HTML Slides with notes
Shares rank 9 of 11 presentation tools by recommenders
Recommenders praise its simple, easy practical use and how its outputs explain the tool itself. Critics most often point to confusing keyboard navigation.
Recommenders praise its simple, easy practical use and how its outputs explain the tool itself. Critics most often point to confusing keyboard navigation.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Confusing j and k navigation keys
“it was very disorienting to use `j` to move forward and `k` to move backward”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “HTML Slides with notes” Does not degrade gracefully
“It doesn’t even degrade gracefully.”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “HTML Slides with notes”
Other presentation tools people recommend
The four most recommended other presentation tools, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bento HTML presentation tool | 68 | 11 | 86% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | 42 | 55 | 43% | 11 | — | — |
| Apple Keynote | 27 | 25 | 52% | 10 | — | — |
| reveal.js | 11 | 3 | 79% | 7 | — | Approved |
| HTML Slides with notesThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The original code is really nice”
“It doesn’t even degrade gracefully.”
“it's really cool how simple and easy it is in practice”
“I find the notes mode confusing. You can't tell if you're viewing a note or a slide.”
“this site has no mobile support at all”
“it was very disorienting to use `j` to move forward and `k` to move backward”
“I have a special spot in my heart for tools that do a good job of explaining themselves using their own outputs.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.