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patat vs reveal.js: catalog facts
patat	reveal.js
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Web
Reads Markdown and several other document formats Supports incremental slides and speaker notes	Slides written in HTML or Markdown, easy to version Speaker notes, PDF export and code highlighting
Presentations run in a terminal Image support is experimental	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-2.0-or-later	License: MIT
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 October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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