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iA Presenter vs Kova: catalog facts
iA Presenter	Kova
Paid One-time payment, with a free 7-day trial on Mac.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
macOS, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Slides generated from plain written text Speaker notes and teleprompter built in	Automatic slide layouts from plain Markdown Exports to PDF and PowerPoint offline
Apple platforms only Less freeform layout control than PowerPoint or Keynote	Less fine-grained visual control than a traditional slide editor Requires writing content in Markdown
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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