Lattice vs Google Slides for moodboards
Google Slides is free and many freelancers already deliver moodboards in it. It works, but every reference is resized to fit a fixed page, a link preview is not a card, and the board is seen one slide at a time. Lattice is a free-form canvas: references keep their size, links unfurl into cards, AI groups and tags the board, and presentation moves through frames. Lattice is free during public beta.
The short version
Google Slides has real advantages. It is free, the client already knows how to open it, it presents full-screen with one click, and it exports to PDF or PowerPoint for the file. If the client expects a deck, a deck is what you should send. The cost shows up while you build. Each slide is a fixed page, so every reference gets resized or cropped to fit. A link is text or a small preview, not something the client can look at. You never see the whole set at once, and grouping means dragging things between slides by hand. Lattice keeps everything on one canvas. References hold their own size, links unfurl into cards, frames hold each direction, and AI groups and tags the pile. Presentation walks frame by frame, so the deck-like walk-through is still there, and a read-only link or PDF export covers the send. Lattice is not a slide tool: there are no speaker notes and no PowerPoint export.
Side by side
| FEATURE | LATTICE | GOOGLE SLIDES |
|---|---|---|
| Layout | Infinite, free-form canvas | Fixed slides |
| References | Keep their own size | Resized to fit the page |
| Links | Unfurl into cards | Text or small preview |
| Video, audio, PDF, Office cards | Yes | Partial |
| AI organizing (tag, group, connect) | Yes | No |
| Presentation mode | Through the canvas, frame by frame | Slide by slide |
| Whole board visible at once | Yes | No, one slide at a time |
| Read-only client link, no account | Yes | Yes |
| Export | PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG | PDF, PowerPoint |
| Price | Free during beta; Studio $12/mo announced and waitlisted | Free |
Choose Lattice if
- You want references at their own size instead of cropped into a slide.
- You want the pile grouped and tagged for you, not sorted slide by slide by hand.
- Your references include links, video, and PDFs that should stay as cards.
- You want the client to see the whole board, then walk through it.
Choose Google Slides if
- The client expects a deck and nothing else.
- You need speaker notes or a PowerPoint file.
- Your moodboard is really a short slide presentation with text on each page.
Questions
- Can Lattice export to Google Slides or PowerPoint?
- No. Lattice exports PDF, PNG, JPG, and SVG. You can place the PNG or PDF into a slide if the client needs a deck.
- Does Lattice have a presentation mode like Slides?
- Yes. Presentation walks frame by frame through the canvas, full-screen, with section navigation.
- Is Lattice free like Google Slides?
- Yes, during public beta, with no card. A $12 per month Studio tier is announced and waitlisted.
- Can a client open a Lattice board without an account?
- Yes. A read-only share link opens in any browser, on a laptop or a phone.
- Can I move a Slides moodboard into Lattice?
- There is no importer. Download the images and drop them onto a Lattice board; links can be pasted and unfurl automatically.