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mdp vs patat: catalog facts
mdp	patat
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Presents slides directly in a terminal Supports basic Markdown formatting	Reads Markdown and several other document formats Supports incremental slides and speaker notes
Requires ncursesw headers to compile	Presentations run in a terminal Image support is experimental
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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