What’s new in Keynote for iCloud
Version history
Keynote for iCloud is frequently updated. Updates are cumulative, so when you open Keynote on iCloud.com, it has all the latest features. You can see all the features included with each release below.
December 2024
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
September 2024
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
April 2024
Add a new look to your slides with the Minimalist Light and Minimalist Dark themes.
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.
September 2023
Easily view and manage your files with the redesigned presentation browser.
Remove external borders on charts imported from Microsoft Office files.
June 2023
Show subtotal summary labels in stacked bar, column, and area charts.
March 2023
Viewing a Keynote Live presentation is now supported only in a web browser.
October 2022
Insert and play back videos in your presentations.
September 2021
Use the presenter display to view the current slide, next slide, and notes in a separate window during your presentation.
Use radar charts to visualize and compare multiple variables to show similarities and differences in your data.
Allow participants to add others to a collaborative presentation.
September 2020
Enhance your presentations with a variety of new, editable shapes.
July 2020
Easily add captions and titles to images, videos, shapes, and other objects.
Format text as superscript or subscript, adjust capitalization, change text background color, and more.
March 2020
Select from a variety of gorgeous new themes to help you get started.
Add a Keynote presentation to a shared iCloud Drive folder to automatically start collaborating.
Add a drop cap to make text stand out with a large, decorative first letter.
Easily access themes in a redesigned theme chooser.
Use new text layout options to add borders, paragraph backgrounds, and columns.
Enhance your presentations with a variety of new, editable shapes.
Use Unite, Intersect, Subtract, and Exclude commands to create new shapes.
New “Keyboard” text build in and build out animation.