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Kova vs reveal.js: catalog facts
Kova	reveal.js
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Automatic slide layouts from plain Markdown Exports to PDF and PowerPoint offline	Slides written in HTML or Markdown, easy to version Speaker notes, PDF export and code highlighting
Less fine-grained visual control than a traditional slide editor Requires writing content in Markdown	Requires editing HTML or Markdown rather than a visual editor Advanced layouts need CSS knowledge
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
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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