# SmartSlides Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is SmartSlides the right Presentation solution for you? Explore 42 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/188072/SmartSlides/reviews --- SmartSlides 4.9 (42) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/188072/SmartSlides/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of SmartSlides Ease of use 4.9 Customer Service 4.9 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 42 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Sergio L. CEO Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SLIDESHOWS FOR GENIUSES" July 10, 2019 5.0 Time, time and time!! Pros I have been making slideshows for the last 10 years and Smart Slides is the best solution by far. It is incredibly simple to use, music choices galore, great image quality, beat sync, etc. My clients love them!!!!!! Cons I can't think of anything I don't like because it looks like they were thinking about what photographers really need. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director of Photography Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The easiest way to blow your clients away " September 25, 2019 5.0 Love it! Had animoto for a while but I like this much better as a platform. My client love it! Pros I love how simple and quick it was to get a slideshow up and running! The price was a huge selling point too. Nothing else out there can compete with what this does. Cons Some of the templates don't fit my style right out of the box. With that said, It's incredibly easy to make them work Switched from [Animoto](https://www.capterra.com/p/158773/Animoto/) I was already a Pixellu client with SmartAlbums Review Source KG Kimberly G. Owner Photography Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Neat Idea but Lacks Functionality" October 4, 2019 3.0 I was initially making these for brides but am switching as there are only a few songs worth using. Pros I purchased because I loved the idea of beat matching slideshows. Cons Limited music, functionality, and locked in contracts. Review Source hS heather S. Photographer Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Game Changer" June 28, 2019 5.0 I can deliver a slide show in minutes, whereas publishing an entire gallery can take several hours. This means when I have promised to deliver the wedding I can easily do so without relying so much on my computer power and smart slides does not tie up Lightroom ..so I can continue to work on other projects Pros The software is super easy to use and you can make a slide show in minutes that is also rendered and ready for sharing in minutes...You can easily edit it too once it has been sent out which is great. Sharing a wedding story via a slide show is the perfect way to present photographs in a curated and thoughtful sequence.. Wedding photography is so much more than just photography these days ...it's capturing the story and every little detail of their day and as a photographer I want to invoke all the feelings and emotions in my images and for my clients to see the full story of their day, even , shoot etc. So, by delivering a slide show you are guiding your client to look at the photographs in the order you have curated them into ..thus ensuring they experience what you have created Cons That you cannot edit on mobile or tablets and I would also like to have more control over changing the pace of the transitions for different sections of each song even. (it does do beat matching) Review Source BV Brian V. Photographer Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It just works, and I love it. " June 27, 2019 5.0 Pros The amount of hours it has saved me compared to other similar software is a huge bonus. A slideshow is the final stage in a long edit, and while it is one of the most important parts of delivering photographs, once you get around to it you are exhausted. SmartSlides has turned this part of the process into something effortless. I can find the music I need, make a few easy edits if I choose to re-arrange or delete/add images, and publish the slideshow in very little time. It's integration with my gallery system (Pic-Time) has been a total game-changer as well. SmartSlides generates a link which Pic-Time recognizes, and a simple copy+paste later, my gallery has a gorgeous slideshow for my clients to start their journey through hundreds of photos with. Years ago, this process took me 3 hours. I'd be hard-pressed to take longer then 30 minutes. Cons Any cons I had about the software has all been updated over the years. Review Source Carlos E. Destination Wedding Photographer Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Photo Slideshow Software for Photographers" October 26, 2019 5.0 Smartslides give me an easy way to make a professional slideshow for my clients. Pros Easy to use because of the simple design. It took me less time to understand how it works due to the intuitive interface. Now, I enjoy designing my slideshows. Cons I totally love the software, but I have to mention something... it will be that music library might feel a little short after using the software for years. Good news, is that they are constantly adding new music and renewing license of the favorite tracks. So, its not a big deal, and if you have already licensed tracks, you could add them to your own personal library!!! Review Source EB Elicia B. Photographer Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SmartSlides is my favorite piece of my workflow " August 6, 2019 5.0 Great customer service, amazing software, please never stop, guys! Pros SmartSlides is the answer to the complaints of literally every wedding photographer I know about how hard slideshows are to put together and deliver to clients. They make it so easy, so smooth, and so fun to create slideshows. Most photographers understand that showing your favorite images to the client before giving them their full gallery is an amazing way to make their experience so much better than just delivering a gallery of images. I give a slideshow to every single client and I don’t know how I would do it if I didn’t have SmartSlides. I love that they have built-in music to choose from, and they let you save your favorite songs which makes the whole process so much faster. Cons No cons that I can think of. Please keep it up, I love this product! Review Source NaFT Nathan and Flora T. Photographers Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The proper way to deliver your work" July 13, 2019 5.0 We love that we can deliver our clients their wedding as an experience. They're not just scrolling over hundreds of photos, they're seeing a selection of the very best ones we chose, with music, rythm and pace. They're enjoying at it's best. Pros SmartSlides itself it's pretty straight forward: an easy way to build your Slides. The positive thing about it: they look incredibly good. Not only well-designed, but easy for clients to access, play and download. One of the coolest features is that you can edit as many times you want. So if there's a photo you want to take out, you can do it anytime and as many times you'd like. Cons The music list provided and free of rights is still very poor. Not in quantity, but in quality. They're mostly just...meh. We often have to use music of our choice, which can be tricky since it's subject to the artist's label rights. We understand though it's a working progress, so since they're always improving, we can expect this list to get better and better overtime. Review Source KR Kelly R. Photographer Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SmartSlides is hands down my FAV way to show off images to my clients!" July 9, 2019 5.0 Overall - I have not found a better or easier to use slideshow program...and I've looked! Truly, I love what SmartSlides has done for my business. Pros It is SO quick and easy to make amazing slideshow presentations. The ability to Beat Match is also fantastic! I use this for every single client, and it's such a great way to share and show off images. In fact, this is the first thing clients will see when they receive their images, and I couldn't be happier with it! Cons Honestly, nothing! Sometimes the music will change from time to time as agreements with artists expire or change. But they keep adding new music, and there are loads of options to select from. Or, you can always upload your own music too. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Beautiful, clean slideshow software " April 20, 2021 5.0 The only slideshow software I use! My clients and I both love it :) Pros I love the look of the finished slideshows, the ease of use and how simple it is to embed in my website. Cons The price is quite high if just using the slideshow feature. Still, it is a fantastic product and worth the Money. Review Source IL Inta L. Photographer Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The perfect tool for visual storytelling! " July 1, 2019 5.0 Pros SmartSlides enhances the photography experience for my clients - they can view the photos how I intended them to be viewed and makes great visual storytelling! Cons This software is fantastic, I like all parts of it! Review Source EP Ed P. Photographer Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best way to showcase and deliver your photographs" July 2, 2019 5.0 Pros So intuitive and user friendly, amazing compatibility across devices, licensed music is so convenient. Amazing. Cons None. It does everything I want it do to (and more!) Review Source KM Kenichi M. Wedding photographer Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "You can make perfect slide show!" June 27, 2019 5.0 Pros Most perfect things is songs and music license including this software. These songs and music is best match for wedding photo slide show. Cons Good music and songs. Easy to make slide show. Review Source BP Brandi P. Photographer Photography Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Smart Slides is the best! " July 10, 2019 5.0 Smart Slides has really been making me step up my client experience game. My clients love getting a slideshow as a preview vs. only a couple of photos. Also, embedding this into my website and having my clients share it with their family and friends has driven so much traffic to the rest of my website. Pros I love how easy it is to just upload photos and then drag and drop them into place. Plus its so easy to download the videos and embed them into my website. Cons The music choices could be better, but I don't think anyone notices that. Review Source HS Haley S. Owner/Photographer Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy Slideshow Software!" June 28, 2019 5.0 I provide a slideshow for each of my wedding clients following their wedding - it's the first time that they see a lot of their wedding images. I love that the slideshow is shareable and downloadable, and that it's so easy for me to use! I enjoy the ability to 'heart' my favourite songs to use at a later time, and I find the song selection reasonable. Pros I love how easy it is to use - drag and drop the images, choose your music, and you're ready to go! Cons Re-organizing images can be a bit of a pain, but I'm sure that's the same with any other slideshow software. The beat-matching of the music isn't always great for what I want - I prefer to have a reasonably long time per image, and the beat matching shortens that sometimes. Review Source DT David T. Photographer Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Makes creating albums so easy and fast forward!" June 28, 2019 5.0 It's fantastic and our costumer love the simple feedback option. It makes it so fast forward! Pros We love everything about Pixellu! Their software and services are fantastic and super simple to use. It improves our daily work a lot! Cons There is really nothing to complain about! Review Source HT Henry T. Photographer Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I use smartslides for every WEDDING" July 7, 2019 5.0 I use Smart Slides for every single wedding and elopement I photograph. The ability to add music to these beautiful photos bring the whole event to life. My clients love the feelings of being able to re-live their special day in a whole different way. I also want to give a big shoutout to the team behind these amazing products from Pixellu. Either email or facebook group, there's always someone there to answer everything I asked. Thank you so much Whether you're a wedding photographer or newborn photographer, I 100% recommend you looking into Smartslides :) Pros How easy it is to add my photos to the slideshow and how easy it is to choose a song so that the photo transition would match with the beat. It is so easy to use. It is so good looking. And my clients love it Cons I would love to see more music and maybe the ability to add GIFs as well instead of only jpegs Review Source KS Katch S. Photographer/Owner Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy and quick" July 3, 2019 5.0 Pros I like how easy and quick it is to use. When I'm getting ready to make slideshows for my clients, it's almost the last step in my long workflow and I don't want to get slowed down with glitchy software or a slow process. Smartslides is super easy to use and I can build my slideshows quickly and efficiently. Cons I personally sometimes wish they had more intrumental-only music to choose from, but I'm a weirdo who prefers no lyrics in slideshow music. They add new stuff all the time though, so it's not really a big issue for me. Review Source BR Bruno R. Bruno Rezza Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing Slides" July 19, 2019 5.0 I've had a great experience! It reduced the time I had to put in to make slideshows drastically by half or more. Pros I really like that it is super easy to use and that in 30 minutes or less you are finished and can send it to your clients. Your clients can then download the slideshow and I think that's a great feature. Cons Perhaps the grid of the images is quite small, If the images shown on the slideshow was larger it would be much greater. Reason for choosing SmartSlides It looked very professional and it had great reviews. Review Source JH Jessica H. Owner Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "INCREDIBLE Slideshows!!!" July 2, 2019 5.0 My clients love the slideshows and I love making them! I also make them for local vendors with their own logos as a slide to use a vendor gift. Pros Love the ease of use, the stylish design the playback options and the beat-matching ability. Cons The music expires sometimes as the music is rights-managed. Switched from [Animoto](https://www.capterra.com/p/158773/Animoto/) The UI is much better! Review Source MS Matthew S. photographer Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Smartslides has helped increase our client experience. We surprise our clients with slideshows and t" July 2, 2019 5.0 Pros Fantastic slideshow maker that contains professional features and good usability. Cons Impressive photo presentation for my​ clients. Review Source PF Pat F. Owner Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Engaging slideshows — fast!" June 28, 2019 5.0 Benefit wise, we're providing engaging and creative slideshows of our favorite wedding images to our clients \*before\* they see the entire wedding gallery which tends to be overwhelming. We're finding we have more overall control of the client experience when we share our favorites first. Pros We use SmartSlides to create engaging slideshows to share our selected 'artists favorites' with our wedding couples before we deliver them the full wedding gallery. Cons Nothing. Works perfectly, haven't found a bug and use it weekly. Review Source JMC Johh Michael C. photographer Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Clean beautiful slideshows" June 27, 2019 5.0 've worked with lots of slideshow software and web-based services. Most seemed to be bloated with so many fancy transitions and when you produce work and look back at it after a few years they all look amateurish. Simple clean cuts and transitions are the way to go and just let your photography shine rather than show off the cutesy tumbling image transition. Since I switched to Smartslides, my slideshows are more focused on showing off my images beautifully, simply and in 4k! What more can you ask? Pros Simple, clean, intuitive. Most slideshow software wh Cons My only con would have been maybe a variety of music, but they do seem to address that and to be improving things along the way. Review Source MR Morgan R. Owner, Photographer Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best slideshow software available!" November 8, 2019 5.0 We've had the best experience with SmartSlides and it has been a game changer for our team in regards to overall presentation and efficiency. Pros It's so incredibly functional and smooth. Love it Cons There's nothing that I would change about SmartSlides. Review Source JP Jim P. BOSS Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bang on software" June 27, 2019 5.0 Providing a slideshow is an amazing emotional way of telling your couples story. It combines great music with your moments to really deliver those happy tears. I fully recommend this software and making slideshow as part of your work process. Pros Ease of use and awesome result. Love it all. Cons Not much. I like to use Dark Mode for the black framing, but the featured image is normally too dark. Maybe a blend of dark and light contemporary modes would be great. Review Source Similar Products Featured