SlideBySide
Shares rank 6 of 11 presentation tools by recommenders
Lets co-hosts hand off slides without screen sharing, which people find smoother. Critics say it is more a proof of concept and the moving layout can distract viewers.
Lets co-hosts hand off slides without screen sharing, which people find smoother. Critics say it is more a proof of concept and the moving layout can distract viewers.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not 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: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 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.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Interesting idea built from experience
“It is an interesting solution that you developed with learnings from your personal experience.”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: SlideBySide – Present slides without sharing your screen” “Interesting Idea for engagement.”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: SlideBySide – Present slides without sharing your screen”
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 |
| SlideBySideThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Handing off between co-hosts without the ‘can you see my screen?’ shuffle is the best part of this.”
“Sorry but it doesn't work with your current architecture”
“this is indistinguishable in execution from a honeypot”
“It is an interesting solution that you developed with learnings from your personal experience.”
“Nothing less useful than having random movement distracting people from whatever I'm presenting”
“Treat it more like a cool proof of concept”
“Interesting Idea for engagement.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.