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Keynote Changelog

What's new in Keynote 14.0

Apr 6, 2024
  • Add a new look to your slides with the Dynamic Color, Minimalist Light, and Minimalist Dark themes
  • Streamlined in-app notifications inform you when a person joins a collaborative presentation for the first time
  • Preserve file format and full quality when adding HEIC photos taken on iPhone or iPad
  • Press and hold the Command key to select noncontiguous words, sentences, or paragraphs
  • Improved compatibility for slide transitions when importing and exporting Microsoft PowerPoint files
  • Additional stability and performance improvements

New in Keynote 13.2 (Sep 22, 2023)

  • Bring new dimension to your presentations with 3D objects in USDZ format
  • Play embedded animations within USDZ files or use Magic Move to animate 3D objects across slides
  • Add motion to your presentation with new dynamic themes and live video slide layouts
  • Remove external borders on charts imported from Microsoft Office files

New in Keynote 13.1 (Jun 14, 2023)

  • Add scalable vector graphics (SVGs) to your presentations and preserve visual quality at any size
  • Break apart imported SVG images and save them to your shapes library for future use
  • Show subtotal summary labels in stacked bar, column, and area charts
  • Easily switch to your slideshow window when sharing Keynote on a FaceTime call

New in Keynote 13.0 (Mar 30, 2023)

  • Export and send a copy of your presentation in a different format right from the Share menu
  • Includes improvements and bug fixes for collaboration activity
  • Viewing a Keynote Live presentation is now supported only in a web browser

New in Keynote 12.2.1 (Nov 30, 2022)

  • This update contains bug fixes and improvements.

New in Keynote 12.2 (Oct 26, 2022)

  • An all-new activity view shows recent changes in collaborative presentations, including when people join, comment, and make edits
  • Get notifications when others join or make changes in your shared presentations
  • Share a presentation in Messages to instantly start collaborating with your team and see updates right in the Messages conversation (Requires macOS 13)
  • Send a message or start a FaceTime call right from a collaborative presentation (Requires macOS 13)
  • Now use the File menu to manage your shared presentation or send a copy
  • A new option lets you automatically remove an image’s background to isolate its subject (Requires macOS 13)
  • Remove or replace the background of live video for a dramatic effect

New in Keynote 12.1 (Jun 21, 2022)

  • Add subtle movement and visual interest to your presentation with dynamic backgrounds that move continuously as you transition from slide to slide
  • Select from new animated themes featuring dynamic backgrounds
  • Skip or unskip all slides in a collapsed group

New in Keynote 12.0 (Apr 8, 2022)

  • Use Shortcuts on macOS Monterey to create or open presentations, rehearse a slideshow, or start presenting

New in Keynote 11.2 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • Live video makes presentations even more engaging by letting you use the camera in your Mac to show yourself right on your slides—in a window or fullscreen
  • Connect multiple cameras for different live video angles
  • Add a live feed of a connected iPhone or iPad screen
  • Multi-presenter slideshows allow participants to take turns controlling a shared presentation from their own device
  • New slideshow controls provide easy access to the slide navigator, keyboard shortcuts, live video sources, or multi-presenter controls while presenting
  • Radar charts help you visually compare multiple variables at once to easily show similarities and differences in your data
  • Flexible collaboration allows participants to add others to a shared presentation*
  • Instant translation lets you translate selected text in up to 11 languages and add the translation to your presentation with a click*
  • Create new presentations from the app icon in the Dock
  • *Requires macOS Monterey

New in Keynote 11.1 (Jun 1, 2021)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements

New in Keynote 11.0.1 (Mar 30, 2021)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements.

New in Keynote 11.0 (Mar 24, 2021)

  • View your presenter notes, current slide, and next slide in a separate window while presenting
  • Thumbnail images in the build order window make it easier to edit complex sequences
  • Updated media browser offers enhanced search options and new content categories such as Recents, Portraits and Live Photos
  • Ability to add phone number links to table cells, text objects, and shapes
  • AppleScript functionality to change a presentation password or open password-protected presentations

New in Keynote 10.3.9 (Jan 15, 2021)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements.

New in Keynote 10.3.8 (Dec 2, 2020)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements.

New in Keynote 10.3.5 (Nov 13, 2020)

  • Refined new design on macOS Big Sur
  • Stability and performance improvements

New in Keynote 10.2 (Sep 23, 2020)

  • Play YouTube and Vimeo videos right in your presentations.(May not be available in all regions.)
  • Use Play in Window for Recorded Slideshows.
  • Movie export now supports a wide selection of formats and frame rates.
  • Enhance your presentations with a variety of new, editable shapes.

New in Keynote 10.1 (Jul 10, 2020)

  • Use the new “Play Slideshow in Window” option to have access to other applications while presenting locally or via video conferencing.
  • Movies can now play through slide transitions. Add the same movie to multiple slides to play from one slide to the next.
  • Use the Align to Path option to have objects stay pointed in the correct direction while following a motion path.
  • Easily add captions and titles to images, videos, shapes, and other objects.

New in Keynote 10.0 (Apr 1, 2020)

  • Add a Keynote presentation to a shared iCloud Drive folder to automatically start collaborating. Requires macOS 10.15.4.
  • Edit shared presentations while offline and your changes will upload when you’re back online.
  • Select from a variety of gorgeous new themes to help you get started.
  • Easily access your recently used themes in a redesigned theme chooser.
  • Print or export a PDF of your presentation with comments included.
  • Add a drop cap to make text stand out with a large, decorative first letter.
  • Enhance your presentations with a variety of new, editable shapes.
  • New “Keyboard” text build in and build out animation

New in Keynote 9.2.1 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements.

New in Keynote 9.2 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Easily add HEVC-formatted movies to presentations, enabling reduced file size while preserving visual quality.
  • Jump to a specific slide in your presentation using a new menu command.
  • Add accessibility descriptions to audio, video, and drawings.
  • Improved accessibility of exported PDFs.

New in Keynote 9.1 (Jun 26, 2019)

  • Edit master slides while collaborating on a presentation.
  • Style your text by filling it with gradients or images, or by applying new outline styles.
  • Place images, shapes, and equations inline in text boxes so they move with text.
  • Using face detection, subjects in photos are intelligently positioned in placeholders and objects.

New in Keynote 9.0.2 (May 9, 2019)

  • This update addresses an issue that caused closed captions for videos to fail to play during a slideshow.

New in Keynote 9.0.1 (Apr 3, 2019)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements.

New in Keynote 9.0 (Mar 29, 2019)

  • Create and share an animated GIF by exporting one or more slides.
  • Automatically sync custom shapes and themes to all your devices using iCloud.
  • Slides with custom wider aspect ratios now display better in the slide navigator, light table, and presenter display.
  • Improved performance while collaborating on presentations.
  • Edit grouped objects while collaborating.
  • Support for vertical text in shapes and text boxes in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.

New in Keynote 8.3 (Nov 8, 2018)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements.

New in Keynote 8.2 (Sep 18, 2018)

  • Support for Dark Mode gives Keynote a dramatic dark look. Toolbars and menus recede into the background so you can focus on your content. Requires macOS Mojave.
  • Support for Continuity Camera allows you to take a photo or scan a document with your iPhone and have it automatically appear in your presentation on your Mac. Requires macOS Mojave and iOS 12.
  • Easily record, edit, and play audio right on a slide.
  • Enhance your presentations with a variety of new editable shapes.
  • Performance and stability improvements.

New in Keynote 8.1 (Jun 15, 2018)

  • Add mathematical equations using LaTeX or MathML notation.
  • Give charts a new look with rounded corners on columns and bars.
  • Enhance your documents with a variety of new editable shapes.
  • Improved compatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint.
  • Improved support for Arabic and Hebrew.

New in Keynote 8.0.1 (May 4, 2018)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements.

New in Keynote 8.0 (Mar 28, 2018)

  • Collaborate in real time on presentations stored in Box. Requires macOS High Sierra.
  • Use donut charts to visualize data in an engaging new way.
  • Add an interactive image gallery to view a collection of photos.
  • Enhance presentations with a variety of new editable shapes.
  • Additional options for reducing the file size of presentations.

New in Keynote 7.3.1 (Nov 10, 2017)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements.

New in Keynote 7.3 (Sep 20, 2017)

  • New ability to filter the object list by typing object names
  • Performance and stability improvements

New in Keynote 7.2 (Jun 14, 2017)

  • Enhance your presentations using a library of over 500 professionally drawn shapes
  • Reply to comments and join threaded conversations
  • New auto-correction and text replacement options save time while typing
  • Scroll anywhere with new pan and zoom options
  • Edit presenter notes while displaying slides in Light Table view
  • Improved support for Hebrew and Arabic languages
  • The Stock and Currency functions now return data from the previous market day’s close.

New in Keynote 7.1.1 (Apr 26, 2017)

  • This update contains stability and performance improvements.

New in Keynote 7.1 (Mar 27, 2017)

  • New Object List makes it easy to select, edit, and organize objects even on complex slides
  • New option to display presenter notes on black background makes them easier to read while presenting in low-light settings
  • Easily replace fonts throughout an entire presentation
  • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read
  • Quickly open password-protected presentations using Touch ID on the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
  • New stock and currency functions provide up-to-date securities data in tables
  • Post interactive presentations on Medium, WordPress, and other websites
  • Import Keynote 1.0 presentations
  • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region

New in Keynote 7.0.5 (Oct 27, 2016)

  • Support for Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro lets you easily edit text, shapes, tables and charts
  • Control Slideshow playback using Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro
  • Stability and performance improvements

New in Keynote 7.0 (Sep 20, 2016)

  • Keynote Live lets you present a slideshow that viewers can follow from their Mac, iPad, iPhone, and from iCloud.com
  • Open and edit Keynote ’05 presentations
  • Use tabs to work with multiple presentations in one window
  • Wide color gamut image support
  • Real-time collaboration (feature in beta)
  • Edit a presentation with others at the same time in Keynote on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iCloud.com
  • Share your presentation publicly or with specific people
  • See who else is in a presentation
  • See participants’ cursors as they’re editing

New in Keynote 6.6.2 (May 10, 2016)

  • This update contains stability improvements and bug fixes.

New in Keynote 6.6.1 (Nov 11, 2015)

  • Resolves an issue with presentations that feature links on master slides
  • Addresses problems exporting presentations as images
  • Additional bug fixes
  • Stability and performance improvements

New in Keynote 6.6 (Oct 15, 2015)

  • Multitask while editing using new Split View in El Capitan
  • Open Keynote ’08 and ’06 presentations
  • Shared Keynote presentations can now be previewed on iOS and Android browsers
  • Force click images and get haptic feedback as you edit using Force Touch trackpad
  • New build animation: Line Draw
  • New Apple-designed themes: Modern Type, Exhibition, Drafting
  • Easily access recently used fonts in the Fonts menu
  • Enhanced support for OpenType font features like small caps, contextual fractions, alternative glyphs and more
  • View Collections, Moments, Favorites and Shared Albums from Photos in the Media Browser
  • Add reference lines to charts
  • Create table, chart and shape styles from an image
  • Easily edit presenter notes with VoiceOver
  • VoiceOver can now read presenter notes during slideshows
  • Edit chart data and chart elements with VoiceOver
  • Add and review comments with VoiceOver
  • Full bidirectional support for Arabic and Hebrew
  • Additional AppleScript options for PDF export
  • Additional AppleScript options for PowerPoint export
  • Improved PowerPoint compatibility for charts, text overflows, non-rectangular masks, animation mapping, and theme import and export
  • Improved PowerPoint export

New in Keynote 6.5.3 (Apr 22, 2015)

  • This update contains stability improvements and bug fixes.

New in Keynote 6.5.2 (Jan 9, 2015)

  • This update contains stability improvements and bug fixes.

New in Keynote 6.5 (Oct 17, 2014)

  • All-new design inspired by OS X Yosemite
  • Instantly switch between iPad, Mac, and iPhone with Handoff
  • Support for iCloud Drive
  • Updated file format makes it easier to send presentations via services like Gmail and Dropbox
  • Move and resize items to fully customize your presenter display
  • New Trace animation
  • Pair Keynote with nearby iOS devices using Multipeer Connectivity
  • Move tables easily with improved table selection
  • Improved cell border styling
  • Inter-table alignment guides
  • Print floating comments
  • Usability improvements for resizing and positioning charts
  • Improved bi-directional language support

New in Keynote 6.2.2 (Aug 22, 2014)

  • This update contains stability improvements and bug fixes.

New in Keynote 6.2 (Apr 2, 2014)

  • New "view only" setting lets you share presentations you want others to view but not edit
  • Improved Presenter Display layouts and labels
  • New transitions and builds: Object Revolve, Drift and Scale, and Skid
  • Improved Magic Move including text morphing
  • Apply motion blur to animations
  • Show rulers as a percentage of document size
  • Improved Instant Alpha image editing
  • Media Browser improvements, including search
  • Directly specify start and end points of movies
  • Create custom data formats
  • Export to PPTX format
  • Improved AppleScript support
  • Control the z-order of bubble chart labels
  • Support for animated GIFs
  • Detailed presentation import feedback
  • Improved animation performance
  • Improved bi-directional support: switch direction for text, lists and tables
  • Allow objects on slide to layer with master
  • Improved text box behaviour
  • Usability improvements

New in Keynote 6.1 (Jan 24, 2014)

  • New transitions including Droplet and Grid
  • Enhanced presenter display options
  • Share password-protected presentations via iCloud link
  • Custom number formats in charts are preserved on import of Keynote ’09 and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
  • Create charts with date, time, and duration values
  • Improved compatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 presentations
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

New in Keynote 6.0.1 (Nov 22, 2013)

  • Customize the toolbar with your most important tools
  • New transitions including Blinds, Color Planes, Confetti, Fall, Perspective, Pivot, and Swoosh
  • New builds including Blinds, Fly in, Fly out, Orbital, Pivot, Scale Big, and Swoosh
  • Stability improvements and bug fixes

New in Keynote 6.0 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • Stunning new user interface
  • Brand-new Apple-designed themes
  • Simplified toolbar gives you quick access to shapes, media, tables, charts, and sharing options
  • New Format Panel automatically updates based on selection
  • New and updated cinematic transitions and animations
  • Updated Magic Move animations
  • New Emphasis build animations
  • Centered canvas for greater layout control
  • Use gorgeous preset styles to make your text, tables, shapes, and images look beautiful
  • Animate data with new interactive column, bar, scatter, and bubble charts
  • Use new 2D bubble charts
  • Quickly and easily share a link to your work via Mail, Messages, Twitter or Facebook
  • Anyone with the link will always have access to the latest version of the presentation and can edit it with you at iCloud.com with Keynote for iCloud beta
  • New unified file format across the Mac, iOS, and the web makes presentations work seamlessly everywhere
  • Turn on Coaching Tips for guided in-app help

New in Keynote 5.3 (Dec 5, 2012)

  • Adds support for Keynote for iOS 1.7.

New in Keynote 5.2 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • This update adds support for OS X Mountain Lion and takes advantage of the following features:
  • iCloud: Store presentations in iCloud and keep them automatically up to date across your Mac, iPad*, iPhone*, iPod touch*, and the web. Changes made to a presentation on one device automatically appear on all your other devices.
  • Dictation: Speak words, numbers, or sentences and watch them appear in your presentation.
  • Keynote 5.2 is also enhanced to take advantage of the Retina display on the new MacBook Pro so presentations appear sharper and more vibrant.
  • *Requires Keynote 1.6.1 or later installed on iOS device.

New in Keynote 5.1.1 (Dec 2, 2011)

  • This update addresses issues when working with large presentations on OS X Lion. It also includes improvements in stability and accessibility for Keynote.

New in Keynote 5.1 (Jul 21, 2011)

  • Adds support for Mac OS X Lion and takes advantage of the following features:
  • Full Screen
  • Resume
  • Auto Save
  • Versions
  • This update also adds new builds:
  • Anvil
  • Fall Apart

New in Keynote 5.0.5 (Jan 13, 2011)

  • Adds public sharing and private upload options for iWork.com public beta.
  • Allows playback of Keynote presentations on iWork.com, with over 15 animations and effects, when using the latest version of Safari.
  • Addresses an issue with the Drop transition, Dissolve build, and shape colors.
  • Addresses an issue with rulers.
  • Adds support for Keynote Remote 1.2*, including high-resolution slides for the Retina display.

New in Keynote 5.0.4 (Aug 27, 2010)

  • Addresses an issue when printing handouts with rule lines.
  • Fixes an issue with the slide switcher.
  • Resolves an issue when automatically resizing some images while changing slide size.
  • Fixes an issue with tables.

New in Keynote 4.0.4 (Feb 2, 2009)

  • Addresses compatibility issues with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2008 as well as general compatibility issues.

New in Keynote 4.0.1 (Sep 28, 2007)

  • This update primarily addresses issues with builds and performance.