Marp
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Nov 7, 2025first mention
Oct 28, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“In the past I have liked marp (https://marp.app/) for technical slides as you write in markdown, can use version control, etc.”
“Have you seen marp? https://marp.app/”
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Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 7
“In the past I have liked marp (https://marp.app/) for technical slides as you write in markdown, can use version control, etc.”
“I had been using markdown based slide tools for similar use-cases”
“Have you seen marp? https://marp.app/”
“I try to support multiple formats on my app: typst, mdx, marp, reveal, latex.”
This seems cool. For going from Markdown to slides I’ve often used Marp: https://marp.app/ — It doesn’t require much specialized syntax, it mostly does the right thing to turn plain Markdown sections into slides. Simple self-hostable HTML output and PDF export options. Already has a VSCode preview plugin, too. I noticed that Claude Code is able to generate Marp slides for you if you ask it, as well. Best for slides t
“currently marp (pdf, pptx, html)”
“There's also marp”