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reveal.js vs Kova: catalog facts
reveal.js	Kova
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Slides written in HTML or Markdown, easy to version Speaker notes, PDF export and code highlighting	Automatic slide layouts from plain Markdown Exports to PDF and PowerPoint offline
Requires editing HTML or Markdown rather than a visual editor Advanced layouts need CSS knowledge	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
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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