If you're an Emacs user then I highly recommend https://github.com/yjwen/org-reveal
Show HN: MarkShow – Create Slideshows with Markdown
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#32I have been using https://marp.app/ and its VSCode extension, looks similar to https://mark.show/ , but all on your local editor.
+1 for marp. Tried it a few months ago and it has now become my defacto choice for presentations.
One particularly great side-effect of being based on VSCode is that not only you can create presentations in VSCode, you can also present them within VSCode. This works pretty great for code-reviews etc. because you can split the editor and have the code (directly from your project) on one side and the presentation on the other, and easily switch back and forth or zoom into the presentation whenever needed using keybindings that you are already familiar with.
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#33This is very nice when you are willing to write basically code for your presentation, but nothing beats https://slides.com in productivity. It is the SaaS of the creator of Reveal.JS. I usually just make a monthly subscription when I need to make a new presentation, otherwise you can keep everything, just can't create new presentations. Basically "pay when you use it", very fair business model, worth every penny!
Might be a wonderful product, but seriously, $14/month for slides with custom CSS? Edit: And once you stop paying, it looks like you drop down to a free plan that inserts ads in your presentations.
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#34Is there a similar tool that actually addresses the “death-by-PowerPoint” paradigm where people just paste slabs of text into slides and call it a presentation? Something where I can easily insert pictures and control the order of animations, while not fiddling around too much with the layout. Something like plantuml, but for slides?
I've been working on https://presentador.app/ for quite a while now. Still under development and but is usable to create a simple presentation and new features are coming soon! Thank you
Re: Show HN: MarkShow – Create Slideshows with Markdown
#35This is very nice when you are willing to write basically code for your presentation, but nothing beats https://slides.com in productivity. It is the SaaS of the creator of Reveal.JS. I usually just make a monthly subscription when I need to make a new presentation, otherwise you can keep everything, just can't create new presentations. Basically "pay when you use it", very fair business model, worth every penny!
I've been working on https://presentador.app for a while now. It's like slides.com but more opinionated and the goal is to let it make the presentation for you. Let me know what you think. It's still under development but its usable and new features are coming soon! Thank you
Re: Show HN: MarkShow – Create Slideshows with Markdown
#36This is very nice when you are willing to write basically code for your presentation, but nothing beats https://slides.com in productivity. It is the SaaS of the creator of Reveal.JS. I usually just make a monthly subscription when I need to make a new presentation, otherwise you can keep everything, just can't create new presentations. Basically "pay when you use it", very fair business model, worth every penny!
Thanks for sharing! What would be the main advantage of this vs something like Google Slides?
Reveal.js is open source.
I’m a tech school teacher and we version control all our Reveal.js slides in Markdown, sharing styles and certain images.
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#37Excellent project! I like the playground.
A while ago I made https://presentador.dev/ which was the same concept, write MD and produce an HTML based presentation.
Eventually I figured that I don't want to open my editor every time I wanted to create a presentation, so I made https://presentador.app/. It's like Slides.com but more opinionated. It's still under development but usable to create a simple presentation and new features are coming soon!
Re: Show HN: MarkShow – Create Slideshows with Markdown
#38I have been using https://marp.app/ and its VSCode extension, looks similar to https://mark.show/ , but all on your local editor.
came here to say the same, marp with the VSCode extension is just exceptional. markdown files in git with one click pdf export and super fast as you type previews as well as customizations with css or extensions are just what fits so many workflows for dev presentations.
Re: Show HN: MarkShow – Create Slideshows with Markdown
#39This is very nice when you are willing to write basically code for your presentation, but nothing beats https://slides.com in productivity. It is the SaaS of the creator of Reveal.JS. I usually just make a monthly subscription when I need to make a new presentation, otherwise you can keep everything, just can't create new presentations. Basically "pay when you use it", very fair business model, worth every penny!
Thanks for sharing! What would be the main advantage of this vs something like Google Slides?
The reveal.js file format is HTML, an open standard, and will still be readable decades from now.
Proprietary apps like Google Slides, I have to continually assess whether their file format is closed or has recently switched to being closed — because it is in the interest of the company to lock in its users and exploit network effects.
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#40ShowDown would have been a cooler name.