A great presentation starts with a great foundation. Our library of free Keynote templates covers everything from sleek corporate decks to vibrant educational slideshows - all built natively for Apple Keynote and ready to edit the moment you open them.
No design experience needed. Each template arrives with placeholder text, flexible colour schemes, and layouts that have already been tested for visual balance. All you have to do is drop in your content, adjust a few colours if you like, and hit present. It really is that straightforward.
With over 100 unique designs spanning business, education, marketing, portfolio, and lifestyle categories, there's something here for every project and every audience. Scroll through the collection below, pick the style that speaks to your content, and download it in seconds.
Not every free template is created equal. A truly useful template does more than look pretty - it's structured so that you can adapt it quickly without fighting the layout. The best ones have clear visual hierarchies, consistent spacing, and placeholder elements that are easy to find and replace. That's the standard we held every template in this collection to before it made the cut.
Think of a good template as a designer's blueprint. The hard decisions - which colours to use, how much white space to leave, where the eye should land first - have already been made for you. Your job is simply to fill in the details that are uniquely yours.
From project managers presenting quarterly updates to entrepreneurs crafting their first investor pitch, business presenters are the biggest users of Keynote templates. A polished, modern template instantly communicates that you take your work seriously. It removes the awkward moment where your audience is distracted by a clunky slide layout instead of listening to what you have to say.
Students assembling research presentations and teachers building lesson plans both save enormous amounts of time with pre-made templates. A bright, well-organised template keeps a classroom audience engaged in a way that a default white slide simply cannot. Many of the templates in this collection feature large headline areas and clean body text - perfect for educational content that needs to be readable from the back of a lecture hall.
Designers, photographers, writers, and other creatives use portfolio templates to showcase their work beautifully. A minimal, image-forward template lets the work itself be the star. Freelancers also use pitch and proposal templates to present their services to potential clients - looking professional from the very first slide is half the battle when you're competing for a contract.
Budget-conscious teams at nonprofits and community groups love free templates because they deliver professional results without the price tag of custom design work. Whether it's a fundraising presentation, a volunteer briefing, or a community event pitch, these templates help smaller organizations punch above their weight visually.
With over 100 options, it can feel a little overwhelming at first. Here's a quick framework to narrow it down fast:
A template is a starting point, not a finished product. Here are a few quick tweaks that turn a generic download into something that feels genuinely branded and personal:
Start by replacing the placeholder colours with your brand colours - even just the accent colour makes a huge difference. Next, swap the default fonts for something that matches your personality. Keynote makes this easy: select all text on a slide and change the font in one click. Finally, add one or two high-quality images that are relevant to your topic. A strong visual anchor on even just the title slide transforms the entire feel of the presentation.
Don't be afraid to delete slides you don't need or duplicate ones you do. Templates are meant to be flexible. The best presentation is the one that fits your story perfectly - and that might mean a 10-slide deck or a 25-slide one.
Browse the full collection, filter by category or style, and download your favourites for free today. Every template is editable, royalty-free, and designed to make your next Keynote presentation genuinely impressive - no design degree required.
Yes. Every template in the collection is free to download with no strings attached. You can use them for school projects personal blogs business presentations and everything in between.
Nope. These templates are built natively for Apple Keynote. Just download the file open it in Keynote on your Mac or iPad and start editing. No extra plugins or software needed.
Absolutely. The free license covers personal and commercial use - client decks investor pitches marketing materials and more. The only restriction is that you cannot resell or redistribute the templates themselves as a product.
It is straightforward in Keynote. Select the text or shape you want to change then use the Format panel on the right side of the screen to adjust colours fonts and sizes. Most templates use a consistent theme so changing one element often updates related elements automatically.
Yes. Keynote templates created for macOS are fully compatible with iPadOS and vice versa. You can start editing on your Mac and finish on your iPad seamlessly thanks to iCloud sync.
Several templates in the collection include pre-built animations and transitions. Others are designed so you can easily layer on Keynote animations yourself. Look for the animated tag on individual template pages for the quickest option.