What’s new in Keynote 13.2 on Mac
3D objects. (13.2) Add and edit 3D objects that simulate natural lighting, shading, and texture effects. You can add 3D objects created with 3D software or 3D scanning in the USDA, USDC, and USDZ file formats. After you add a 3D object to your presentation, you can resize it, play its embedded animation, and rotate it along its x, y, and z axes. You can also use Magic Move to animate 3D objects across slides. See Add 3D objects.
Slideshow themes. (13.2) New themes with live video placeholders, dynamic backgrounds, and more make it easy to design striking and immersive Keynote presentations. See Create a presentation from a theme.
SVG images. (13.1) Add Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) images to your presentation and preserve visual quality at any size. You can break apart imported SVG images into shapes, edit and combine them like other shapes, and save them to your shapes library to use later. See Add an image and Combine or break apart shapes.
Share a presentation. (13.1) Quickly share and export your Keynote presentation in a different format right from the Share menu. You can send a copy of a presentation using AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or another service. You can also send a copy in another format, such as PDF, Microsoft PowerPoint, Movie, and more. See Send a presentation.
Version history
We’re frequently updating Keynote on Mac. Updates are cumulative, so when you use the most recent version of Keynote, it has all the latest features. You can see all the new features included with each release below.
Keynote 13.2
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.
Keynote 13.1
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.
Easily switch to your slideshow window when sharing Keynote on a FaceTime call.
Show subtotal summary labels in stacked bar, column, and area charts.
Keynote 13.0
Export and send a copy of your presentation in a different format right from the Share menu.
Includes improvements and bug fixes for mail merge and collaboration activity.
Keynote 12.2
Stay up to date on everyone’s recent activity in collaborative presentations and get notifications when others join, comment, or make changes.
Easily share and see updates about your presentation in Messages. Manage your shared presentation or send a copy from the File menu.
Send a message or start a FaceTime call right from a collaborative presentation.*
Choose your own live video background for a dramatic effect or quickly isolate an image’s subject.*
Keynote 12.1
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.
Keynote 12.0
Use Shortcuts on macOS 12 to create or open presentations, rehearse a slideshow, or start presenting.
Keynote 11.2
Use the camera in your Mac or an external camera to show yourself right on your slides, or show the screen of a connected iPhone or iPad.
Allow participants to take turns controlling a shared presentation from their own device.
With radar charts, visually compare multiple variables at once to easily show similarities and differences in your data.
New slideshow controls provide easy access to the slide navigator, keyboard shortcuts, live video sources, or multi-presenter controls while presenting.
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.
Keynote 11.1
Stability and performance improvements.
Keynote 11.0
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.
Add phone number links to table cells, text objects, and shapes.
Use AppleScript to change a presentation password or open password-protected presentations.