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 15.6 or later and Keynote 15.2 or later
An iPhone with iOS 18 or later and Keynote 15.2 or later
An iPad with iPadOS 18 or later and Keynote 15.2 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.Open the presentation you want to appear in iCloud, or create a new presentation.
The presentation you open or create also automatically appears in the Keynote for iCloud document 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.Open the presentation you want to appear in iCloud, or create a new presentation.
The presentation you open or create also automatically appears in the Keynote for iCloud document 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 document manager.
Go to Keynote for iCloud
, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).In the document manager, if you see
next to a presentation thumbnail, an upload to iCloud is in progress. If you see 
, the upload failed.
If you can’t open a presentation in the document 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.
Note: You may notice some differences between working in a presentation in Keynote for Mac, iPhone, or iPad, and Keynote for iCloud. See Features in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on iCloud.com.