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