Best AI Presentation Maker (Compared ALL 21 tools)

Summary

This video explores AI features in presentation tools, testing 21 and finding 13 lacking. It critiques tools like Slidebean and Visme for underwhelming AI capabilities. Eight tools show promise, but current AI in presentations is underwhelming. Features like text-to-presentation and topic-to-presentation are explored, with tools like Slides AI, Prezo, Plusdocs, and Tome App analyzed for their limitations and potential. The verdict is a polite 'no' for now, with hope for Microsoft's CoPilot in the future.

Takeaways

• 🧠 The video explores AI features in presentation tools, focusing on text-to-presentation, AI image generation, and AI adjustments.
• 🔍 Out of 21 tools tested, only 8 showed promise, with the rest treating AI as an afterthought or lacking significant AI capabilities.
• 📈 Slidebean's 'Arrange with AI' feature was criticized for its lack of innovation, merely shuffling elements.
• 🎨 Visme's AI image generator was compared to a toddler's art, indicating inconsistency and unsuitability for professional use.
• 📑 Tools like Slides AI, Prezo, Plusdocs, and Tome App offer text-to-presentation capabilities but have limitations in character limits and slide creation.
• 🚫 Prezo's AI edit feature was found to be ineffective, failing to create bullet points accurately and omitting important elements like graphs.
• 📈 Plusdocs' AI presentation maker was restrictive in its free plan and did not follow instructions, resulting in text-heavy and unclear slides.
• 📊 Tome App, despite recognizing headers well, tended to overcrowd slides with too much text, detracting from the presentation's clarity.
• 📝 Sendsteps and CoPilot were mentioned for their potential, but their actual performance and value remain to be seen as they are still in testing or development stages.
• 💬 The text-to-slide feature across tools was found to be more of a novelty than a practical tool, often failing to meet user expectations.
• 🌟 Microsoft's CoPilot is anticipated as a future contender in AI presentation tools, but its current availability is limited to a select few.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the video script?

The main focus of the video script is exploring AI features in presentation tools, specifically those that turn text into presentations, create slides from text, adjust text with AI, and generate AI images.

How many tools did the author test across for AI features in presentations?

The author tested AI features across 21 tools.

What was the author's general impression of the AI features in the tested tools?

The author found that 13 tools treated AI as more of an afterthought rather than a feature, with some having no AI to speak of and others offering functions that were underwhelming.

What issues did the author find with Slidebean's 'Arrange with AI' feature?

The author found that Slidebean's 'Arrange with AI' feature simply shuffled elements around without the expected innovation.

How does the author describe Visme's AI image generator?

The author describes Visme's AI image generator as inconsistent, like a toddler's crayon art, making it unsuitable for professional use.

What are some limitations the author found with Slides AI's text-to-presentation function?

The author found limitations with Slides AI's free plan's character cap, the need to specify slide numbers, and the paid plan's potentially insufficient character limit for detailed reports.

What are some issues the author encountered with Prezo's text-to-presentation capabilities?

The author found that Prezo tends to overuse text, presents incorrect information, and fails to properly create bullet points or include graphs, restricting content to text and images.

How does the author view Plusdocs' AI presentation maker?

The author views Plusdocs' AI presentation maker as restrictive in its free plan, ignoring instructions, and producing text-heavy slides that lack clarity.

What was the author's experience with Tome App's document-to-presentation tool?

The author found Tome App adept at recognizing headers and creating slides accordingly but criticized it for cramming extensive text onto individual slides.

What was the author's opinion on the text-to-presentation feature in general?

The author found the text-to-presentation feature unimpressive, useful only in urgent situations where quality is secondary to speed.

What was the author's experience with the 'text to slide' feature in presentation tools?

The author found the 'text to slide' feature to be a novel idea but lacking practical usefulness, as it often failed to create the intended slide layout.

What is the author's view on the future of AI in presentation software?

The author views the current state of AI in presentation software as underwhelming but expresses optimism for the future, with a glimmer of hope from Microsoft's CoPilot.