Proton Slides: Will It Ever Come Out?

With the recent launch of Proton Sheets, the privacy-focused technology company continues its march toward a fully encrypted productivity suite. But one major piece is still missing from the puzzle: a presentation tool. So will Proton Slides ever come out? Here’s everything we know about Proton’s plans for a privacy-first alternative to Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint.

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What We Know So Far

Proton has not yet made a formal announcement about Proton Slides, but the topic has come up repeatedly in community discussions. On Proton’s UserVoice forum, a popular feature request for both Proton Sheets and Slides has accumulated thousands of votes, signaling strong and sustained interest from the user base. While the CEO has addressed Sheets directly in public comments, Slides has so far been bundled into the broader conversation about completing Proton’s productivity ecosystem — without its own dedicated timeline.

The general message from Proton has been consistent: they want to build out each tool carefully and deliberately. With Proton Docs now mature and Proton Sheets having launched, Slides appears to be the logical next step — but the company has not confirmed a release date or even officially placed it on the public roadmap as a standalone product.

Community Excitement Building

Despite the silence from Proton’s official channels, excitement for Proton Slides is very much alive in the privacy community. Threads on Reddit, privacy-focused forums, and Proton’s own feedback platforms regularly surface requests for a presentation tool that carries the same end-to-end encryption guarantees as the rest of the Proton suite. Many users have specifically called out the need to stop relying on Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint for sensitive presentations — whether for business pitches, academic work, or personal projects.

As one community member put it in a forum thread, having Proton Docs and Proton Sheets is a great start, but without a slides tool, users are still forced to step outside the Proton ecosystem the moment they need to put together a presentation. That gap is increasingly frustrating for people who have committed to a privacy-first workflow across the board.

Why Proton Slides Matters

The case for Proton Slides goes well beyond convenience. Presentations often contain some of the most sensitive information a person or organization produces — business strategies, financial forecasts, legal arguments, research findings, and personal data. Yet today, most people create and store these files on platforms that actively analyze and monetize that content. A privacy-respecting, zero-access presentation tool would fill a genuine and significant gap in the market.

Proton’s end-to-end encryption model, the same architecture that already protects Proton Calendar and Proton Drive, would ensure that your slide decks remain completely inaccessible to anyone but you — including Proton itself. For journalists, lawyers, healthcare professionals, activists, and privacy-conscious individuals, that kind of protection is not just a nice-to-have. It is essential.

What to Expect Next

Given the trajectory Proton has followed with its other productivity tools, Proton Slides will likely follow a similar development path: quiet internal work, community feedback gathering, and then a gradual rollout — possibly starting with a beta for paid subscribers. The company has shown a pattern of not rushing features to market, preferring to release polished products rather than half-finished tools. That discipline has served them well with Proton Docs and Sheets, and there is every reason to believe Slides will benefit from the same approach.

For those who want to see Proton Slides become a reality sooner rather than later, continuing to vote and comment on feature requests in Proton’s community forums is one of the most effective things you can do. Proton has a track record of being genuinely responsive to user demand — the launch of both Proton Docs and Proton Sheets were both driven in large part by persistent community advocacy.

The Bigger Picture

Proton Slides would represent the final major piece in what is shaping up to be a genuinely competitive, privacy-first alternative to Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. With Proton Mail, Proton Drive, Proton Calendar, Proton VPN, Proton Docs, and now Proton Sheets already in the ecosystem, a presentation tool would complete the core productivity suite and make a full migration away from Big Tech platforms not just possible, but practical. That is a remarkable position for a privacy-focused company to be in, and it reflects just how far Proton has come. You can read more about the company’s broader mission in our Proton sustainability overview.

There is no confirmed release date for Proton Slides yet, but all signs point to it being a matter of when, not if. For privacy-conscious users who have been waiting to cut their last tie to surveillance-based productivity platforms, that is a genuinely exciting prospect — and one worth keeping a close eye on.

Stay tuned to Proton’s official channels and community forums for the latest updates on Proton Slides development.

Last Updated on 16 March 2026