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Podium

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Purpose
Podium is a markup-based slide presentation tool designed for developer presentations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Audience
The project describes its audience as developers who need slide decks for conferences.Read 11 Oct 2026 · podium.beeware.org
Free plan
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Support
The project directs users to report problems on GitHub and offers community discussion through GitHub Discussions, Discord, and Mastodon.Read 11 Oct 2026 · podium.beeware.org
License
The repository identifies Podium's license as BSD-3-Clause.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Downloads
The repository directs users to GitHub Releases for official binary downloads and says the first binary release supports Linux and macOS.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Markup
Podium uses a simple, text-based markup format focused on developer presentations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · podium.beeware.org
Offline use
The project says Podium addresses the risk of online-only presentation tools that depend on a good Wi-Fi connection.Read 11 Oct 2026 · podium.beeware.org
Packaging
Briefcase can package Podium as a standalone application, producing a macOS DMG or a Linux package suited to the distribution.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Presenter display
The presentation tool has a presenter display independent of the slide display.Read 11 Oct 2026 · podium.beeware.org
Presenter mode
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Presenting
Keyboard controls include moving between slides, switching displays, changing between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios, and resetting a timer.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Print view
The README lists a keyboard shortcut to open a presentation in Print view.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Supported platforms
macOS,LinuxRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Technology
Podium uses BeeWare tools and libraries, notably the Toga widget toolkit and Briefcase packaging tool.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Themes
Users can override the default theme by defining a style.css file.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Podium Free BSD-3-Clause licensed · binary releases for Linux and macOS Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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