# Slides (open-source developer tool)

> Slides is a free, open-source command-line developer tool for macOS and Linux. Terminal based presentation tool. It has 11,680 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at maaslalani/slides.

You can also download a binary from the releases page. func main() { fmt.Println("Execute code directly inside the slides") }

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/maaslalani/slides |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS |
| Interface | command line |
| GitHub stars | 11,680 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Go |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Code editors & developer tools |
| Latest release | v0.9.0 (Sep 13, 2022) |
| Last commit | Jul 8, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install slides
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/slides

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install slides
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/slides

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/slides

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