Install SlydeForge
A Windows application, user-mode install, no administrator rights required.
- No more waiting for the AI: while a request is running, "Send" becomes "Add to queue". Your requests go out one at a time, in order, as soon as the AI is free. "Slide 3" still means the slide you were looking at when you typed.
- No more waiting for your review either: results wait for your approval in a non-blocking combined review window, approved in order (D1, D2…), action by action if needed.
- On the thumbnails: D1, D2… badges on modified slides, added slides shown dotted, and an orange "Conflict" badge if you edit by hand a slide that a pending request also changes. Read-only Preview of the presentation with all pending changes.
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
New: anonymous usage statistics sent to the author (opt-out in Settings > Privacy), a "install on close" choice for updates, status-change emails on shared feedback. Fixed: an automatic update could leave the install in an inconsistent state if the SlydeForge.exe launcher was still briefly locked (e.g. by antivirus) at the moment of overwriting it — application code is no longer affected by this case.
Release notes
Ctrl+Enter now sends a prompt (shown right on the button), language changes offer an immediate restart, and feedback sharing was reworked (confirm each time, an opt-out for automatic sharing, manual resend of an old entry). Fixes: the assistant sometimes replied in French even with an English interface, Ctrl+C didn't copy chat text, and feedback could silently vanish on a save failure.
Release notes
- Native Windows installation wizard (SlydeForge-Setup.exe): guided setup in French/English, no admin rights required, pick themes and examples right from install.
- 3 new free AI connectors (no credit card needed) to try SlydeForge: Google Gemini, Groq, and OpenRouter.
- Built-in marketplace for themes and example workflows, with automatic version-compatibility checks before every install.
- English interface available (Settings > Language).
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!