Keynote (software)

**Keynote** is a presentation software application made by Apple for its Mac OS operating system. Version 15 of Keynote is the latest major update. It was released in January 2026.

## History

Keynote was a software program that Steve Jobs, the chief executive officer of Apple used for his own presentations only. It was later sold to everyone as Keynote 1.0, competing against other presentation software, especially Microsoft PowerPoint. Unlike PowerPoint, Keynote can use all image types, and the design uses more pictures, making it easier to use. Because Keynote uses Mac OS X's built-in graphics technologies, it can produce slides with many graphics very easily.

## Version history

|Version Number|Release Date|Changes|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1.0|January 7, 2003|Initial release.|
|1.1|June 04, 2003|Various enhancements to improve functionality and compatibility.|
|1.1.1|October 28, 2003|Improved stability and several user experience enhancements.|
|2.0|January 11, 2005|Released as part of the new iWork 05 package. Includes new transitions/animations, 20 new themes, new presenter tools and improved export options, including export to Flash.|
|2.0.1|March 21, 2005|Addressed isolated issues that may have affected reliability.|
|2.0.2|May 25, 2005|Addressed isolated issues that may have affected reliability.|
|3.0|January 10, 2006|New version released as part of the iWork 06 package. Includes new transitions/animations, new themes and graphics. Also compiled to run natively on both PowerPC and Intel processors as a universal binary.|
|3.0.1|April 4, 2006|This update to Keynote 3.0 addresses issues with three-dimensional charts and textures. It also addresses a number of other minor issues. This update should be installed on all computers that share your Keynote 3.0 files, so that textures display properly.|
|3.0.1v2|May 1, 2006|This update to Keynote 3.0 addresses issues with three-dimensional charts and textures. It also addresses a number of other minor issues. This update should be installed on all computers that share your Keynote 3.0 files, so that textures display properly.|
|3.0.2|September 28, 2006|Addressed compatibility issues with viewing Aperture 1.5 content.|
|4.0|August 7, 2007|New text effects, new transitions, Instant Alpha, and Smart Builds were added in this version as part of iWork 08.|
|4.0.1|September 27, 2007|Addressed performance issues.|

## Trivia

- Al Gore, a member of the board of directors for Apple as of 2006, uses Keynote for a lecture about Global Warming which he claims to have shown over a thousand times. The talk was made into a film, _An Inconvenient Truth_. During the film he can be seen using Keynote on a Powerbook to design a slide for his presentation.

## Related pages

- Microsoft PowerPoint
- LibreOffice Impress
- Presentation program

## Other websites

- Official website of Keynote

### Discussion Groups

- Keynote Yahoo! Group — Help and advice for users of Keynote
- iWork Yahoo! Group — Help and advice for users of Apple's iWork (Pages and Keynote)

## Infobox (software)

- **name**: Keynote
- **caption**: Keynote 3
- **developer**: Apple Inc.
- **latest release version**: 4.0.2
- **latest release date**: January 29, 2008
- **operating system**: Mac OS X
- **genre**: presentation
- **license**: Proprietary software, Proprietary
- **website**: [https://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ www.apple.com]