Sync a Keynote presentation across devices
You can set up iCloud on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad so that the presentations in the Keynote app on all your devices and in Keynote for iCloud stay in sync. That means that whether you create or modify a presentation using Keynote on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or on the web, you see the latest version everywhere.
Minimum requirements for syncing
To sync your presentations across devices, you need any of the following:
A Mac with macOS 14.0 or later and Keynote 14.2 or later
An iPhone with iOS 17.0 or later and Keynote 14.2 or later
An iPad with iPadOS 17.0 or later and Keynote 14.2 or later
Keynote for iCloud in a supported browser on a Mac computer or Windows device
Sync a presentation from a Mac
Before you begin, make sure your Mac is set up with iCloud and meets the minimum requirements listed above.
Go to the Keynote app
on your Mac, then open the presentation you want to appear in iCloud, or create a new presentation.The presentation also automatically appears in the Keynote for iCloud presentation manager, which you can access using a supported browser on a Mac computer or Windows device.
Do either of the following:
For an already saved presentation: Choose File > Move To (from the File menu at the top of your screen), then click the Where pop-up menu and choose iCloud Drive.
For an unsaved presentation: Choose File > Save (from the File menu at the top of your screen), then click the Where pop-up menu and choose iCloud Drive.
Changes you make to the presentation in Keynote for iCloud appear automatically in Keynote on your Mac, and vice versa.
Sync a presentation from an iPhone or iPad
Before you begin, make sure your iPhone or iPad is set up with iCloud, and meets the minimum requirements listed above.
Go to the Keynote app
on your iPhone or iPad, then open the presentation you want to appear in iCloud, or create a new presentation.The presentation also automatically appears in the Keynote for iCloud presentation manager, which you can access using a supported browser on a Mac computer or Windows device.
Changes you make to the presentation in Keynote for iCloud appear in the Keynote app on your device, and vice versa.
Understanding syncing symbols in Keynote for iCloud
Occasionally, syncing symbols appear in a presentation’s thumbnail in the presentation manager.
If you see
, an upload to iCloud is in progress. If you see
, the upload failed.
If you can’t open a presentation in the presentation manager, and either symbol appears in the presentation’s thumbnail, make sure the device used to create the presentation is connected to the internet and set up with iCloud.