Bento Launches as an Open-Source, Lightweight PowerPoint Alternative

An open-source project called Bento has been released as a lightweight, free alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint. The app weighs just 560 KB and can run fully offline.

All-in-One Architecture and Offline Functionality

Bento’s key feature is storing all resources within a single compact file. It contains:

• Slides and graphic elements;
• Embedded fonts and images;
• Animation effects;
• The editor’s own source code.

Thanks to this structure, the program doesn’t require a constant internet connection and works fully offline.

Features and Collaboration

Bento’s functionality includes both basic and advanced tools for creating presentations:

• Collaborative editing: Multiple users can edit a presentation simultaneously in real time, with all changes saved automatically.
• Toolset: Includes PDF export, chart creation, a comment system, and a presenter mode.
• Animation: Smooth transitions between slides.

Where to Download

The project is distributed free under an open license. The source code and executable file are available in the official repository on GitHub.