Compare / Slidev vs reveal.js
Slidev vs reveal.js
Pick Slidev if you want the published Pitch / Gamma stack (MIT Markdown for developers). Pick reveal.js if you want that MIT HTML presentation framework.
Facts checked 25 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Slidev in the catalog reveal.js in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| Slidev | reveal.js | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT License (catalog) source | MIT License (catalog) source |
| Language | TypeScript (catalog) | JavaScript (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 49,201 stars in the catalog; last push 23 Oct 2026 source | 72,472 stars in the catalog; last push 30 Sep 2026 source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/slidev-present. Static build you serve. | HTML framework. Official docs. Serve the built deck. |
| Best for | The published Pitch / Gamma replacement. | An HTML framework if Slidev is not the shape. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Slidev is the published lander — /stacks/slidev-present. reveal.js is hakimel/reveal.js. Marp is Markdown-to-PDF, not this pair. impress.js is a CSS3 canvas, not this pair. A .pptx stays on /stacks/onlyoffice-collabora. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- Pitch or Gamma?
- Same published deck — /replace/pitch and /replace/gamma.
- Is this PowerPoint?
- A .pptx stays on /replace/powerpoint (ONLYOFFICE). This pair is a developer deck.
- Are these free?
- Both catalog rows are MIT. You pay hosting.
- How do I deploy Slidev?
- Open /stacks/slidev-present. Build one deck. Serve the static output.
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