sent
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Sent is a simple plaintext presentation tool.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Free plan
- YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- AI assistance
- NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Automatic scaling
- Slide content is automatically scaled to fit the presentation window.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Build dependencies
- Building requires Xlib and Xft; image presentations use farbfeld tools.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Configuration
- Users can edit config.h and rebuild to customize the configuration.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Display
- Presentations appear in an X11 window with black text on a white background.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Download
- The official download page lists sent-1 dated 20170904.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Images
- It can display image slides, but images cannot share a slide with text.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Input
- Sent reads a named file, or reads from standard input when the file is omitted or specified as a hyphen.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Intended use
- The maker describes it as especially useful for Takahashi method presentations and quick lightning talks.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Limitations
- Sent has no animations, export function, font styles, fancy layout options, or automatic paragraph layout.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Navigation
- Slides can be navigated with the arrow keys, and q quits the presentation.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Offline access
- YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- PowerPoint export
- NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- PowerPoint import
- NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Presenter mode
- YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Real-time collaboration
- NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Slide format
- It uses plaintext files to describe slides, with each paragraph representing one slide.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- Source code
- The maker provides a Git repository that can be cloned from git.suckless.org/sent.Read 10 Oct 2026 · git.suckless.org
- Supported platforms
- Linux (X11)Read 24 Sep 2026 · tools.suckless.org
- UTF-8
- Sent supports UTF-8.Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
Plans and prices
Free Free Simple plaintext slides · build from source Read 10 Oct 2026 · tools.suckless.org
Where Specifiction places it
- Presentation software#68 of 937.6
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