OpenSlides

Spec sheet

Purpose

OpenSlides is a free, open-source desktop app for creating animated code presentations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Audience

The maker describes it for content creators, educators, and developers, including tutorials, classes, live builds, conference talks, and technical demos.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

Prebuilt installers are available for macOS, Windows, and Linux; the repository also documents a Nix flake package for Linux and macOS.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies the license as MIT.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Highlight steps

Users can reveal code line by line and adjust dim amount, size-up scale, and transition timing.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platform limits

macOS builds are ad-hoc signed, and the maker says full notarization requires a paid Apple Developer certificate.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Presentation

Presentations support full-screen mode, keyboard navigation, optional autoplay, and per-slide timing.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Privacy and offline use

The maker says projects stay on the user's computer and the app can be used without an internet connection.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Project management

Users can create, organize, rename, duplicate, import, and export slide projects, and arrange slides in stacks.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Search

The app supports search across slides, thumbnails, hover previews, and keyboard navigation.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security configuration

A release note says the production bundle removed the permissive asset protocol scope and unused commands for a tighter bundle.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Themes

The app offers light and dark presentation themes and 16 syntax themes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Transitions

Magic Move transitions animate changes between code states.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

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Where Specifiction places it

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