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reveal.js vs patat: catalog facts
reveal.js	patat
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.
Web	macOS, Linux, Command line
Slides written in HTML or Markdown, easy to version Speaker notes, PDF export and code highlighting	Reads Markdown and several other document formats Supports incremental slides and speaker notes
Requires editing HTML or Markdown rather than a visual editor Advanced layouts need CSS knowledge	Presentations run in a terminal Image support is experimental
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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