reveal.js
Hacker ApprovedRanked 4 of 11 presentation tools by recommenders
Free HTML presentation framework that people use for quick slide decks and programmer-friendly slides; critics say custom layouts beyond the basics quickly turn into hacks.
Free HTML presentation framework that people use for quick slide decks and programmer-friendly slides; critics say custom layouts beyond the basics quickly turn into hacks.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 79%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Quick HTML slide decks
“make a onepage html or a short deck with revealjs, not just the diff.”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: How do you do PR reviews now?” “reveal.js is actually really nice for this.”
Comment from 19 May 2026 in “The last six months in LLMs in five minutes” Works offline when vendored
“You can totally vendor reveal.js and it works perfectly fine offline.”
Comment from 25 Jul 2026 in “Claude Opus 5” “to not even consider to just vendor reveal.js”
Comment from 25 Jul 2026 in “Claude Opus 5” Flexible for programmers
“Was using Reveal.js which worked well because it can use any HTML or any plugin”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Bento - An entire PowerPoint in one HTML file (edit+view+data+collab)” “Reveal.js is meant for programmers.”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Moving from WordPress to Jekyll (and static site generators in general)”
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.jsThis page | 11 | 3 | 79% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Immersa | 8 | 1 | 89% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“They are CI&CD native and give you infinite reproducibility.”
“make a onepage html or a short deck with revealjs, not just the diff.”
“to not even consider to just vendor reveal.js”
“You can totally vendor reveal.js and it works perfectly fine offline.”
“One of the transition animation options is "zoom", which visual effect is like going into / through the current slide.”
“it's my favorite part of using Reveal.js!”
“Was using Reveal.js which worked well because it can use any HTML or any plugin”
“reveal.js is actually really nice for this.”
“Reveal.js is meant for programmers.”
“My experience with quarto + revealjs on the other hand has been great.”
“It easily explodes into cascades of hacks if you need anything but the basic layouts offered out the box.”
“as much as I wanted to like it, it never worked out”
“I have very good experience with that from circa 10 years ago.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.