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patat vs Slidev: catalog facts
patat	Slidev
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Reads Markdown and several other document formats Supports incremental slides and speaker notes	Slides written as Markdown text Decks fit into version control
Presentations run in a terminal Image support is experimental	Requires comfort with Markdown and developer tooling Not suited to people who prefer a visual slide editor
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	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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