A PowerPoint add-in that converts your Speaker Notes to professional narrated MP4 videos. No recording. No editing. No subscription. Just click.
How It Works
Type your narration in PowerPoint's Speaker Notes — the same place you'd write presenter notes.
Select from free Neural Voices, then fine-tune speed and slide intervals to match your pace.
Hit "Create Video" and your narrated MP4 is generated and saved to your computer. Done.
See It In Action
Watch a presentation turn into a narrated MP4 — no recording setup, no editing, no video skills needed.
Why PPT Narrator Video
Your slides never leave your computer. No cloud, no API keys, no privacy concerns. Safe for confidential materials and air-gapped environments.
No recording setup. No video editing timeline. No retakes. Click once, get a finished MP4 with narration synced to every slide.
Works right in the PowerPoint ribbon you already know. No new software to learn. If you can make slides, you can make videos.
No subscription fees. No per-seat pricing. Pay once, use it forever. Similar tools charge $300–1,000 per year — every year.
Comparison
A fair look at the options — including where manual recording still wins.
| Feature | PPT Narrator Video | Manual Recording | Enterprise eLearning Suite | Screen Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 once | Free | $500–1,000/yr | $200–300 once |
| Narration method | Auto (Text-to-Speech) | Your voice | Your voice | Your voice |
| Recording needed? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Editing needed? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Your data leaves your device? | No — fully local | No | Yes — cloud publishing | Optional — cloud sharing |
| Inside PowerPoint? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Time per 20 slides | ~3 min | 2+ hours | 1+ hour | 2+ hours |
Manual recording gives you a human voice — the best option when vocal authenticity matters most. PPT Narrator Video trades that for speed and zero production effort.
Use Cases
Create step-by-step training videos from your existing slides — no recording studio, no video editing skills. Perfect for onboarding, procedures, and operational manuals.
Send narrated proposals and product demos that speak for themselves — on the viewer's schedule. Your slides tell the story even when you're not in the room.
Turn your weekly deck into a video people actually watch. No more unread email attachments or scheduling meetings just to share updates.
Build lecture videos and course materials from your slides in minutes. Update a slide, regenerate the video — done. No re-recording needed.
Before You Buy
For the most natural narration, install Windows Neural Voices for free. Open Settings → Time & Language → Language & region → Add a language, pick your language (e.g. English (United States)), and make sure "Natural narrator voice" is checked among the optional features. After installation, restart PowerPoint and voices like Microsoft Mark (en-US, Neural) and Microsoft Eva appear in the Voice dropdown alongside the SAPI 5 voices. See the Getting Started guide for step-by-step instructions.
Pricing
PPT Narrator Video
$99 USD
One-time purchase — use forever
Skip hours of recording & editing every week
FAQ
Each license activates on one device. To move your license to a new computer, use the "Deactivate" button in the Manage License panel inside PowerPoint, then activate on your new device.
Yes. For teams of 5+ seats, we offer volume discounts and a single invoice with PO support. Contact us via the contact form with your team size and we'll send a quote within 1 business day. We also support standard procurement requirements like W-9 forms and basic security questionnaires.
PPT Narrator Video supports both Windows SAPI 5 voices (Microsoft David, Zira, etc.) and Windows Neural voices (Microsoft Mark, Eva, Catherine, Ayumi, Haruka, Ichiro, etc.). Neural voices sound dramatically more natural and are free — install them via Settings → Time & Language → Language & region → Add a language, then check "Natural narrator voice" among the optional features. After installation, restart PowerPoint. Both engine types appear in the Voice dropdown side by side, tagged (SAPI) or (Neural) so you always know what you're picking. Watch the demo video at the top of this page to hear a Neural voice in action.
Those voices ship with Windows but are reserved for the built-in Narrator (a Windows accessibility feature). Microsoft does not currently expose them through the public speech API that third-party apps use, so neither PPT Narrator Video nor any other non-Microsoft app can read them. The voices we do support — Microsoft Mark, Zira, David, Eva, Catherine, Ayumi, Haruka, Ichiro, and more — are the highest-quality voices available to third-party apps on Windows, and they sound dramatically better than the legacy SAPI 5 voices.
No. VSTO add-ins require the Windows desktop version of PowerPoint (2016 or later). PowerPoint for Mac, PowerPoint Online, and mobile versions are not supported.
No. Everything runs 100% locally on your computer. No internet connection is needed to generate videos. Your slides and notes never leave your machine.
720p and 1080p (Full HD). The default is 1080p. You can change the resolution in the PPT Narrator ribbon before generating your video.
Check the Getting Started guide for setup instructions and troubleshooting. If you still need help, submit a request through our contact form.