Deckary for PowerPoint
Create and edit slides with AI. Describe your topic, attach data, and get polished slides — automatically using your brand fonts, colors, and layout.
Creating Gantt charts has never been easier
Build professional project timelines with milestones, dependencies, and swimlanes. Native PowerPoint shapes you can edit anytime.
14-day free trial. No credit card required.
- Fully customizable
- AI and manual edits
- Link to Excel
Our users work at companies like
Deckary helps consulting & industry firms to build better presentations
Complex timelines, made simple.
Build editable Gantt charts with tasks, milestones, and dependencies in PowerPoint.
- Map out the work
- Organize tasks, milestones, and dependencies by workstream.
- Adjust the plan
- Drag to change dates and track progress.
- Editable in PowerPoint
- Native shapes you can refine directly on your slide.
Interactive demo · Try it
Progress · 60%
Everything you need for project timelines
From simple schedules to complex project plans with dependencies
Gantt charts
Classic Gantt chart view with task bars, date ranges, and progress tracking for project management.
Milestones
Mark key project milestones with diamond markers that stand out and communicate deadlines clearly.
Dependencies
Show task relationships with connector lines. Visualize which tasks block others.
Swimlanes
Group tasks by team, phase, or workstream. Keep complex projects organized and readable.
Powerful timeline features
Everything consultants and project managers need
Import from Excel or MS Project
Paste data from Excel or export from MS Project. Deckary converts it into a presentation-ready timeline.
Custom styling
Auto-adjusts to your PowerPoint theme. Customize bar colors, milestone shapes, and connector styles.
Flexible time scales
Switch between days, weeks, months, or quarters. The timeline adapts to your project scope.
Today marker
Always know where you stand with an automatic today line that updates in real-time.
Ready to try it? Get started in under 2 minutes.
Start for FreeMore than just timelines
Deckary includes a full suite of consulting-grade charts. Build your entire presentation with one tool.
Bar charts
Horizontal and vertical bar charts with data labels and custom colors.
Waterfall charts
Visualize sequential changes with automatic positive/negative coloring.
Scatter charts
Plot data points to reveal correlations and patterns.
Mekko charts
Market landscape analysis with variable-width columns.
Perfect for any project
From product launches to consulting engagements
Product launches
Map out design, development, testing, and go-to-market phases with clear milestones and handoffs.
Consulting projects
Show clients the engagement timeline with workstreams, deliverables, and key decision points.
Strategic initiatives
Present multi-quarter transformation programs with phased rollouts and dependencies.
Marketing campaigns
Coordinate creative development, media buys, and launch activities across teams.
M&A integration
Track workstreams across Day 1, 100-day plan, and long-term integration milestones.
Budget planning
Visualize fiscal year timelines with quarterly reviews, approvals, and reporting cycles.
Everything works together inside PowerPoint
AI slide editing, charts, icons, and brand consistency live alongside your timelines.
Deckary for Excel & Word
Build and edit financial models with AI directly inside Excel. Generate formulas, analyze ranges, and audit workbook logic.
Consulting Charts
Create customizable waterfall, bar, and Mekko charts. Add growth arrows, delta indicators, reference lines, and more.
Icons & Images
2,000+ icons auto-suggested by AI based on your slide content. Country flags and AI-generated images included.
Shortcuts
Align, distribute, swap, and resize — keyboard shortcuts used by top consulting firms.
Ready to build better timelines?
Stop struggling with manual shapes or static images. Create professional Gantt charts and project timelines in minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about PowerPoint timelines and Gantt charts
Deckary supports Gantt charts, project timelines, roadmaps, and milestone-based schedules. You can add task bars, milestones (diamond markers), dependencies (connector lines), and swimlanes to organize by team or phase.
Yes, Deckary fully supports milestones (displayed as diamond markers) and dependencies (connector lines between tasks). You can show finish-to-start, start-to-start, and other relationship types to visualize task dependencies clearly.
Absolutely. Unlike static images or screenshots, Deckary creates native PowerPoint shapes. You can move, resize, recolor, and edit any element directly in PowerPoint. Change dates, add tasks, or update styling anytime.
Project management tools like MS Project are designed for detailed project tracking, not presentations. Deckary creates presentation-ready timelines that are clean, visual, and easy for stakeholders to understand. No overwhelming detail, just clear communication.
Yes, Deckary lets you choose the time scale that fits your project. Display days for short sprints, weeks for medium projects, or months and quarters for strategic initiatives. The timeline adapts automatically.
Yes, Deckary timelines work seamlessly on Windows, Mac, and PowerPoint for the web. Your timelines look identical across all platforms since they're created with native PowerPoint shapes.
Yes, swimlanes are fully supported. Group your tasks by team, department, workstream, or project phase. Swimlanes help keep complex multi-track projects organized and easy to read.
Deckary's 14-day free trial includes every timeline feature — swimlanes, dependencies, and AI-assisted timeline generation. After the trial, plans start at $120/year.
Yes, you can describe your project in plain language and AI will generate a professional timeline. For example, type '6-month product launch with design, development, and marketing phases' and Deckary creates the Gantt chart for you.
Simply select the task bars and drag them to new positions, or use Deckary's timeline editor to adjust dates. Since everything is native PowerPoint shapes, you can also manually resize and move elements as needed.
Complete guide
Related articles
Related features
Compare alternatives