Does it preserve embedded fonts?

Apple Keynote is the presentation application in the iWork suite, available on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and via iCloud.com. The .key file (sometimes .keynote in older versions) is a ZIP archive containing slide XML, embedded media, theme references, and preview thumbnails. Converting Keynote to JPG rasterizes each slide into a separate JPG at the presentation's set canvas dimensions - typically 1920x1080 for modern 16:9 decks, 1024x768 for legacy 4:3, or custom for portrait posters and social media decks.

Presenters convert Keynote to JPG to share slides on platforms that don't accept .key uploads - LinkedIn carousels, Instagram posts, Slack channels, conference proceedings, and academic poster repositories like Figshare. Each slide becomes one JPG suitable for direct upload, no PowerPoint or Keynote installation required by the viewer. Animations, builds, transitions, and presenter notes don't survive (JPG is static), but visual layout, custom fonts, embedded images, and shape effects render exactly as they appear on the Keynote canvas.

Keynote's strength is typography and image-rich design - decks built from Apple's stock themes (Black, White, Gradient, Modern Portfolio) export especially cleanly. Video and audio embedded in slides export as a still frame (the first frame of the video). For decks that depend on animation or speaker notes, convert via PDF with notes pages, or share the original .key with a recipient who has Keynote / iCloud.com access. Pixel dimensions match the slide canvas size: a 1920x1080 slide produces a 1920x1080 JPG.

Reasons to convert KEY to JPG usually come down to compatibility, file-size, or specific feature requirements. Common situations:

• An app or platform only accepts JPG uploads.
• You need a feature unique to JPG (e.g. transparency, vector scaling, animation, multi-page pages, etc.) that KEY doesn't provide.
• You're optimising file size — modern formats often produce smaller files than the older format you started with.
• You need a single archival format across a project so files behave consistently in the same viewer.

1. Open the KEY → JPG tool on jpg.now.
2. Drag your KEY file onto the drop zone, or click Select files. You can drop a whole folder of files at once.
3. The output is fixed to JPG. If the format supports extra options (page size, transparency background, quality, EXIF stripping), tweak them in the right-hand panel.
4. Click Convert. The job runs on our server and finishes in a few seconds for typical photos.
5. Download the result. Files stay in storage for 24 hours and are then permanently deleted.

The entire flow is free for the first 10 jobs per day with no signup required. A free account doubles that quota; a premium plan removes the limit entirely.

• On a Mac use File > Export To > Images and choose JPEG for the cleanest native export at full slide resolution.
• For LinkedIn carousels (1080x1080 or 1080x1350), set the Keynote canvas to those dimensions via Document Inspector > Slide Size > Custom before designing.
• Animations and builds collapse to their final state in the JPG - if you have a build-in that reveals text, the JPG shows it fully revealed.
• Use the same theme across all slides for visually consistent JPG exports - mixing themes mid-deck causes inconsistent fonts and color palettes.
• If exporting for video upload (Instagram Reels, TikTok), set canvas to 1080x1920 portrait and remember each JPG becomes one frame.