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presenterm vs Slidev
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| Fact | presenterm | Slidev |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | TypeScript |
| Licence | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Stars | 8.9k | 49k |
| Latest | v0.16.1 | v53.0.0 |
| Last push | 2026-05-22 | 2026-10-02 |
| Release cadence | about 39 days between releases | about 1 day between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 31 commit authors 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.
PartialSlidevSlides written in Markdown with Vue components, 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.
PartialSlidevSlides written in Markdown with Vue components, shown in the browser and exported to PDF or PPTX. 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.
Slidev
- v53.0.02026-09-16Migrate to mermaid v12 and cypress v16 (require Node.js >= 22.12.0) - by @antfubot and @antfu in <samp>(…
- v52.20.12026-09-16Expose shiki magic move animation options in headmatter - by @antfubot in <samp>(b610b)</samp>
- v52.20.02026-09-16export: Editable PPTX export with native shapes and text - by @stn1slv, @antfu and @antfubot in <samp>(0e24…
- v52.19.22026-09-15client: Support post URLs in Tweet - by @kriptoburak in <samp>(9d5f4)</samp>
- v52.19.12026-08-19create-app: Default manual setup to npm - by @NgoQuocViet2001 and @antfu in <samp>(22b96)</samp>
presenterm
✓ signed The latest release, v0.16.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Slidev
✓ signed The latest release, v53.0.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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