What it is
Slidev is a presentation tool for developers. It builds slides from Markdown and adds code, themes, live coding, interactivity, and Vue components.
The project appeared from developers’ habit of writing material in a code editor rather than a classic visual slide editor.
Slidev’s main task is to make technical presentations closer to code and documentation.
What is inside the repository
The repository contains features, getting started, online try-out, local project initialization, tech stack, sponsors, and license.
Slidev is used for talks, learning material, internal demos, workshops, and presentations where code matters as much as text.
How people usually use it
A normal scenario is to create a Markdown file, separate slides, add code blocks, choose a theme, and run local preview.
For developers, this is convenient: the presentation lives in Git, is edited as text, and can include familiar components.
A slide as Markdown
This example shows the Slidev format: slides are separated by `---`, while content remains Markdown with code.
# Demo
- Markdown first
- Code highlighting
---
```ts
console.log("live code")
```What it feels like in practice
The project’s strength is the Markdown-first approach. The author focuses on content, while styling and interactivity can be added gradually.
Another advantage is built-in code highlighting and live coding support, which are rarely convenient in ordinary slide tools.
Limits and careful spots
The limitation is that Slidev best fits technical audiences. For complex designer-made presentations with manual layout, it may not be the most direct choice.
Interactivity also needs restraint so it does not distract from the main story.
Who it fits
Slidev best fits developers, teachers, and technical evangelists who want presentations to live near code.
In the catalog, Slidev matters as a tool that brings Markdown and component culture into public speaking.
In long-term work with a project like this, installation is not the only concern: the team needs a clear boundary of responsibility, an update routine, and an owner for usage rules.
In practice, this means running a minimal example before adoption, checking configuration, reviewing updates, and understanding which data or processes are touched. That short pass quickly shows where the project helps immediately and where the team still needs its own decisions.
If the project becomes part of a public site, product, or internal platform, it should be recorded in team documentation: source link, version, owner, and update rhythm. Then the open code remains a managed dependency rather than a random fragment of infrastructure.