name: slidev
description: Create and present web-based slidedecks for developers using Slidev with Markdown, Vue components, code highlighting, animations, and interactive features. Use when building technical presentations, conference talks, code walkthroughs, teaching materials, or developer decks.
Slidev - Presentation Slides for Developers
Web-based slides maker built on Vite, Vue, and Markdown.
When to Use
- Technical presentations or slidedecks with live code examples
- Syntax-highlighted code snippets with animations
- Interactive demos (Monaco editor, runnable code)
- Mathematical equations (LaTeX) or diagrams (Mermaid, PlantUML)
- Record presentations with presenter notes
- Export to PDF, PPTX, or host as SPA
- Code walkthroughs for developer talks or workshops
Quick Start
pnpm create slidev # Create project
pnpm run dev # Start dev server (opens http://localhost:3030)
pnpm run build # Build static SPA
pnpm run export # Export to PDF (requires playwright-chromium)
Verify: After pnpm run dev, confirm slides load at http://localhost:3030. After pnpm run export, check the output PDF exists in the project root.
Basic Syntax
---
theme: default
title: My Presentation
---
# First Slide
Content here
---
# Second Slide
More content
<!--
Presenter notes go here
-->
--- separates slides- First frontmatter = headmatter (deck config)
- HTML comments = presenter notes
Core References
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|
| Markdown Syntax | Slide separators, frontmatter, notes, code blocks | core-syntax |
| Animations | v-click, v-clicks, motion, transitions | core-animations |
| Headmatter | Deck-wide configuration options | core-headmatter |
| Frontmatter | Per-slide configuration options | core-frontmatter |
| CLI Commands | Dev, build, export, theme commands | core-cli |
| Components | Built-in Vue components | core-components |
| Layouts | Built-in slide layouts | core-layouts |
| Exporting | PDF, PPTX, PNG export options | core-exporting |
| Hosting | Build and deploy to various platforms | core-hosting |
| Global Context | $nav, $slidev, composables API | core-global-context |
Feature Reference
Code & Editor
Diagrams & Math
Layout & Styling
Animation & Interaction
Syntax Extensions
Presenter & Recording
Export & Build
Export prerequisite: pnpm add -D playwright-chromium is required for PDF/PPTX/PNG export. If export fails with a browser error, install this dependency first.
Lifecycle & API
Common Layouts
| Layout | Purpose |
|---|
cover | Title/cover slide |
center | Centered content |
default | Standard slide |
two-cols | Two columns (use ::right::) |
two-cols-header | Header + two columns |
image / image-left / image-right | Image layouts |
iframe / iframe-left / iframe-right | Embed URLs |
quote | Quotation |
section | Section divider |
fact / statement | Data/statement display |
intro / end | Intro/end slides |
Resources
- Documentation: https://sli.dev
- Theme Gallery: https://sli.dev/resources/theme-gallery
- Showcases: https://sli.dev/resources/showcases