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Slidev

slidevjs/slidev

Presentation slides for developers.

  • Active
  • MIT
  • TypeScript
Slidev card: Presentation slides for developers.
49.4kGitHub stars
2.3kForks
392Contributors
v53.1.0latest release

In short

Slidev is a GitHub project in the Productivity category, written mainly in TypeScript. It is released under the MIT licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 5 Nov 2026. It has 49,437 GitHub stars.

What it does

Standout capabilityMarkdown-based slides with built-in code highlighting and live coding
Best forDevelopers who want to create presentations using markdown

Maintenance

6 dsince last commit
6 dsince last release
211open issues
5 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday

Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 5 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v53.1.0 · 5 Nov 2026. How we score this

Licence in plain words

Permissive · MIT

Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.

A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗

Slidev compared with alternatives

ProjectStarsLicenceStatusLast commit
Excalidraw135.5kMITActive11 Nov 2026
AppFlowy78.7kAGPL-3.0Active2 Nov 2026
Slidev (this page)49.4kMITActive5 Nov 2026
Paperless-ngx48kGPL-3.0Active11 Nov 2026
Logseq45.6kAGPL-3.0Active11 Nov 2026

Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 11 Nov 2026.

Questions

Is Slidev free and open source?

Yes. Slidev is published on GitHub under the MIT licence (permissive). Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.

Is Slidev still maintained?

Active: the last commit was on 5 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v53.1.0, came out on 5 Nov 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.

What is Slidev written in?

Slidev is mainly written in TypeScript.

How popular is Slidev?

As of 11 Nov 2026, Slidev has 49,437 GitHub stars, 2,270 forks and 392 contributors.

What are some alternatives to Slidev?

Other Productivity projects on Repoworthy include Logseq, Excalidraw, AppFlowy and Paperless-ngx.

Alternatives in Productivity

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Logseq

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Excalidraw

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★ 135.5kMITTypeScript

AppFlowy

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An AI collaborative workspace for projects, wikis, and teams.

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Paperless-ngx

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A document management system that transforms physical documents into a searchable online archive.

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Numbers from the GitHub API, checked 11 Nov 2026. Text summarised from the project's README. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.