PowerPoint
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“I use PowerPoint for that.”
“I used to make similar in powerpoint, surprisingly it has good svg/obj support”
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“I went back to PowerPoint, and with the same time it took me to make one lecture note in quadro, I could make 4 lectures notes in PowerPoint, and they were better.”
Caveats and dissent
“Then I used PowerPoint via the browser and found this level of data loss is a regular occurrence.”
“last month I had to fight to zoom in on something in PowerPoint”
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“I had to use PowerPoint in the browser for the first time (I use Linux, so no native app) and… it turns out it's completely and utterly broken?”
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All comments 12
“I use PowerPoint for that.”
“Then I used PowerPoint via the browser and found this level of data loss is a regular occurrence.”
“I used to make simple games and animations like that in PowerPoint.”
“I used it to create an interactive tour through a historic house in my home town.”
“last month I had to fight to zoom in on something in PowerPoint”
“Powerpoint is on the other extreme, so every formula is painful”
“a few minutes trying various styles in PowerPoint”
“I made all of the diagrams in PowerPoint myself”
“I used to make similar in powerpoint, surprisingly it has good svg/obj support”
“I used it once for a fancy presentation and it worked fine.”
“I had to use PowerPoint in the browser for the first time (I use Linux, so no native app) and… it turns out it's completely and utterly broken?”
“I went back to PowerPoint, and with the same time it took me to make one lecture note in quadro, I could make 4 lectures notes in PowerPoint, and they were better.”