Lucidchart has a slides/presentation mode, along with mind maps, a wysiwig editor, tutorials, and an infinite canvas.
(Disclaimer, I used to work there, and helped build the presentation mode.)
Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
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Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
#72reveal.js wins every time.
Can it do boxes and arrows stuff?
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
#73If you're familiar with LaTeX, Beamer is an option for scientific/math slides.
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
The fact that it is cloud-based and therefore requires an Internet connection means it is the opposite of "portable" for me. When I go to client meetings and have to deliver a presentation, I can't assume I will be connected to the Internet. That's why I use PowerPoint.
In the browser != Requires connection.
Right? Might as well say "have to download the exe from the Internet? That must mean it's online-only".
Connection-free browser apps have been with us long enough that we can't assume either way.
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
#75Take a look at https://www.mindmeister.com - it is mainly for mind maps (and is very good at that), but also has a presentation mode.
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
#76beamer, marp
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
#77PowerPoint can still replicate a lot of what you are looking for. Look into Morph. Granted, I prefer Keynote and Magic Move for this.
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
#78Is anyone thinking beyond slides? We need to demand more from our presentational tools. I'd like to have these features:
Interactive slide elements like simulations, parametrized graphs, shells for SSH and interpreted languages.
Mobile interface served for audience so they can participate in quizzes, voting and interactive experiments.
Branching flows of presentation, so you can dive into more details on one branch, or skim through it on other branch (without running through slides franticly).
Free style presentation where some presenter zooms in and out of tree representation of our knowledge of the presentation subject.
Support for separate presenter's user interface - presenter should be able to easily cue the laughing track, or theatrically raise music volume, or see audience feedback.
Both Prezi and reveal.js and some other tools I've seen, add too much design fluff and fail to deliver any fresh approach. PowerPoint is stagnating for a looong while. Which is really the shame, because we could engage our audience so much better with right tools.
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
#79How about Sozi? its an extension for inkscape - http://sozi.baierouge.fr/
Came to recommend this. It's more or less WSYWIG, and while you'll want to learn Inkscape first, it has its own set of tutorials for Sozi specifics.
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?
#80Reveal.js used with R's version of markdown makes for a really nice setup. Fully contained html if you want, online/offline. Lot of support from community and slick features.