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OpenSlides vs Caxton

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OpenSlides compared with Caxton
DetailOpenSlides logo OpenSlidesCaxton logo Caxton
What it doesA deck studio that runs in your browser with animated slides, live presenting, narration, dubbing and video export A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: all features except AI. AI on account credits: 1,000 credits for $5 or 5,000 for $20. Optional cloud services billed by their providers. Caxton Free (free forever); Caxton Pro monthly at $9.99 USD, annual at $99.99 USD, or lifetime at $179.99 USD. Team pricing starts at $79 to $99.99 USD per seat per year.
Key features
  • 263 animated motion components including backgrounds, kinetic type, charts, maps, 3D, and interactive widgets
  • Live presenting with presenter view showing notes, next slide and timer
  • Narration and dubbing in multiple languages
  • Import and export PowerPoint files and PDF
  • Four-step workflow from brief to finished deck with or without AI
  • Full studio functionality on phone and tablet
  • AI integration with multiple model providers and account credits
  • Encrypted sharing with private links that hosts cannot read
  • Text editing with memory-mapped files for large documents
  • CSV and TSV table editing with column transforms
  • Column transformations and data type preservation
  • CSV validation with structural and data rules
  • File comparison without copying data
  • Extract matches and columns to new documents
  • Local processing with no cloud uploads or telemetry
What makes it different
  • All features except AI are completely free with no watermark and no account required
  • Your decks stay on your device in browser storage until you choose to share them
  • AI stays optional and works with your own keys so the company never sees your deck or bills
  • Open source code licensed MIT or Apache-2.0 at your choice
  • Automatic self-repair that checks and fixes AI-generated changes up to twice
  • Opens files directly from disk without importing or uploading, preserving data exactly as stored
  • Combines text editor, CSV table editor, and log viewer in one native Mac application
  • Handles multi-gigabyte files with consistent performance and one-millisecond keystroke latency
  • Preserves leading zeros, long IDs, and data types exactly as stored in the file
  • All files stay local to your Mac with no cloud processing, telemetry, or vendor lock-in
Community votes00
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Trust Flow (Majestic)02
Citation Flow (Majestic)1320
Referring domains (Majestic)322

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