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This is very nice when you are willing to write basically code for your presentation, but nothing beats https://slides.com https://slides.com in productivity. I

This is very nice when you are willing to write basically code for your presentation, but nothing beats https://slides.com https://slides.com in productivity. It is the SaaS of the creator of Reveal.JS. I usually just make a monthly subscription when I need to make a new presentation, otherwise you can keep everything, just can't create new presentations. Basically "pay when you use it", very fair business model, worth every penny!

carlosperate 6y ago
Thanks for sharing! What would be the main advantage of this vs something like Google Slides?
- niels_bom 6y ago
  Reveal.js is open source. I’m a tech school teacher and we version control all our Reveal.js slides in Markdown, sharing styles and certain images.
- rectang 6y ago
  The reveal.js file format is HTML, an open standard, and will still be readable decades from now. Proprietary apps like Google Slides, I have to continually assess whether their file format is closed or has recently switched to being closed — because it is in the interest of the company to lock in its users and exploit network effects.
  - richardfey 6y ago
    > The reveal.js file format is HTML, an open standard, and will still be readable decades from now. I don't think the javascript part is future-proof. Any client side UI rendering logic is tightly integrated with browsers' rendering quirks..
    - rectang 6y ago
      That's true, although to some degree the separation of semantics from styling in HTML/CSS/JS means that the structure of the document will be preserved. And at least HTML is a text format! How much can you recover from a proprietary binary format, when the app's not around any more? At best somebody has to reverse engineer it, and it could change in all sorts of undocumented ways between versions of the app.
bachmeier 6y ago
Might be a wonderful product, but seriously, $14/month for slides with custom CSS? Edit: And once you stop paying, it looks like you drop down to a free plan that inserts ads in your presentations.
kostarelo 6y ago
I've been working on https://presentador.app https://presentador.app for a while now. It's like slides.com but more opinionated and the goal is to let it make the presentation for you. Let me know what you think. It's still under development but its usable and new features are coming soon! Thank you
- beshrkayali 6y ago
  Looks interesting, but you need a "new" button.
  - kostarelo 6y ago
    Added it, thanks :)
the_arun 6y ago
What are the benefits of slides.com over Google slides which is free?

carlosperate 6y ago

Thanks for sharing! What would be the main advantage of this vs something like Google Slides?

niels_bom 6y ago
Reveal.js is open source. I’m a tech school teacher and we version control all our Reveal.js slides in Markdown, sharing styles and certain images.
rectang 6y ago
The reveal.js file format is HTML, an open standard, and will still be readable decades from now. Proprietary apps like Google Slides, I have to continually assess whether their file format is closed or has recently switched to being closed — because it is in the interest of the company to lock in its users and exploit network effects.
- richardfey 6y ago
  > The reveal.js file format is HTML, an open standard, and will still be readable decades from now. I don't think the javascript part is future-proof. Any client side UI rendering logic is tightly integrated with browsers' rendering quirks..
  - rectang 6y ago
    That's true, although to some degree the separation of semantics from styling in HTML/CSS/JS means that the structure of the document will be preserved. And at least HTML is a text format! How much can you recover from a proprietary binary format, when the app's not around any more? At best somebody has to reverse engineer it, and it could change in all sorts of undocumented ways between versions of the app.

bachmeier 6y ago

Might be a wonderful product, but seriously, $14/month for slides with custom CSS? Edit: And once you stop paying, it looks like you drop down to a free plan that inserts ads in your presentations.

kostarelo 6y ago

I've been working on https://presentador.app https://presentador.app for a while now. It's like slides.com but more opinionated and the goal is to let it make the presentation for you. Let me know what you think. It's still under development but its usable and new features are coming soon! Thank you

beshrkayali 6y ago
Looks interesting, but you need a "new" button.
- kostarelo 6y ago
  Added it, thanks :)

the_arun 6y ago

What are the benefits of slides.com over Google slides which is free?