Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your KEYNOTE file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert KEYNOTE to another file type
To convert KEYNOTE presentations to another format, you need Apple Keynote or other Page Layout software.
Convert a file to KEYNOTE
To convert other file formats to the "Presentation Document" file type, you need software like Apple Keynote or a similar tool.
About KEYNOTE files
The .keynote file format stores slide presentations created by Apple Keynote, the default presentation software on macOS and iOS. These files contain slides, text, images, charts, and transition animations. Opening a .keynote file requires the Apple ecosystem. You can open and edit them natively using Apple Keynote on a Mac, iPad, or iPhone. If you are on a Windows PC, you must log into the iCloud web interface to view the file. Sharing .keynote files is notoriously frustrating for non-Apple users. The format is completely proprietary and locked to Apple devices. Older versions save the presentation as a macOS package folder, which breaks and corrupts when transferred via email or saved to Windows-formatted USB drives. It requires an Apple device or an active iCloud account to access the data. To fix compatibility issues, you must convert the .keynote file. The best target format for editing is PPTX (Microsoft PowerPoint). The best target format for viewing and printing is PDF. Be aware that converting a .keynote file to PPTX often destroys Apple-specific features like the Magic Move transition and alters proprietary Apple fonts. Because .keynote is a closed, proprietary format, standard online converters often fail to process it. Third-party tools struggle to parse the complex internal structure. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your KEYNOTE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert KEYNOTE file to PDF, PPTX or VIDEO, you can use Apple Keynote or similar software from the "Slide Presentation Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to KEYNOTE, try Apple Keynote or another comparable tool in the "Slide Presentation Storage" category.
The KEYNOTE Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our KEYNOTE converter.