# Bento

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Bento and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A full PowerPoint-style editor in one HTML file, which people find surprising. Caveat: it opens in edit mode, which one commenter thinks is worse than viewing first.

## Why people recommend it

- Whole presentation in one HTML file (1 comments): "I can't believe all of this is in one file." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49017341))

## What people warn about

- Opens in edit mode by default (1 comments): "starting out in viewing mode with a prominent edit button might be better than starting out in edit mode" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49009551))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Bento HTML presentation tool](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bento.md): 68 recommend
- [Microsoft PowerPoint](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-powerpoint.md): 42 recommend
- [Apple Keynote](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-keynote.md): 27 recommend
- [reveal.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/reveal-js.md): 11 recommend
- [Immersa](https://hackerapproved.com/p/immersa.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Bento", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bento-an-entire-powerpoint-in-one-html-file/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).