18 Exciting Google Slides Themes With Great Google Slides Animations

Animations can emphasize the slide’s key idea. You can also use animations in Google Slides to reinforce the slide’s message.

Thanks to themes with built-in animation, you don’t have to be an expert to use Google Slides animations. Use professionally designed Google Slides animations from Envato Elements and GraphicRiver to save time and get better results. Discover your options for animating Google Slides in this article.

Choose the Best Animated Google Slides Templates From Envato Elements

If you choose a template from Envato Elements, you get unlimited downloads of Google Slides templates for one low and fixed subscription price. That also includes unlimited downloads of fonts, photos, icons, videos, sound effects—everything you need to create a stellar presentation.

Another good source of premium animated Google Slides templates is GraphicRiver. Here, you pay per single use of the theme. This is ideal if you only need to create one slideshow presentation.

Sure, free Google Slides templates abound. But premium Google Slides templates with animation are better. They've got more features and are specially designed to be easy to edit, even by a beginner. Plus, designers of premium templates respond to your questions about the theme they created.

5 Unique Google Slides Themes With Animations (With Unlimited Downloads)

To give you an idea of what you can create, below are five of the best Google Slides themes with animations from Envato Elements.

1. Anime - Google Slides Template

Anime is a multipurpose template for Google Slides. Animations for Google Slides are built into each of the 30 unique slide layouts. With five premade color variations, you get a total of 150 slides. They include section breaks, infographics charts, and gallery slides. Picture placeholders make adding your own images drag-and-drop easy. Its clean, minimalist design makes it suitable for a variety of presentation topics. 

2. Minimal Business Google Slides

Minimal gives you 80 unique slide templates that are easy to edit, with two-click customization. The template includes slides with full animation for Google Slides and another version without animation. You get to choose which to use. 

This template is Retina-ready and comes in 16:9 HD aspect ratio. For a presentation with a quiet aesthetic that keeps your audience awake with animations in Google Slides, this is the template for you.

3. Vantage Google Slides

Vantage is an animated Google Slides theme that gives plenty of options. You've got a choice between four premade color schemes, and each one has 130 slide layouts. You can also choose between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. Don’t want to overdo the Google Slides animations? You've got the option to download slides without animation as well.

4. Creatic Google Slides Template

Creatic has more going for it than the cool, custom animation for each object on its slides. The 45 slides in this Google Slides theme also include handmade infographics, a variety of charts, and maps. Easily switch to any of the five premade color schemes (pink, blue, purple, yellow, and green). You can also choose between 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios.

5. Silence - Google Slide Template

The clean and modern design of the Silence Google Slides theme keeps your content front and center. You can easily adapt this to any presentation topic. Its 70+ unique slides come with built-in transition and animation effects. You get a dynamic presentation even if you don’t know how to add animations in Google Slides. 

Envato Elements (Design Without Limits)

Envato Elements has a pretty compelling offer. Sign up for Envato Elements. You'll get access to thousands of graphics and templates (with unlimited use), from Google Slides themes to animations for Google Slides and more—all for one low price.

Sign up for Envato Elements and take advantage of the all-inclusive offer to get access to thousands of unlimited use graphics and templates. As soon as you join, you can start downloading awesome web themes, modern presentation templates, and more—all for one low price. 

That’s right! Download as many professional templates and graphics as you want. Then customize them to fit any of your project needs.

Envato Elements is a powerful option. But if you prefer to buy the best unique Google Slides templates one at a time (instead of getting unlimited access to hundreds of creative designs), check out the selection from our GraphicRiver marketplace below.

Watch a Video for More Google Slides Animation Themes

We've just shown you some of the best Google Slides templates with animation. But it's important to find the right Google Slides animations for your own needs. Get a closer look at top animated Google Slides and explore some new choices in this video countdown:

15 Google Slides Animation Templates (Pay As You Go At GraphicRiver)

Unlimited downloads of animated Google Slides templates are great. But if you prefer to pay per use, there's another option for you. There are thousands of Google Slides animation templates to choose from in GraphicRiver. Each one is available for a low price for a single use.

Here are a few you might like that include animations in Google Slides:

1. Technical Fully Animated Pitch Deck Google Slide Template

The Technical Fully Animated Google Slides theme delivers a modern, edgy look. Couple its creative image masks with the built-in animations for Google Slides and you’ve got one attention-getting presentation. It gives more than 370 unique slide layouts in 16:9 aspect ratio. You also get 500+ vector icons, infographics, maps, and 24/7 support from the designer.

2. AGAZA Google Slides Templates

Create a stand-out presentation with modern slide designs and cool animation effects by using AGAZA. Its edgy slides work well with presentations about technology, development, and similar topics. This animated Google Slides template provides more than 50 unique slides and nine different color themes to choose from. One click is all it takes to change the color theme and automatically recolor all the elements on the slides. You’re free to get creative with the AGAZA Google Slides template.

3. Active Fully Animated Pitch Deck Google Slide Template

The high-resolution (2560×1440) slides of Active Fully Animated Google Slides Template make it easy for you to make a dynamic presentation. With over 335 unique slides, Active gives you all the layouts you need. Drag and drop your own images into the placeholders. Type in your text, and you’ve got animated Google Slides fast.

4. Clean Google Slides Template

Want minimalist Google Slides? Animations in Google Slides keep them from getting boring. Clean Google Slides Template delivers just that: an understated design and fully animated Google Slides presentation. It also has five color themes, although you can customize it with your own. Present data and numbers visually with infographics, diagrams, charts, and maps. And, if you love icons then you’re in for a treat: Clean gives you more than 1000 of them! 

5. Reworked Google Slides Presentation Template

Reworked is a versatile Google Slides theme you can adapt to a variety of presentation topics. Its pre-built animation effects capture—and keep—your audience’s attention. This Google Slides template gives you plenty of choices, such as dark or light color theme and 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio. Also included are vector icons to spice up your slides.

Watch a preview of Reworked animated Google Slides below:

6. Message Multipurpose Google Slides Template

Want to mix static and animated slides? The Message Multipurpose Google Slides Template gives you both versions. You also have plenty of layouts to choose from, because this Google Slides theme has 202 unique slides. Each comes in dark and light versions as well. Image placeholders make it easy to add your own photos. Charts are fully editable; they update in real-time as you input your own data. And if you love icons, you’re in for a treat: this theme has more than 6500!

7. Marvelous - Creative & Colorful Google Slide Template 

If you’re looking for bold, colorful, and fully animated Google Slides, then Marvelous is the theme for you. Choose from 42 unique slide layouts to convey your message. This theme’s eye-catching design and built-in animation for Google Slides will enthrall your audience. Vector icons are also included.

8. Prezen - Modern Google Slide Template 

With more than 60 unique slides and five color themes, the Prezen Modern Google Slide Template offers plenty of options. Each slide is fully editable, giving you the freedom to turn your vision into reality. Prezen’s unique design will capture your audience’s attention. The built-in cool animation effects will keep them riveted.

9. Kadita Creative Google Slides 

Kadita isn’t flashy, but it’s also far from boring! This modern Google Slides theme delivers 96 unique slide layouts that you can adapt to any topic. It was designed with master slides, which means you can easily make global changes to your presentation. And, thanks to the built-in animation effects, you’ll keep your audience’s attention. Vector icons, maps, infographics, charts, and image placeholders are included in this theme and fully editable.

10. Neuro Google Slides Presentation 

Deliver a minimalist and sophisticated presentation with the Neuro Google Slides theme. You get 70 unique slide layouts to convey your big Google Slides animation ideas. Need to present data? Keep them interesting with the handcrafted infographic templates that come with this theme. Thanks to slide masters and image placeholders, it’s easy to customize the slides in Neuro. Each slide is also fully animated with cool effects.

11. Creative Business Google Slide Template

The slides in the Creative Business Google Slide Template are visually dynamic to begin with. They’re made even livelier with the use of full animation effects. This theme gives you plenty of options to make it truly your own: 180 unique slide designs and seven color themes with light and dark versions. Plus, the image placeholders are drag-and-drop ready for your own photos.

12. Minimal Business Google Slides Template

Your audience might think you’re a graphic designer when you build your presentation with the Minimal Business Google Slides Template. Its fresh, modern, and attractive design is sure to impress. With 130+ slides, it also gives you plenty of room to express your Google Slides animation ideas. Despite its minimalist aesthetic, this Google Slides theme is far from boring, thanks to the full animation built into each slide. You also have seven pre-made color schemes to choose from.

13. COLORS - Google Slides Business Presentation

As the name implies, color plays a big role in this high-impact Google Slides theme. Whatever the content of your presentation, you’re bound to find the right layout for it. COLORS has 100 unique slide layouts in all. You can also change the color scheme with one click and choose from the 250 vector icons that come with the template. Google Slides animations make your presentation even more compelling.

How to Quickly Customize A Premium Google Slides Template

Once you've found your perfect Google Slides template with awesome animations, it’s time to customize it to fit your presentation and branding. For the purposes of this tutorial, I’ll be using the Silence Google Slides template with a modern design.

Let's get started:

1. Replace the Content

The first thing you’ll need to do is to replace the content with your own. To do this, select the slide you want to work with and double-click on the text. Then, press CTRL+A or CMD+A to select all of it, delete it, and enter your own.

2. Add Your Own Images

To add your own image, click on any image placeholder and select Upload from computer. Then, repeat this process for every slide with an image placeholder.

3. Customize Fonts

To change the fonts used in the presentation, select the text you want to customize by double-clicking it. Then press CTRL+A or CMD+A to select all of it. Next, choose a different font from the drop-down menu.

4. Change Colors

Changing colors is easy in Google Slides templates. All you have to do is click on a colored area and then click the Fill tool. Then choose one of the built-in colors, enter a custom color, or change the entire color theme by clicking the pencil icon next to it.

5. Tweak the Animations

The last step in editing your Google Slides template is to customize the animations. To adjust and customize the animations in Google Slides, click on the Animate option. Then adjust the type of animation, the speed, object animations, and more.

5 Animation Ideas for Google Slides

While animations in Google Slides add interest and a certain "cool" factor, they're easy to misuse and abuse. They can turn off your audience or divert their attention away from your message. To avoid that, keep the following slide Google Slides animation ideas in mind:

1. Make Sure the Animation Supports and Doesn’t Distract

Google Slides animations are cool, but they play only a supporting role in your presentation. They should help your audience to focus on your message instead of distracting them from it. If you’re using animation for animation’s sake, then it’s probably more distracting than useful. So, don't overdo the animation!

Consider using a Google Slides template with two versions, animated and non-animated. That way you can mix and match them in your presentation.

2. Automate the Animations

In Google Slides, you've got the option of either automatically or manually triggering animations. Choose to automate them. Having to trigger animations in Google Slides yourself by clicking the mouse will distract you from your presentation. Your attention should be on delivering your message to your audience, not on making sure the horizontal bars on your chart slide in at the right moment.

3. Avoid Dizzying Movement

Certain types of animations in Google Slides can get dizzying, which feels uncomfortable and annoying to your audience. Avoid fast, bouncy or spiraling motions—except when it completely makes sense for the content of the slide. For example, you can make a round logo bounce across to screen to call attention to it. Even then, you should only do it sparingly. In general, use subtle animations for Google Slides.

 4. Dissolve Between Slides

The Dissolve Google Slides animation is where one slide dissolves into another slide. This gives your presentation a smoother look. Not only does it give you a smooth transition, but your presentation will look more professional. The dissolve animation gives your audience a second to think about the information that's been presented before moving on to the next slide.

5. Preview Your Animations

When you’re making your presentation, it’s best to practice your presentation. This helps you fix any mistakes you may have missed. If you’re practicing with an audience, check to ensure every audience member can see and hear your presentation. One of the things that you should check when previewing your presentation is previewing your Google Slides animations. Check to make sure that all your animations for Google Slides are timed correctly and look good.

Five Google Slides Design Trends

When choosing your template, you want to choose the best template for you. That means choosing a template with the right design. Premium templates come with a bunch of different themes and designs. Here are some of the top five Google Slides Design Trends:

1. Black and White

A black and white color scheme is classic and minimal. So, if you’re looking for a minimal animated Google Slides template, consider one with a black and white theme. Because a black and white color scheme is so classic, it'll work for any presentation topic.

2. Creatively Cropped Images

Envato Elements has animated google slides that come with picture placeholder that creatively crop your image. Traditionally images are put in a slide and the shape is a plain square. Adding an interesting crop to your images makes your presentation more visually appealing and interesting for the audience.

3. Color Blocking

Color blocking is where there is a large section of a single color or of contrasting colors. Color blocking can create a distinction between text and visual elements on your animated google slides. Color blocking can also be used to highlight different parts of the text.

4. Icons

Icons are images of text and adding them to your animated google slides makes your presentation more visual. Icons don’t require data like graphs or infographics. Instead of a plain bullet point, icons can emphasize a point or show your audience that a new topic or section is coming up.

5. Bold Font

Maybe you don’t want to be bold with the design or images of your animated google slides. You can be bold with your font. Just by increasing the font size, you can add more visual interest to your slides. But if you want a bold font, some Envato Elements templates come with bold fonts. If you see a template, you like but doesn’t have a bold font, you can also download fonts on Envato Elements.

 More Awesome Google Slides Templates

The selection above is just a small sample of what’s available on Envato Elements and Envato Market. If you want to see even more great Google Slides templates, be sure to check out the roundups below:

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  Presentations
  
  
  20 Google Slides Themes With Cool (Customizable) Background Template Designs 2021
  
  
  Alexis (Lexi) Rodrigo


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  Google Slides
  
  
  18+ Creative Google Slides Presentation Templates (Aesthetic Pretty Designs 2021)
  
  
  Brenda Barron


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  Google Slides
  
  
  25 Best Professional Google Slides Templates for Corporate Presentations 2021 (+ Video)
  
  
  Brenda Barron

Where to Find the Best Google Slides Templates in 2021 (Envato Elements vs GraphicRiver)

Envato Elements and GraphicRiver both have premium, high-quality templates. And they're better than the rest of the options in 2021. But which one should you choose? What are the benefits of each?

1. Benefits of Envato Elements

Envato Elements is a premium subscriptions service. After becoming a member and paying that low monthly fee, you get unlimited downloads of digital assets. These high-quality digital assets include Google slides presentation templates, audio, stock images, and much more.

2. Benefits of GraphicRiver

GraphicRiver is a digital marketplace where you can purchase digital assets. This pay-as-you-go model is great if you need a template or other digital asset for a one-time project. 

Which Option Is Right for You?

Both Envato Elements and GraphicRiver have templates that professionals make to be stylish and high-quality. If you need lots of templates or other digital assets often, Envato Elements is the best deal.

But if you need a single template for a single occasion, then GraphicRiver is the better option.

Common Google Slides Questions Answered (FAQ)

When putting your animated google slides presentation together, you may have some questions. That’s okay. Very few people are experts in Google Slides. Here are some common Google Slides questions answered:

1. How Do I Add Music to My Presentation?

Music or other audio can make your presentation audience more engaged. First, choose what audio you want. Next, import that audio into Google Slides. Then, add the imported audio to your slides. Last, set up the audio in playback settings.

For a more in-depth tutorial, read this:

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  Google Slides
  
  
  How to Add Music & Sound to Google Slides Presentations
  
  
  Laura Spencer

2. How Do I Change the Color Scheme?

You may like a template but not the color scheme. That’s okay. You can change the color scheme if you don’t like it.

For example, to change the slide background color, click on the Background button in the toolbar. When you click on this button, a color menu pops up. Select the color you want from the menu. After you’ve chosen the color you want, click the Done button.

Learn more in the article below:

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  Google Slides
  
  
  How to Quickly Change Theme Colors in Google Slides for 2021
  
  
  Andrew Childress

3. How Do I Convert PowerPoint to Google Slides?

If you find a PowerPoint template that you like but want to use Google Slides, you can convert your PowerPoint template. First, drag your PowerPoint file into Google Drive. Next, double-click on the file in Google Drive and click on Open with Google Slides.

For a more detailed tutorial, check this article out: 

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  Presentations
  
  
  How to Convert PowerPoint (PPT) to Google Slides Presentations on Import
  
  
  
  Laura Spencer

4. How Do I Add a GIF to My Slide?

Download the GIF you want to add. Drag and drop the GIF onto your slide. Then move and resize the GIF.

You can also add a GIF from a URL. Begin by clicking on the Insert tab. Next, click on Slides. Under the Slides option, click on the Image option. Next, click the By URL option.

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  In 60 Seconds
  
  
  How to Add a GIF to Google Slides in 60 Seconds
  
  
  Andrew Childress

5. Can I Customize a Chart in Google Slides?

Many templates from Envato Elements come with charts, but you have to add in your data and customize it.

To customize your chart colors, click on the part of the chart you want to change the color of. Then click Shape Fill. When you click on the Shape Fill button, a color menu appears. Choose the color you want.  

For more information, this tutorial is helpful:

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  Presentations
  
  
  How to Make Great Charts (& Graphs) in Google Slides: With 3 Easy Template Examples
  
  
  Sarah Joy

Learn More About Google Slides Animations

With animated Google Slides templates, you can create dynamic presentations in no time. But to edit the built-in animations or even make your own, then you’ll want to learn more about Google Slides animations. Animating Google Slides isn't hard if you know what to do.

These articles will help:

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  Google Slides
  
  
  How to Use Google Slides Animations and Timed Transitions
  
  
  Laura Spencer


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  In 60 Seconds
  
  
  How to Add a GIF to Google Slides in 60 Seconds
  
  
  Andrew Childress

Reap the Benefits of Google Slides Animations

Google Slides animations can make your presentation more effective and impactful. Even if you don’t know how to create animated Google Slides, you can still reap their benefits by using high-quality, premium templates.

Choose Envato Elements, to get unlimited downloads of Google Slides animated templates, as well as other objects you need for your presentation. Or, pay as you go at GraphicRiver, where you can find animated Google Slides templates that fit any budget.

Why not download a template with Google Slides animations now and start your presentation with animations today?

Editorial Note: This post has been updated with contributions from Brenda Barron and Sarah Joy. Brenda and Sarah are a freelance instructors for Envato Tuts+.