presenterm: Terminal-Based Markdown Presentation Tool

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

). Standard Markdown features are supported including headings, lists, tables, code blocks, images, blockquotes, and inline formatting. The Markdown file is passed to presenterm as a command-line argument, and the presentation displays immediately."

question: “What terminal features does presenterm support?” answer: “presenterm leverages modern terminal capabilities including 24-bit true color, Unicode graphics, Kitty terminal protocol for inline images, sixel graphics, and terminal hyperlinks. It automatically detects the terminal emulator’s capabilities and adjusts rendering accordingly.”
question: “Can presenterm execute code during presentations?” answer: “Yes, presenterm supports code execution within slides. Code blocks with the ’exec’ annotation can be configured to run their content in a specified language or shell. The output is displayed below the code block, making it useful for live demonstrations during technical presentations.”
question: “Does presenterm support presenter notes?” answer: “Yes, presenterm supports presenter notes that are visible only in a separate presenter window or by pressing a specific key during the presentation. Notes are written as part of the slide content using a special annotation and are not shown in the main presentation view.”

Creating presentations is a frequent task for developers, yet the dominant tools – PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Keynote – feel heavy and out of place in a terminal-centric workflow. presenterm (mfontanini/presenterm on GitHub) offers a compelling alternative: a tool that renders Markdown files as beautiful slide presentations directly in the terminal, with syntax highlighting, image support, and live code execution.

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presenterm: Terminal-Based Markdown Presentation Tool