nodeppt

nodeppt is a tool for creating web-based slide presentations by writing Markdown, a plain text format that uses simple symbols for formatting like bold and headings. Instead of clicking through a GUI like PowerPoint, you write the content of your slides in a text file, and nodeppt converts that file into a browser-based presentation with animations and transitions.

The basic workflow involves three commands: one to create a new slide file from a template, one to preview it in a browser with a local development server so you can see changes as you write, and one to build the final output into a folder of HTML and CSS files that you can host anywhere or share directly.

Slides are separated in the Markdown file using a custom tag called slide. Each slide can have a background image or video, and you can control layout and alignment using CSS class names added directly in the Markdown. There is support for speaker notes and a dedicated speaker mode that lets you view your notes and a slide preview on a separate screen while the audience sees the main presentation. Keyboard shortcuts handle navigation, fullscreen, and an overview mode that shows all slides at once.

The tool includes three optional plugins: echarts for embedding charts with data, mermaid for drawing flow diagrams and sequence diagrams, and KaTeX for rendering mathematical notation. Icon support is built in through FontAwesome. To export to PDF, you open the presentation in Chrome and use the browser's print function.

The README is primarily written in Chinese. nodeppt is installed via npm, the Node.js package manager, and is optimized for Chrome.