Calligra Stage
Calligra Stage is free presentation software for Linux that creates slides with text, graphics, charts, and images.
What Calligra Stage is
Calligra Stage is free presentation software for Linux that creates slides with text, graphics, charts, and images. It supports multiple master slides in one presentation, a slide overview during delivery, and presenter notes. Stage uses OpenDocument natively for interchange with ODF-supporting applications, including Microsoft Office, and supports most ODF slide transitions. Its plugin system can add effects, content elements, and presentation-management methods. Calligra Stage is GPL-2.0-or-later free software with no paid plans or usage limits stated. It is available through Linux distributions and Flathub. Components can be installed as standalone applications, and some installations allow modular component selection. The download page says Windows support is being worked on. KDE Applications links to a handbook, forum, chat room, source code, and bug-reporting page. The listed release is 26.08.1, dated 2026-09-10.
Good
- Free GPL-licensed presentation software
- Native OpenDocument interchange
- Supports multiple master slides
- Plugin system adds presentation functions
- Available through Linux distributions and Flathub
Watch out
- Linux is the listed desktop platform
- Windows support is still being worked on
- No mobile platform listed
- No paid plans or usage limits stated
Who it suits
It suits Linux users creating and presenting slide decks with OpenDocument compatibility. Users needing plugins, multiple master slides, notes, or presenter overview can consider it.
Verdict
Calligra Stage offers a free Linux presentation workflow with OpenDocument support and presenter-focused tools. Its platform coverage and ongoing Windows status are important when selecting it.
Plans and prices
From Calligra Stage's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free software | Free | No paid plans or usage limits stated |
The facts
Each one read from Calligra Stage's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Download
- Calligra is available through Linux distributions and Flathub; the download page says Windows support is being worked on.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File format
- Stage natively uses the OpenDocument format for interchange with ODF supporting applications, including Microsoft Office.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Calligra components can be installed as standalone applications, and some installations allow users to select components modularly.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Calligra Stage is free software, and the KDE Applications page lists its license as GPL-2.0-or-later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Master slides
- Stage supports multiple master slides in one presentation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- A plugin system can add effects, content elements and ways to manage presentations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Presenter features
- The application provides a slide overview during presentations and a notes feature.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Presenter mode
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Calligra Stage is a presentation application for creating slides with graphics, text, charts and images.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release
- The KDE Applications page lists Calligra Stage release 26.08.1 dated 2026-09-10.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Source and bugs
- The KDE Applications page links to Stage source code and a bug reporting page.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The KDE Applications page links to the Stage handbook, a forum and the #calligra chat room for help.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Transitions
- Stage supports most ODF slide transitions.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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