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ALPHA · FREE · Checked: 2026-10-14

XiKey Slides / Microsoft PowerPoint

Official pricing: $99.99 / year · Microsoft 365 Personal — US consumer subscription for one person; includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other apps, not a standalone app price; annual billing, tax may apply · Region: US · 2026-10-14 Source ↗

Topic	XiKey Slides	Microsoft PowerPoint
Price and availability Source 1 ↗Source 2 ↗	Planned/unreleased Alpha. Alpha policy is free; Beta XiOffice is listed at US$29/year for XiKey Write, XiKey Sheet and XiKey Slides, before tax.	US$99.99/year buys Microsoft 365 Personal for one person with multiple apps and cloud storage, not PowerPoint alone.
File exchange Source ↗	Upstream reads/writes PPTX with known limits; advanced chart, SmartArt, comment and media details may change on save.	PowerPoint saves PPTX and supports OpenDocument presentations; availability of older formats varies by version.
Recording and video Source ↗	Upstream has rehearsed timings and slide-show playback, but narrated show recording and video export are documented gaps.	Desktop PowerPoint can record narration, ink and presenter video, then save the presentation as a video.
Review together Source ↗	Upstream has local comments; no verified XiKey real-time co-authoring. Modern comment threads have round-trip limits.	PowerPoint supports shared co-authoring when Office files are stored on supported cloud services.
Arabic and direction Source ↗	Arabic interface, live EN ⇄ ع, Arabic font styles and office text tools are in progress; a complete Arabic output workflow is not verified.	Office documents right-to-left languages and paragraph-direction controls after the language is enabled.
Automation and add-ins Source ↗	Upstream offers CLI/MCP editing commands. There is no verified VBA/add-in compatibility; sandboxed XiKey Launcher add-ons are planned.	PowerPoint has a documented VBA object model for automating presentation objects.

Where the other product is stronger

PowerPoint offers integrated recording and video delivery that the checked upstream does not yet provide: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/training/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings; /products/xislides/#open-source-components (checked 2026-10-14).
PowerPoint is the stronger current choice for shared editing and existing VBA workflows: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/collaborate-presentations-using-powerpoint/; https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/library-reference/concepts/getting-started-with-vba-in-office/; /products/xislides/#open-source-components (checked 2026-10-14).
XiKey Slides is not released, and complex PPTX preservation still needs validation; teams depending on advanced Office deck features should keep their established PowerPoint workflow: /products/xislides/#open-source-components (checked 2026-10-14).