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presenterm vs reveal.js
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| Fact | presenterm | reveal.js |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | JavaScript |
| Licence | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Stars | 8.9k | 72k |
| Latest | v0.16.1 | 6.0.2 |
| Last push | 2026-05-22 | 2026-09-30 |
| Release cadence | about 39 days between releases | about 92 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Keynote. Alternatives to Keynote →
PartialpresentermMarkdown slides presented in the terminal, with PDF and HTML export.
Partialreveal.jsPresentations written in HTML or Markdown and shown in the browser. No visual editor.
Both replace Microsoft PowerPoint. Alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint →
PartialpresentermMarkdown slides presented in the terminal, with PDF and HTML export.
Partialreveal.jsPresentations written in HTML or Markdown and shown in the browser, with speaker notes and PDF export. No visual editor.
presenterm
- v0.16.12026-02-20Allow italic to be used as well as italics in theme (#847).
- v0.16.02026-02-16Sixel is now supported in all platform and enabled by default. The will break any build scripts that enable the sixel f…
- v0.15.12025-08-03Disable OSC 11 when running in tmux (#696).
- v0.15.02025-07-13The behavior for "jump next fast" and "jump previous fast" keybindings (defaults to n and p) now jumps straight from on…
- v0.14.02025-05-17Add support for exporting presentations as HTML files (#566) (#595) (#575) (#599) - thanks @JustSimplyKyle.
reveal.js
- 6.0.22026-09-10Fix cross-origin XSS through the postMessage API by validating iframe preview URLs
- 6.0.12026-04-11Upgrade to Vite 8 and TS 6
- 6.0.02026-03-11reveal.js now has an official React wrapper! The @revealjs/react package lets you build presentations using React compo…
- 5.2.12025-03-28Prevent reveal.js keyboard shortcuts while lightbox is open (@tobi-or-not-tobi in
- 5.2.02025-03-19Any element in your presentation can now be turned into an image/video lightbox trigger. Clicking reveals a full-size l…
presenterm
✓ signed The latest release, v0.16.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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reveal.js
unsigned The latest release, 6.0.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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