LM Studio
A friendly desktop app with a model browser and a chat window.
Installer only · One-click app · Free
Make presentations and outlines
Slide outlines and speaker notes.
The tools below run on your computer. Most of them are free, and the local work stays on your machine.
Works offline · Free options
Your computer
Describe your computer
Pick the closest line. Office PC and Mini PC are estimates. Linux and a home server stay in the list. We guess the specs, then hide models that would not fit. The guess stays cautious.
2 results
Most tools here are free.
HONEST COMPARISON
Local or cloud: 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
Cloud & apps
Gamma, Canva and PowerPoint are where the slides actually get made.
- CCanvaAppFreemium
Templates, charts and a presentation export.
Best for: TemplatesVisual slides
The deck is stored in Canva
- GGammaAppFreemiumPopular choice
Turns an outline into a designed deck in one step.
Best for: Designed decks
The outline is uploaded
- PPowerPointDesktop appPaid
The deck your office already presents, with Copilot if you pay for it.
Best for: Work decks
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
How to do it in 3 steps
- Open the model page and pick any app under Runs in, for example AnythingLLM, GPT4All or Jan. Each app page links to that maker's own guide.
- Open the Qwen3.5 27B page and check the traffic light for a few kinds of computer.
- Follow that official guide. This site does not add its own install steps.
Questions
- Does this upload my files?
- The local tools on this page don't upload your files. The cloud options in the comparison do.
- 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.
Not into local AI? Try these instead
Ordinary apps for work & office. These are normal links to the maker's site.
Microsoft 365
Documents, spreadsheets, and mail for everyday office work.
Microsoft 365LibreOffice
A free office suite for documents, sheets, and slides.
LibreOfficeStandard Notes
A private notes app with plain text and a paid extended version.
Standard Notes