Fact sheet

    presentaid at a glance

    The key facts about presentaid in one place: what it does, who it is for, what it costs, how it handles your data, and how it is installed, supported and updated.

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    Key facts

    Product
    Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint on Windows (its own ribbon tab, with companion tools in Excel)
    Made by
    bkt solutions GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Founder & CEO
    Laszlo Diewald
    On the market since
    April 2022
    Pricing
    30-day free trial (all features, no credit card), then €23 per user per month or €248 per user per year. Volume and company-wide licenses on request.
    Requirements
    Windows 10 or later; PowerPoint desktop from Microsoft 365 or Office 2007–2021; .NET Framework 4.8
    Not available for
    Mac, PowerPoint for the web, Google Slides
    Installation
    Per user in about two minutes, no admin rights needed; silent MSI rollout for IT
    Data
    Runs locally. Presentations and data stay on your computer; only license validation and update checks contact presentaid's servers
    Compatibility
    100% native PowerPoint objects: colleagues without presentaid can open and edit every slide
    Interface language
    English
    Support
    Directly from the team that builds presentaid, including the founder; by e-mail and Microsoft Teams call, in German and English
    Releases
    At least one new release per month; updates install automatically (IT can switch this off)

    What is presentaid?

    presentaid is a PowerPoint add-in for Windows that helps teams build consistent, on-brand slides faster. It combines chart building, report automation from Excel, corporate design enforcement, shared slide and template libraries, alignment tools, agenda management and a Gantt chart editor in one ribbon inside PowerPoint.

    Who uses presentaid?

    presentaid is built for people who produce many professional PowerPoint decks under time pressure:

    • Management consultants and analysts
    • PMOs, project and programme managers (status reports, timelines, portfolio views)
    • Investment bankers and corporate finance teams
    • Marketing, brand and communications teams that need on-brand decks

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    What can presentaid do?

    Eight toolsets, all inside PowerPoint:

    • Automated reports: fill slides with tables and KPIs from Excel or SharePoint lists (Dynamic Grid)
    • Charts: waterfall, Mekko, butterfly and more, with CAGR arrows and axis breaks
    • Corporate design: approved colors, Quick Styles and an automated design check
    • Alignment: align, distribute and resize shapes in one click
    • Libraries: shared slide, element, template and document libraries
    • Efficiency tools: Productivity Pane, save or send selected slides
    • Structure: automatic agenda slides and section management
    • Gantt charts: WYSIWYG editor directly on the slide, no Excel formulas

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    How much does presentaid cost?

    30-day free trial (all features, no credit card), then €23 per user per month or €248 per user per year. Volume and company-wide licenses on request.

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    What are the system requirements? Is there a Mac version?

    presentaid needs Windows 10 or later, the desktop version of PowerPoint from Microsoft 365 or Office 2007–2021, and .NET Framework 4.8, which is usually already installed. There is currently no version for Mac, PowerPoint for the web or Google Slides.

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    Does presentaid send my data to the cloud?

    No. presentaid runs locally on your computer, so your presentations and data stay under your control. The add-in only contacts presentaid's servers to validate the license and to check for updates; IT can switch update checks off.

    If you connect a Dynamic Grid to a SharePoint list (optional), presentaid signs in with your own Microsoft 365 account and can only read sites you can already open.

    Can I install presentaid without my IT department?

    Yes. presentaid installs into your local user folder and does not need administrator rights. Installation takes about two minutes; afterwards you enter your license key in PowerPoint.

    Installation guide →

    How can IT roll out presentaid across the company?

    presentaid ships as an MSI package that supports a silent installation. IT can pass these parameters (or set the equivalent registry keys):

    • /quiet for a background installation without user interface
    • LICENSEKEY to activate presentaid without users entering a key
    • SHAREDLOCATION to connect everyone to the company's shared libraries on SharePoint
    • SUPPRESSUPDATES to control when new versions are rolled out

    Organization-wide roll-out →

    Can colleagues without presentaid edit the slides?

    Yes. presentaid only creates native PowerPoint objects, so every slide works in any standard PowerPoint installation. Slides also stay fully editable if a subscription ends.

    How does support work?

    Support comes directly from the team that builds presentaid; founder and CEO Laszlo Diewald answers support tickets himself. Support is available by e-mail and Microsoft Teams call, in German and English.

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    How often is presentaid updated?

    presentaid ships at least one new release per month. Updates install automatically in the background and take effect after restarting PowerPoint; the changelog on the download page lists every release.

    Changelog →

    Who is presentaid not the right fit for?

    presentaid is not the right choice if you:

    • work on a Mac, in PowerPoint for the web or in Google Slides
    • need a German-language user interface (the interface is currently in English)

    How does presentaid compare to think-cell, empower and other add-ins?

    Most PowerPoint add-ins focus on one job, such as charts or template management. presentaid covers charts, report automation, corporate design, libraries and Gantt charts in one tool. Feature-by-feature comparisons with eight alternatives are on the comparison pages.

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    Who is behind presentaid?

    presentaid is developed by bkt solutions GmbH in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and has been on the market since April 2022. Founder and CEO Laszlo Diewald spent more than a decade as a management consultant on large projects in the financial sector before building presentaid.

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