Slides Generator introduces integrated Web Slides and other updates.
Sep 1, 2025
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We are excited to share some more updates to Slides Generator that we have been working on to improve the experience for all our users.
Here’s what’s new:
About a year ago, we released a new feature called Web Slides that allowed linked external websites and videos to be opened within the new presentation format that we built.
This helped solve the problem of requiring multiple tabs to be open.
Web Slides ran in a separate app that we hosted on our own servers. Users would click a button from our Google Docs extension and be directed to our website which hosted the app.
The downsides of this were twofold.
The old version required us to store Google Docs document data (which we had to obtain user consent for).
Storing document data was necessary for Web Slides to work but we would have preferred to avoid it if possible.
Obtaining consent introduced friction in the user experience.
The old version required the user to sign in again using their Google account on our platform.
Signing in again introduced another point of friction in the user experience.
Our newest iteration allows Web Slides to be run within the Google Docs extension!
So signing in again is no longer needed! You'll also be glad to know that we no longer store any document data.
This means you don't even need Google Slides to run a presentation!
You can present right within Google Docs!
Web Slides leverages the Slide Previews feature we introduced a couple of months ago.
Clicking on one of the slide previews automatically brings up the Web Slides view. You can also view the Web Slides presentaiton in full screen.
We removed all document data from our servers after the rollout.
This allows you to get from document to presentation in even less time than before!
No longer storing document data on our servers was a big win.
But we wanted to go further.
Previously, we stored email addresses for all our users on our servers in encrypted form.
An email address is considered personally identifiable information (PII) because it can be used to identify or contact an individual.
We used the email address to fetch and update free tier app usage and subscription status.
However, we have been working towards not storing email addresses on our servers at all while keeping the user experience the same.
We are pleased to announce that as of the most recent update, our practices and policy regarding email addresses has been updated to be as follows. Please refer to our most updated Privacy Policy for more details.
We now only collect and store email addresses in the following 2 situations.
When a user pays for a subscription, we collect the user's email address and store it in Stripe.
We require the email address to link the subscription in Stripe to the extension. As such, the email address used must be the same.
We use Stripe as our payment processor. When you make a payment, your email address and payment details are securely processed and stored by Stripe.
Stripe is a PCI DSS Level 1 certified service provider and complies with global standards for handling payment information and personal data, including GDPR.
When a user subscribes to the mailing list, we collect the user's email address and store it on our servers using non-deterministic encryption.
We use Zoho as our customer support platform. When you contact us for support, the information you provide (such as your name, email address, and message details) is securely stored and processed by Zoho on our behalf.
Zoho is GDPR-compliant and adheres to international standards for data protection and privacy.
This means handling and storage of PII is kept to an absolute minimum and only where necessary.
These changes mark a big step in our ongoing efforts to strengthen privacy protections for all our users.
We remain committed to reviewing and improving our practices so your data is kept safe.
Feel free to try out the Slides Generator Add-on.
We are so thrilled about this iteration of Slides Generator! And we look forward to bringing you even more awesome enhancements in the very near future.
If you have any feedback or feature requests, we’d love to hear from you!
Thank you so much for using Slides Generator and for your feedback and continued support!
