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Marp CLI vs Kova: catalog facts
Marp CLI	Kova
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Exports HTML, PDF, PowerPoint and images.	Automatic slide layouts from plain Markdown Exports to PDF and PowerPoint offline
Some export formats need a compatible browser available locally.	Less fine-grained visual control than a traditional slide editor Requires writing content in Markdown
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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