Deckyard review
A self-hosted slide platform with collaboration, AI transformation and broad export options.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Deckyard is an open-source presentation platform for organisations and teams that need to create, edit, present, publish and share slide decks. Its browser-based visual editor uses declared slide types and themes for colours, fonts, logos and styling. Collaboration features include comments, permissions, controlled share links, presence, slide locks and activity updates. Presenter view adds notes, slide preview, a timer and navigation controls, while AI-assisted transformation can turn notes, documents and outlines into slides when enabled.
The self-hosted edition is MIT-licensed and available without a paid feature tier, making it suited to organisations that want control over deployment. Docker and Node.js support provide the stated hosting paths, and Deckyard also offers a public API and MCP interface for programmatic access. Managed dedicated hosting is available, but its pricing begins with a sales conversation. That split makes the product more attractive to teams with internal infrastructure capability than to buyers seeking a fully priced, ready-to-deploy subscription.
Deckyard covers a broad presentation workflow: PowerPoint import; export to PowerPoint, PDF, PNG, HTML and JSON; collaborative editing; controlled sharing; and presenter mode. Its main ecosystem connection is through the API and MCP interface rather than listed third-party integrations. Choose Deckyard if self-hosting, open-source licensing, collaborative editing and flexible output formats matter most. Organisations that depend on a large catalogue of named integrations or want publicly stated managed-hosting pricing should consider a different presentation platform.
Deckyard pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Real-time editing includes presence, slide locks and activity updates.
- Imports PowerPoint and exports PPTX, PDF, PNG, HTML and JSON.
- Self-hosting, APIs and MCP support enable deployment and automation flexibility.
- Where it doesn't
- No listed integrations with external software ecosystems.
- Managed hosting requires a sales conversation for pricing.
- Self-hosting requires organisations to run the Docker or Node.js edition.
Deckyard fact sheet, pricing and score →
Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.
Last updated · How we research and update