Ask HN: What software you use to make presentations?

by kilodecaon 7/25/2021, 10:43 PMwith 5 comments

by PaulHouleon 7/25/2021, 10:47 PM

Powerpoint. I have contempt for Word, like Excel for editing tables (if it doesn't matter if it gets math right)

But with Powerpoint I can take "boxes and lines" diagrams right out of my head and onto the screen. It's also pretty good for making print graphics on odd-sized cards, say a 5x7 card that is used to make a "holder" for a punched card decoder, or a 8.5x14 poster about recyclable vs. not-recyclable plastics.

by spindleon 7/26/2021, 4:19 AM

TeX -> PDF ... but I'm looking forward to trying this next time:

https://tools.suckless.org/sent/

by cloudkingon 7/25/2021, 11:24 PM

Google Slides has come a long way since it launched. Has much of the feature parity with PowerPoint, better real-time collaboration and is free with a Gmail account.

by elviejoon 7/26/2021, 3:49 AM

emacs with org-mode and org-reveal. write a plain text file... get s presentation. use plant uml in the same text file and get a presentation with diagrams as fast as you can think.