There are many web-based applications that allow you to create and share the presentations online. The advantage of using these online presentation tools is that you don’t need to install any software; everything is done online in the browser window itself. It also frees you from carrying them around in storage devices. Apart from serving business organizations, online presentation tools are beneficial for educational purposes as well. Here’s a list of 15 excellent online presentation tools to help you create, share and embed (in websites and webblogs) ravishing presentations online.

1. AjaxPresents: AjaxPresents is a presentation software which is a part of Ajax13 office suite. It is compatible with Firefox 1.5 and higher versions. It allows you to import and export files from MS Powerpoint and Openoffice.
2. authorSTREAM: Using authorSTREAM, you can upload your Powerpoint presentations online. It also enables you to download your completed presentation to create a YouTube video or to burn it to the disk. You can also showcase your work, embed your presentation to the website and more with authorSTREAM. Upload limit of authorSTREAM is 1 GB. You can upload 50 private presentations, all free of cost.
3. BrinkPad: BrinkPad is a simple to use and a robust tool which provides a number of features useful for creating online presentations. BrinkPad is a java-based presentation tool which allows you to integrate videos, audio files and animations in your presentation. It also allows you to save your work in other formats like JPGs and more.
4. Empressr: Empressr is a free presentation tool which allows you to create rich-media presentations. Using empressr, you can create, upload and share your presentations instantly. It allows you to upload your own content like videos and more for use in presentations. You can directly import images from other sites like Flickr, Google, Yahoo and Photobucket. You can also share the presentations on social networking sites. Apart from the basic features, Empressr offers tables and charts for creating business presentations. The maximum upload limit of Empressr is 10MB.
5. Google Docs: Google Docs is a collection of office tools, including presentation tool as well. It allows you to create and share your presentations online. It also enables you to work offline.
6. Imageloop: Imageloop allows you to upload different file formats like PPT, PPS, ODP and PDF files to use them in your presentation. It also features social-sharing for online presentations.
7. MyPlick: It enables you to create presentations by using existing files. It allows you to modify the existing files which can then be easily shared. You can also use audio files in your presentation and share them privately or publicly. It has presentation limit of 150 slides and upload limit of 50 MB.
8. PreZentit: Prezentit is a free tool. Using Prezentit, you can create as many presentations as you want. It has image upload limit of 250 MB. It provides supports for different browsers such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, etc.
9. SlideRocket: SlideRocket opens up options against the flexibility of desktop applications for creating presentations. It offers stunning themes and enables you to add images and effects to your presentation. SlideRocket comes in three flavors; Lite — free of cost, Pro at a monthly fee of $24 and an Enterprise edition with admin controls. Upload limit for slide-rocket is 100 MB.
10. SlideShare: SlideShare is basically designed for enterprises. It is available under free and paid options. The limitation with using the free-version is inclusion of promotional advertisements. Other than that, SlideShare offers all the features which ease the task of creating online presentations.
11. Spresent: Spresent enables you to create flash-based presentation. It also allows you to import content from Flickr and YouTube. It offers you the ease of publishing your presentations to websites.
12. ThinkFree: ThinkFree office suite is an online alternative of MS Office. ThinkFree show is a presentation tool offered by ThinkFree office suite which provides online storage of 1 GB creating online presentations.
13. Thumbstacks: Thumbstacks allows you to work right in your browser and you can then share your work by just sending a link.
14. VCASMO: VCASMO provides the feature of permission controls, which enables you to set permissions for people with whom you are sharing your work. It offers many user-friendly features like the ability to add linkable slides, opportunities for embedding the presentation in your blog, etc.
15. ZohoShow: ZohoShow allows you to set viewer preference to private or public. It also enables you to guide the visitors through your presentation by providing the feature for chatting over the issue / content. It also provides drag-and-drop facility which makes it easy to use.

Which one are you using?

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