How to open a .GSLIDES file online
Three steps, a few seconds, no PowerPoint.
Choose your .GSLIDES file
Drag your .GSLIDES file onto the box above, or click Choose file.
Supported
Your .GSLIDES file is unpacked and every slide is redrawn from its text, shapes, pictures and tables.
Read or present
Click through thumbnails, read the speaker notes, or press Present for a fullscreen slideshow.
What is a .GSLIDES file?
Everything worth knowing about Google Slides Shortcut (Link to a Google Slides presentation) files.
A .GSLIDES file is a document format used for Google Drive presentations. It serves as a reference for a presentation stored online and does not contain the actual slide data itself. These files are primarily opened and managed through the Google Drive web application.
Programs that open .GSLIDES files
| Full name | Google Slides Shortcut (Link to a Google Slides presentation) |
|---|---|
| Developer | |
| First released | 2017 (Google Drive desktop sync clients: Backup and Sync / Drive for desktop) |
| Category | Documents |
| MIME type | application/vnd.google-apps.presentation |
Related viewers
Other free viewers for related formats.
Is my .GSLIDES file uploaded anywhere?
No. Your .GSLIDES file is unpacked and drawn for you.
Will it look exactly like in PowerPoint?
Close, but not pixel-perfect. Text, shapes, pictures, tables, colours and the theme are redrawn from the file. Animations, transitions, charts, SmartArt and some special effects are simplified or skipped.
Can I see the speaker notes?
Yes. Notes appear under the current slide whenever the author added them, and they're counted in the info panel.
What about old .PPT files?
For PowerPoint 97-2003 files the viewer extracts the text of every slide, titles and bullets included, but doesn't draw the layout yet. Save the file as PPTX for a full preview.
And Apple Keynote?
Keynote files keep their slides in a proprietary format. If the file contains its built-in preview image we show it; otherwise export the deck from Keynote as PPTX or PDF.
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