Free PowerPoint Backgrounds

Add some interest to your PowerPoint presentation with these free backgrounds

Add eye-catching backgrounds to PowerPoint

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by Stacy Fisher
Updated December 28, 2018

The free PowerPoint backgrounds will bring so much more to your presentation than a regular wallpaper will. These backgrounds are made for you to add text, photos, and other slideshow content so you can create a professional looking presentation.

Be careful to find the real download links on these websites. Some download pages are full of fake download buttons that will not download the PowerPoint background but instead take you to a different, unrelated website.

PowerPoint Backgrounds at FreePPTBackgrounds.net

Free PPT Backgrounds

What We Like

  • Several ways to browse.

  • Full-size previews.

  • Detailed download pages.

  • Multiple size options.

What We Don't Like

  • Ads look like download buttons.

  • No ratings or reviews.

FreePPTBackgrounds.net is a great source for free PowerPoint backgrounds. Each download is a ZIP file that contains one or more images you can use for the inner slides of a presentation as well as one for the main slide that all follow the same design.

These downloads can be thought of like a PowerPoint theme that's broken up for you to selectively use any image you wish. Some of them even include the template in PPT form.

PPT Backgrounds Templates' PowerPoint Backgrounds

PPT Backgrounds Templates

What We Like

  • They come in image form.

  • Comprehensive category list.

  • High-resolution backgrounds.

What We Don't Like

  • Many are cartoonish.

  • No direct download option.

PPT Backgrounds Templates has lots of high quality, free PowerPoint backgrounds to browse through, and you can subscribe to an RSS feed to find the most popular ones.

Holidays, animated, medical and health, transportation, gradient, love, celebrities, and animals are just some of the categories from the website. There's also a section to see the newest backgrounds.

Indezine's PowerPoint Backgrounds

Indezine PowerPoint Backgrounds

What We Like

  • Quick browsing.

  • Easy to use.

What We Don't Like

  • Small previews.

  • Must extract the image from each download.

  • Lots of advertising.

Indezine has more than 200 free images you can download for PowerPoint backgrounds. In addition to a section to find the most recently added backgrounds, one is available for you to search by color or you can browse through two pages of all the images listed out.

PowerPoint Backgrounds at FreePPTBackground.com

Free PPT Background

What We Like

  • Tags to find relevant backgrounds.

  • Shows user comments.

  • Very few ads.

What We Don't Like

  • Small watermark.

  • Some backgrounds are mislabled as animated.

Most of these backgrounds are nice quality, size, and position, which are ideal for use in a presentation program.

There are numerous categories, such as colors, food, nature, 3D, vector, and wedding. Downloading these backgrounds is as simple as right-clicking on them (or tapping-and-holding for touch screens) and saving the image to your computer.

PowerPoint Backgrounds at PPTback.com

Green grass and leaves PowerPoint background

What We Like

  • Highlights similar backgrounds.

  • Tons of categories.

  • Locate new and popular backgrounds.

What We Don't Like

  • Download instructions might be unclear.

  • Several ads per page.

The backgrounds from this site are image files that you must right-click or tap-and-hold to download. You can look for images in different categories, such as cars, drawings, landscapes, and others such as culture, cartoons, abstract, and party.

Most of the backgrounds are fairly wide and positioned perfectly for adding text, shapes, and other content to a presentation.

These free PowerPoint backgrounds will make your next presentation pop and will make it one to remember. The backgrounds are also easy to add to a new or existing presentation, so you get a lot of value for the little effort to find and download one.

You don't need to have Microsoft PowerPoint to use these free backgrounds. You can use a free presentation software program or a free online presentation maker to create your slideshow and then integrate a free PowerPoint background.

Are you looking for a little more than a background? Here are some completely free PowerPoint themes that will really change the look of your presentation.