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Spec sheet

What it does
Slidesdown creates presentations from Markdown files.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Purpose
Slidesdown creates presentations from Markdown files.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Authoring features
The presentation template includes settings for themes, code highlighting, controls, progress display, looping, and automatic slide progression.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Authoring format
Presentations use a file named SLIDES.md and can include metadata and presentation settings.Read 12 Oct 2026 · slidesdown.github.io
CLI
Slidesdown provides a CLI to open local presentation files in the online viewer or in a local Docker viewer.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Dependencies
The CLI requires the nu interpreter; Docker is required for offline presentations and hot reloading while editing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Getting started
The Learn page says a first slideshow can be set up in less than five minutes.Read 12 Oct 2026 · slidesdown.github.io
Local file privacy
For local files opened in the online viewer, the README says the file is served from a local web server to the local browser and is not transmitted to an online service.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Nix support
The README documents installation using a Nix Flake or one-time use with nix run.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Offline access
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Offline use
The README says the Docker-hosted viewer can be used fully offline.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Online viewer
The online viewer loads a Markdown presentation from a URL.Read 12 Oct 2026 · slidesdown.github.io
PDF export
The CLI can export slides as PDF using Docker or a local decktape installation.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Presentation framework
Slidesdown is powered by the reveal.js presentation framework.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Presenter mode
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Publishing
The instructions describe publishing presentations through a GitHub repository or GitHub Gist.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Publishing integrations
The README describes publishing presentations through a GitHub repository or a GitHub Gist and opening them in the online viewer.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Styling integrations
The example presentation references UnoCSS and Tailwind CSS for styling and Icônes for icons.Read 12 Oct 2026 · slidesdown.github.io
Supported platforms
webRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Supported presentation settings
The example configuration includes themes, code highlighting themes, controls, progress display, looping, and automatic slide progression.Read 12 Oct 2026 · slidesdown.github.io

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