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Kova vs Sozi: catalog facts
Kova	Sozi
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Automatic slide layouts from plain Markdown Exports to PDF and PowerPoint offline	Zooming, panning presentations built from one SVG drawing Works with drawings made in Inkscape or other SVG editors
Less fine-grained visual control than a traditional slide editor Requires writing content in Markdown	Last stable release announced on the website dates from 2021 Video export needs separately installed ffmpeg binaries
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: MPL-2.0
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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