Unlocked .key files only. The download is a .pptx file of the slide text. Conversion stays in this browser.

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Convert a Keynote file to PowerPoint

Convert a Keynote .key file to PowerPoint in your browser. No signup, the download is .pptx, and the file stays on your device.

What is Keynote to PowerPoint conversion?

A .key file is an Apple Keynote presentation. This page writes its slide text as a PowerPoint file.

Keynote to PowerPoint converter features

Save an Apple Keynote presentation as a PowerPoint file.
  • Keynote to PowerPoint

    Upload a .key file and download a .pptx file.

  • One slide per Keynote slide

    Titles, body copy, lists, and tables are written onto the slides.

  • A file PowerPoint opens

    The download uses the .pptx extension.

  • Browser-side conversion

    The .key file stays on your device. No account is required to convert Keynote to PowerPoint.

How to convert Keynote to PowerPoint

Three steps from a .key file to a .pptx file.
  1. Add the Keynote file

    Drop an unlocked .key file. The converter reads it in your browser.

  2. Convert to PowerPoint

    Click Convert to PowerPoint. Slide text is written into a .pptx file.

  3. Download the PowerPoint file

    Save the .pptx file and open it in PowerPoint.

Tips for converting Keynote to PowerPoint

What this converter keeps from a Keynote presentation.
  • 01

    Text moves with the slide

    A Keynote slide title becomes the PowerPoint slide title. Body copy follows it.

  • 02

    Pictures stay behind

    Photos, shapes, and animations are left out of the .pptx file.

  • 03

    Use an unlocked file

    A password-protected Keynote file is rejected. Unlock it in Keynote first.

Good uses for a Keynote to PowerPoint converter

When someone needs the slides in PowerPoint.
  1. Open a .key file in PowerPoint: Turn a Keynote presentation into a .pptx file PowerPoint can open.

  2. Share the slide text: Send titles, lists, and tables without sending the .key file.

  3. Edit the words: The slide text is in a normal PowerPoint file.

Why convert Keynote to PowerPoint here

A local .key to .pptx conversion of the slide text.
  • No signup

    Convert a Keynote file without an account.

  • Stays on your device

    Reading and PowerPoint writing run in the browser.

  • A .pptx file

    The download is the PowerPoint format current PowerPoint opens.

Technical details

How this Keynote to PowerPoint conversion works.
Input
An unlocked Apple Keynote file (.key) up to 20 MB. Encrypted files are rejected.
Output
A PowerPoint .pptx file. Each Keynote slide with text becomes one slide.
What is left out
Pictures, slide design, and animations are not copied. The older binary .ppt format is not written.
Where it runs
The .key file is read locally in the browser. The file is not uploaded for conversion.

Sources & References

References for the Keynote file this converter reads and the PowerPoint file it writes.
  • “Keynote is a presentation software application developed as a part of the iWork productivity suite by Apple.”
    — Wikipedia — Keynote

    Keynote: This tool reads a presentation saved by that Keynote app, the .key file. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynote_(presentation_software)

  • “Microsoft PowerPoint, or simply PowerPoint, is a presentation program developed by Microsoft.”
    — Wikipedia — Microsoft PowerPoint

    PowerPoint: The download is a .pptx file that program opens. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_PowerPoint

Frequently Asked Questions

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