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The best PowerPoint templates

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If you use Microsoft PowerPoint for your slideshows, then you know that creating a presentation with a template can save you a lot of time. A template gives you a jumpstart on the design, layout, and visual theme so you can focus more on your content.

If you’re looking for a new template that you can use for a variety of purposes, these are the best PowerPoint templates around. Their versatility allows you to use them for business, education, marketing, and more.

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Blue, people-centric business template

Ideal for social media, marketing, business, or networking

Blue business PowerPoint template.
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For a free template that gives you many infographic styles to work with, you’ll like this blue business-related design.

The template includes 48 slides that include editable shapes and icons, along with charts you can edit in Excel. Pick your design for displaying a project timeline or process, product details, quotes or a company mission, and team information. You also have image placeholders to easily add your own photos or illustrations.

Educational, note page template

Ideal for education, kids, or personal

Note page educational PowerPoint template.
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With a note page and stickers on each slide, this free PowerPoint template is great for classes, kids, or a fun personal slideshow.

The template has 85 slides with a dozen for instructions, font styles, colors, shapes, icons, and other resources. You can pick from different layouts for the table of contents, section dividers, column designs, tables, graphs, quotes, timelines, and more. If you want full flexibility with a notepaper theme, this is your template.

Note: Some slides are only for premium users.

Coins and money template

Ideal for finance, banking, or other money-related industries

Coins financial PowerPoint template.
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If you want a money-themed template, this free option for PowerPoint puts coins and paper money on each slide, which pop on a black background.

The template offers 59 slides, including a few with editable icons, shapes, and PNG images. You have slides for section breaks, timelines, and charts in different infographic styles. Check out the portfolio slides for photos of your team or locations. If your industry is finance or your business is money, you can put this template in the piggy bank.

Elegant, botanical theme template

Ideal for artistic, beauty, service, or personal

Elegant botanical PowerPoint template.
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For a truly lovely template with botanical accents, this free PowerPoint template has a lot to offer in style.

The template includes 24 slides with editable icons, talking points, quote placeholders, and an emphasis on text. You can show a process or timeline, add details for your team, and insert contact information. Whether your presentation needs a nature theme or you simply want a sophisticated design, check this one out.

Unique, black and gold template

Ideal for marketing, organizations, advertising, or personal

Unique black and gold PowerPoint template.
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For a design that’s a bit galactic and classic at the same time, take a look at this free black and gold template.

The template has 56 slides to cover whatever content you want to insert. Several slides help you use the template including instructions, font style names, HEX codes for colors, editable graphics, shapes, and icons. You’ll see layouts for a table of contents, graphs, tables, a world map, timeline, calendar, and text with bullet points. Don’t pass up a look at this full-featured template.

Creative, earth color template

Ideal for artistic, design, and creative services

Create earth color PowerPoint template.
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The subtle colors and attractive accents in this free template are terrific for most any creative field or industry.

The template includes 47 slides with editable shapes and icons as well as font styles and template colors so you can match everything perfectly. Use the two- or three-column layout slides, graphs and charts, and table or timeline designs. You also have a grid gallery, spots for mobile app screenshots, and a place for photos and names.

Pastel, geometric multipurpose template

Ideal for art, beauty, kids, or personal

Pastel geometric PowerPoint template.
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With pretty pastels and a geometric design, this free template has an attractive and artistic feel.

The template has 26 slides with editable icons, two different table-of-contents layouts, and a slide for your team details. If you have an app or website, you can add screenshots in the device placeholders. And if you want to show service, product, or office locations, use your own fill colors for countries on the world map.

Colorful, geometric multipurpose template

Ideal for any industry, product, service, or personal

Colorful geometric PowerPoint template.
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For splashes of color, 3D shapes, and an easy way to adjust the color scheme, this free colorful PowerPoint template is an excellent option.

The template includes 22 slides with editable icons you can use throughout. You can use the table of contents for an overview of your presentation, the image placeholders to pop in your own pictures, and the timeline slide for any type of project’s progress. Use as many or as few slides as you want and adjust the colors using Themes on the PowerPoint Design tab.

Abstract, wavy lines multipurpose template

Ideal for any industry, product, service, or personal

Abstract wavy line PowerPoint template.
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Another free PowerPoint template that’s appropriate for most any type of presentation is this abstract design. You have bright colors on a soothing black background for a professional yet lively appearance.

The template has 48 slides that include editable shapes and icons. It can accommodate any kind of content you want to add, from text to images. You’ll see different styles for timelines, processes, organization, and team details so you can use the slides that work best for you.

Minimalistic, gray multipurpose template

Ideal for any industry, product, or service

Minimalistic gray PowerPoint template.
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Maybe color isn’t your thing or is just a bit too much for your slideshow. This free minimalistic PowerPoint template has a gray color scheme and a simple design.

The template includes eight slides, making it ideal for shorter presentations. However, you can duplicate the full set of slides to reuse the layouts. There’s a nice introductory slide, bullet points, images, a gallery, and snippets of text you can replace with your own.

PowerPoint templates FAQ

Where can I get the best templates for PowerPoint?

As a PowerPoint user, start with templates offered by Microsoft. After all, you can access these templates directly in the PowerPoint application. For PowerPoint on the web, visit the Microsoft Templates site.

If you want to venture out for additional options, the PowerPoint templates in this list come from sites with many more options than what you see here:

What is the best PowerPoint template?

The best PowerPoint template depends on your mission and needs. You can always use a multipurpose template, but if your business, service, or product has a particular theme, take a look at those topic-related templates. If a theme isn’t important, also consider holiday or seasonal templates.

Additionally, review the slides included to see if they cover your content needs. You might need a timeline or process diagram, or maybe an image gallery slide is essential. Be sure the template has the layouts and elements you need.

Where can I find the best free PowerPoint templates?

On this list! Again, take a look at the additional options offered by the sites listed above. They have free and paid templates clearly marked if they offer both.

Can I add my own images PowerPoint templates?

Of course! You can also change the background in your PowerPoint presentation template if you need to. Other media options are provided, too. You can add audio to PowerPoint presentations, or if you want to really wow your audience, embed a video in your PowerPoint.

Sandy Writtenhouse

Sandy has been writing about technology since 2012. Her work has appeared on How-To Geek, Lifewire, MakeUseOf, iDownloadBlog, and many other tech-related websites. She also worked as a Technical Editor on the books “iPhone Unlocked” and “Effective SEO and Content Marketing: The Ultimate Guide for Maximizing Free Web Traffic”.

With plenty of gadgets in her home and her hands, Sandy loves to help others use technology to make their business and personal lives a bit easier.

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