> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.presenton.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create the first draft. Finish the deck in Presenton.

> Use Presenton as an open-source AI presentation generator for editable PPTX and PDF decks.

Presenton is an open-source AI presentation generator for teams, developers, and creators who need more than a static slide image. Start with a prompt, document, data, or API request; review the outline; generate with a reusable design; edit the result; and export to **PPTX** or **PDF**.

## Watch Presenton in action

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## Draft, edit, export

Presenton is built for the whole path from first draft to final deck. Generate a structured presentation, refine the editable slide elements, then export when it is ready to share.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/presenton-521d9e2f/oSISzG16Qh-yjB8A/images/welcome/welcome-draft-edit-export.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=oSISzG16Qh-yjB8A&q=85&s=8f8ed18a28fd01d782c5d2f34be0d177" alt="Diagram showing Presenton moving from Draft to Edit to Export, with PPTX and PDF outputs" className="welcome-diagram" width="1774" height="887" data-path="images/welcome/welcome-draft-edit-export.png" />

## Start your way

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Start in Presenton Cloud" icon="cloud" href="/cloud/quickstart">
    Create in the browser with managed infrastructure, providers, storage, and updates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run Presenton yourself" icon="server" href="/general/deployment-modes">
    Use Docker or the desktop app when you need control over deployment, storage, and model providers.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Card title="Building a product or workflow? Start with the API" icon="brackets-curly" href="/user-guide/api-and-automation/overview">
  Use the presentation generation API to create, track, edit, and export decks from your own product or workflow.
</Card>

## One workflow, editable end to end

<div className="welcome-workflow-minimal">
  <div>
    <span>1</span>
    <p>Give Presenton source material and review the outline.</p>
  </div>

  <div>
    <span>2</span>
    <p>Generate a deck with a reusable design or template.</p>
  </div>

  <div>
    <span>3</span>
    <p>Edit the result, verify the content, and export PPTX or PDF.</p>
  </div>
</div>

## Built for how you work

<div className="audience-tabs">
  <Tabs sync={false} borderBottom={false}>
    <Tab title="Enterprises" icon="https://mintcdn.com/presenton-521d9e2f/oSISzG16Qh-yjB8A/images/welcome/audience-enterprises.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=oSISzG16Qh-yjB8A&q=85&s=a6a180ee0c1ea24c6f710bf37ee5a4da" width="24" height="24" data-path="images/welcome/audience-enterprises.svg">
      ### Keep sensitive presentation work under your control

      Self-host Presenton when privacy, compliance, or internal deployment requirements matter. You choose the infrastructure, storage, authentication, network boundary, and supported model providers.

      <Card title="Self-host Presenton" icon="building-shield" href="/hosting/overview">
        Start with Docker in five minutes and explore support for custom enterprise requirements.
      </Card>
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Developers" icon="https://mintcdn.com/presenton-521d9e2f/oSISzG16Qh-yjB8A/images/welcome/audience-developers.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=oSISzG16Qh-yjB8A&q=85&s=2838a8efffacc35f802ce8739909c468" width="24" height="24" data-path="images/welcome/audience-developers.svg">
      ### Build presentation generation into your product

      Use REST APIs, asynchronous tasks, webhooks, or the self-hosted MCP workflow to create presentations from applications, internal tools, and recurring data processes.

      <Card title="Explore the APIs" icon="terminal" href="/user-guide/api-and-automation/overview">
        Compare Cloud v3 with self-hosted v1 before implementing an integration.
      </Card>
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Creators" icon="https://mintcdn.com/presenton-521d9e2f/oSISzG16Qh-yjB8A/images/welcome/audience-creators.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=oSISzG16Qh-yjB8A&q=85&s=9bc880297420bf336698c5bcbbb0d5fe" width="24" height="24" data-path="images/welcome/audience-creators.svg">
      ### Design without losing editability

      Build branded decks with reusable templates and refine them on a structured canvas. Edit typography, images, shapes, tables, charts, layouts, slides, and selected components with targeted AI assistance.

      <Card title="Explore the authoring tools" icon="palette" href="/general/what-presenton-does">
        See the current creation, editing, template, and export capabilities.
      </Card>
    </Tab>
  </Tabs>
</div>

## Explore the documentation

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  <Card title="User Guide" icon="book-open" href="/user-guide/create-new-presentation">
    Create, edit, brand, organize, and export presentations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Hosting" icon="server" href="/hosting/overview">
    Install, configure, secure, and operate self-hosted Presenton.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Documentation" icon="brackets-curly" href="/user-guide/api-and-automation/overview">
    Build with Cloud v3 or the self-hosted v1 API.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Troubleshooting" icon="screwdriver-wrench" href="/troubleshooting">
    Diagnose generation, editing, export, hosting, and integration problems.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  AI-generated slides are a draft. Verify facts, figures, citations, and brand requirements before presenting or publishing them.
</Note>