Apple Keynote Pricing & Free Plan Limits
Complete pricing breakdown for Apple Keynote including all plans, hidden costs, and limitations.
Pricing score: 88/100
Is Apple Keynote free?
Yes — the Keynote (free) plan costs nothing. Paid plans start at $2.99/month (Apple Creator Studio Education).
The free plan includes
- Full presentation editor
- Themes and animations
- Keynote Remote
- Real-time collaboration via iCloud
- Export to PowerPoint, PDF, movie, GIF
Free plan limits
- Users: Unlimited (needs an Apple device or an Apple Account for iCloud.com)
- Storage: Uses your iCloud storage (5 GB free) or local disk
- No AI drafting, no premium templates, no Content Hub image library, no native Windows or Android app
Watch out: Large decks fill the free 5 GB iCloud quickly, pushing you to iCloud+; in-app Creator Studio promotions
Plans & Pricing
- Full presentation editor
- Themes and animations
- Keynote Remote
- Real-time collaboration via iCloud
- Export to PowerPoint, PDF, movie, GIF
User limit: Unlimited (needs an Apple device or an Apple Account for iCloud.com)
Storage: Uses your iCloud storage (5 GB free) or local disk
- Everything in Creator Studio for students and teachers
- Everything in monthly Creator Studio
User limit: Share with up to 6 people via Family Sharing
- AI draft presentation from an outline
- Premium themes and templates
- Content Hub photos and graphics
- Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro and other pro apps
User limit: Share with up to 6 people via Family Sharing
Pricing Issues Reported by Users
Creator Studio upgrade prompts and ads inside the free Keynote app
After the January 2026 update, Keynote shows a persistent Creator Studio promotion in the Format sidebar and upgrade prompts for AI drafting and premium templates. Users on Apple's forums and r/MacOS objected to ads in an app that used to be fully free, and the iWork apps got a wave of one-star App Store reviews.
Keynote AI features only come in a $12.99/month bundle
AI drafting from an outline, premium themes and the Content Hub require Apple Creator Studio at $12.99/month or $129/year. There is no Keynote-only tier, so you pay for Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro even if you only make slides, and the features need macOS 26 or later.
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