iA Presenter is a software for creating presentations, with the core idea of "write the story first, then present." Unlike traditional slide-making methods, it encourages users to first write the complete speech text, and then extract from it the content to be shown on the screen.
Purpose
iA Presenter is used to create and deliver presentations. Its design approach separates "what you want to say" from "what you want to show": you write the complete spoken text, titles appear on the slides, and ordinary paragraphs serve as speaker notes that only you can see.
Main capabilities
- Instant slides: Organize content based on text, automatically generating slides.
- Paragraphs as notes: Ordinary paragraphs serve as speaker notes, visible only to the speaker; titles are displayed on the slides.
- Visual assets: Images can be added by dragging and dropping, copying and pasting, or through the built-in stock image library.
- Automatic layout: Slides automatically adapt to various screens, with no need to manually adjust pixels or scaling.
- Fine-tuning: Fonts, colors, headers, and footers can be customized, and all slides update automatically.
- Teleprompter: During a presentation, only the speaker can see the notes, with no need to cram content onto the slides.
- Handouts: Slides and speaker notes can be shared in article form, making it convenient for others to read the complete presentation content.
- Markdown support: The materials mention that users can import Markdown files and easily convert them into slides, and some users use Markdown to write course content.
How to use
The officially described workflow is: write your story, organize the structure, add images, fine-tune, done. Users can start from any existing text content, organize it by paragraph, and the tool will generate slides accordingly. Images can be added by dragging and dropping, copying and pasting, or using the built-in library.
Platform and availability
iA Presenter is available for iPad and iPhone and can be downloaded from the App Store. The official materials include a QR code that can be scanned with an iPhone or iPad camera to download it.
Use cases
Based on user feedback, the use cases for iA Presenter include: teachers preparing and giving lessons, professors organizing reading materials and lecture notes, meeting reports (such as board meetings), public speaking, student presentations, and occasions requiring quickly made simple presentations or visualized reading text. Some users mention using it to quickly complete weekly reports, and some users say they first export Keynote, PowerPoint, or Google Slides presentations as PDFs and then import them into iA Presenter.
Limitations
The official materials do not provide specific pricing, release purchase dates, a complete list of platforms, a complete list of export formats, or any description of feature limits. Some users mention in feedback that they occasionally encounter layouts of images and text that do not match expectations. In addition, the materials repeatedly mention that users look forward to purchasing the official version, but no official release information is given. The above unclear content has not yet been provided.
