Microsoft PowerPoint on Linux: does it work? Web app & alternatives (2026)

Use Microsoft PowerPoint in a web browser

Microsoft offers Microsoft PowerPoint on the web. Open it in Firefox, Chrome or Edge on Linux and sign in. Chrome and Edge can usually install web apps like this one in their own window.

Open Microsoft PowerPoint on the web

Best Microsoft PowerPoint alternatives for Linux

LibreOfficeRuns natively

Many distros, including Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Fedora, install it by default.

ONLYOFFICERuns natively

Office productivity suite

WPS OfficeRuns natively

WPS Office Suite

Sources

Microsoft PowerPoint on Linux: common questions

Does Microsoft PowerPoint work on Linux?

Partly. Microsoft has no PowerPoint desktop app for Linux, but the web version works in a Linux browser.

What is the best Linux alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint?

LibreOffice, ONLYOFFICE and WPS Office are the closest alternatives that run on Linux. LibreOffice: The Document Foundation publishes an official Linux version of LibreOffice. It’s on Flathub (2.8M installs) and in the Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed repositories.