Install SlydeForge
A Windows application, user-mode install, no administrator rights required.
- Component installation: frozen progress bar and "SlydeForge is not responding": after updating from an older version, leftover launcher settings slowed the component installation down considerably and froze the startup window on "Preparing download…". This is fixed: a full installation takes about 40 seconds again.
- More informative progress bar: it now moves steadily through every step — looking for components, downloading file by file (name and size shown), then installing, the longest step.
- Updating from within SlydeForge: nothing to do, as usual.
If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”
Click “More info”, then “Run anyway”. SlydeForge is an independent project whose installer isn't signed with a commercial certificate yet, so Windows shows this warning as a precaution.
Requirements
- Windows 10 or 11
- No separate Python install required (bundled Python environment)
- No administrator rights required
- Compatible with network-drive installs (UNC)
On first launch
SlydeForge walks you through turning on AI: a free Google key, created in a minute, is enough to try it. Editing, PowerPoint export and slideshows work even without AI.
Quick start
Download and install
Run the installer downloaded above: it installs SlydeForge in your Windows profile, no admin rights needed. Prefer the .zip archive? Extract it fully into a folder of your choice (right-click > Extract All).
Launch
Open SlydeForge from the Start menu or the desktop shortcut. The app bundles its own Python environment: nothing else to install.
Turn on AI
On first launch, SlydeForge walks you through it: create a free Google Gemini key in a minute (or Groq, OpenRouter), no credit card — or use SlydeForge credits. Your own access (Azure OpenAI, Copilot Enterprise, GitHub Models, Ollama) is available with a subscription.
Create your first deck
Describe a brief, attach your source files if needed, and let the AI generate your first presentation.
Version history
Release notes
First public release of SlydeForge 🎉
SlydeForge is an AI-driven presentation generator: describe what you want, or edit directly with your mouse — both methods apply to the same document, at any time.
- AI generation and editing: create a full presentation from a brief, or request a change in plain language.
- Fully editable PowerPoint export: every element (text, shape, image, table, chart) becomes a real PPTX object — never a flat image.
- Rich brand kits: color palette, fonts, custom slide types, with a ready-to-use SlydeForge brand kit included.
- Full presentation mode: slideshow, presenter console, automatic voice narration of speaker notes.
- Video export: turn your presentation into a narrated MP4 video.
- Automated workflows: chain bricks (data sources, AI, connectors, export) to automate repetitive tasks.
Enjoy!