Top 5 Slideshow Makers For Desktop in 2018

Slideshows are an effective way to show your photo albums in a lively way with video effects and music. Making slideshows from photos does not require so many professional skills like recording and editing videos. All you need is a photo album and a slideshow maker, which supports you in every step of creating a video for your own. Whether you make slideshows for business, education or entertainment purposes, these top 5 slideshow makers for desktop still deliver you professional and high-quality videos. This list is based on my personal experience and made in random order.





What are 5 best slideshows makers for desktop in 2018?


Proshow Gold

Proshow Gold is a rich featured app that enables users to import images from many sources (computers, phones, Facebook, Instagram, Picasa), add music and integrate over 950 built-in effects and animations. Whether you are an amateur, a beginner or a professional, Proshow Gold offers some incredible automated features which assist you during the slideshow making process.

This software has an extremely simple and user-friendly interface, which makes it easy to work with. After you make changes on your project or add new effects, you can preview your video in the right window. When the project has been finished, you can publish it directly onto some social networks like Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram or save it to your disc or your computer in a wide variety of file formats such as MP4, WMV, AVI, 3GP and FLV.


Pros:

• An extensive range of transition effects, animations\
• Allow built-in image editing.
• Well integrated with social networks: Facebook, Vimeo, Youtube etc.

Cons: Not easy to affordable.

OS: Windows 10/8/7/Vista
File size: 45 MB.
System requirements:
Display: 1920 x 1080
Processor speed: 2 GHz
System memory: 8GB
RAM: 2GB
An active internet connection
Pricing: $69.95 for the full version (15-day free trial).


Movavi Slideshow Maker
Movavi is known as the most easy-to-use slideshow makers in this list because it can work across-platforms and do all the work for you. It is available on almost all major platforms such as Windows, iOS and Android.

Apart from providing users with an extensive collection of basic and advanced features, Movavio also supports a wide range of input and output file formats such as 3GP, MP4, MKV, AVI (video formats), BMP, GIF, PNG (image formats) or AAC, FLAC, MP3 (audio formats). That enables users to make an outstanding video with amazing background music.

Pros:

• Cross-platform availability.
• Simple to use with basic features, excellent for beginners.
• Provide different options for output videos that can meet different users’ requirements.

Cons:

• Random crash.
• Low integration capabilities. 

OS: Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP.
File Size: 90 MB
System requirements:
Display: 1280x1024
Processor speed: 2.8 GHzFree disk space: 5GB
RAM: 2GB
Soundcard
Price: $39.95 for the full version (7-day free trial).


Icecream Slideshow
Icecream Slideshow is a freemium desktop application that has a beautiful and comfortable interface. All things users have to do is to import photos and music then add effect and animations to create superior quality slideshows without being a video editor expert.

After finishing your videos, you can directly upload them to some online platforms like Google Drive, Dropbox or Youtube; save them on disc or your computer.

Pros:

• Modern and user-friendly interface.
• Simple to use. 

Cons: Free version limits 10 photos per slideshow.

OS: Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP.
File Size: 21 MB
System requirements:

• Display: 1280x1024
• Processor speed: 2 GHz
• Free disk space: 250 MB
• RAM: 2GB 

Price: Freemium, $19.95 for the full version.

iSkysoft Slideshow Maker


iSkysoft maybe not suitable for professional purposes for types of effects and animations it provides. With more than 100 stunning transition effects, you can use iSkysoft to create wedding or vacation presentations.

Pros:

• Offer a longer trial period than other applications.
• Excellent integration capabilities: import files from social media, burn created video onto the disc, attach to emails.

Cons: Watermark on output videos.

OS: Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP; Mac OS X 10.6 and above
File Size: 18 MB
System requirements:
Processor speed: 1 GHz
Free disk space: 1GB
Price: $39.95 - $59.95 for the full version (30-day free trial).

Photostage Slideshow Software

While iSkysoft is not suitable for professional purposes, Photostage Slideshow Maker is the best choice when you want to make formal presentations. It provides users with tacky transitions effects and effectively emphasizes your presentations.

Pros:

• Allow users to drag-and-drop files onto the working window.
• Provide 130 transition effects. 

 Cons: Support services require extra fee.

OS: Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP; Mac OS X 10.5 or above.
File Size: 5 MB
Price: $50 - $70.