calendars. There are also styles you can browse through, like modern or vintage.

All download pages have a large screenshot of the PowerPoint template to help you make a decision on which ones to download. These files are downloaded in the PPTX format, and some can even be edited directly in your browser with the free, online version of PowerPoint.

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Slidesgo

slidesgo free powerpoint site
What We Like
  • Browse by popular and recent.

  • Filter by color and style.

  • Works with PowerPoint or Google Slides.

  • Lots of preview images.

  • View related templates.

  • Direct download (no unzipping required).

What We Don't Like
  • 10 downloads per month.

  • Free templates require attribution.

Slidesgo is a beautiful website (sans the ads) with over 10,000 free templates. You can browse by category, tag, or size. There's also a format filter (4:3, 16:9, Instagram, etc.) and a style filter (cute, modern, professional, etc.).

Downloading is easy because you get the file directly, so no ZIP archives to deal with. Plus, you can download the PowerPoint file, or visit the Google Slides link, directly from the search page.

If you get a premium account for a few dollars per month, you'll have access to thousands of additional templates, and you won't be limited to 10 downloads per month. 

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SlidesCarnival

SlidesCarnival free PowerPoint templates
What We Like
  • Informative download pages.

  • Shows every slide as a preview before downloading.

  • See comments from other users.

  • Direct download; no signup page or ZIP file to unpack.

What We Don't Like
  • Can't filter just the free list.

Hundreds of additional template are available at SlidesCarnival. Most are actually available for both PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Canva.

Something we like about this source are the extensive screenshots on the download page. Every slide from the template is included as a preview, so you'll understand exactly what you're getting before you start the download.

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Leawo

Leawo's Free PowerPoint Templates
What We Like
  • Templates for nearly every occasion imaginable.

  • Easy to browse by category.

What We Don't Like
  • Templates automatically download when selected; no standard download page.

  • Many designs have an amateur appearance.

  • Small previews.

  • Must extract from a ZIP file.

Over 30 categories of free PowerPoint templates are hosted at Leawo. You'll find holiday templates like Christmas, Father's Day, Mother's Day, and Labor Day, as well as education, business, wedding, and scenery templates, among others.

Browse the list and preview a template before you download it in ZIP form.

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PowerPoint Styles

PowerPoint Styles templates
What We Like
  • Contains screenshots of each template.

  • No need to extract the template from an archive; they're downloaded as PPT files.

What We Don't Like
  • Some templates are quite basic.

  • Ads on the site make it difficult to find the correct download button.

To find a template that fits your needs at PowerPoint Styles, sort the list by recently added, most viewed, or top downloaded. Or, browse through categories and tags to find telecommunication, cartoon, social, abstract and textures, blackboard, and general PowerPoint templates.

If you're after a template with a specific color, select black, blue, red, or any other color to see templates with that as the primary color.

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Showeet

Showeet PowerPoint templates
What We Like
  • Every download page has several images to preview.

  • Some templates provide multiple versions with different aspect ratios.

  • Instructions are provided for each template.

What We Don't Like
  • Multiple ads on the page make it difficult to find the correct download option.

  • Cluttered site design.

  • Every template is stored in a ZIP file you have to open before using it.

Find popular templates that others are downloading or browse by tags, such as business, fun, pattern, green, and others. Showeet provides lots of information about each PowerPoint template.

Follow their social media accounts to get instant updates on their newest templates.

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Slide Hunter

Slide Hunter PowerPoint templates
What We Like
  • Some templates offer multiple screenshots on the download page.

  • Related templates are listed on each page.

What We Don't Like
  • No description of slideshow length or slides included.

  • Must extract the template from a ZIP file first.

  • Must log in to download.

Some of the free PowerPoint templates at Slide Hunter are listed under topics such as cycle, arrows, 3D, timeline, charts, education, strategy, and planning.

Each download page is full of more detail about the template and screenshots of the slides. You need to sign in before you can see the download link.

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24Slides

24Slides PowerPoint templates
What We Like
  • Direct download links.

  • Preview screenshots.

  • Filter by Google Slides templates.

  • Clean website design.

What We Don't Like
  • Must make a user account first.

  • Very few categories to look through.

  • Watermark on every slide (they're easy to delete).

24Slides is a refreshing site compared to some. There aren't any ads, so finding a template is much easier than it is on some sites. Plus, the PowerPoint templates are clean, professional looking, and easy to find.

Browse for templates by most popular, featured, or category, such as maps, organization, and text slides. If you'd rather use these templates on Google Slides, there's a whole section of just those templates. You can also filter the templates to find corporate and business templates.

This site provides direct downloads, so you don't have to unpack an archive to get to them. They're all stored in the PPTX format. But, you do need to make a user account.

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