This document compares several JavaScript presentation frameworks: Reveal.js, Impress.js, Google Slides Template (GST), Deck.js, and Shower. It provides information on their features such as support for CSS transitions, browser support, extensions, and PDF export capabilities. Reveal.js and Deck.js support the most features, including CSS transitions, extensions, and PDF export, while Impress.js focuses on CSS transitions and browser support.

1. JavaScript Presentation
Frameworks and Libraries
_by Oleksii Prohonnyi

2. MOTIVATION

3. Pros
 It’s quicker to add a few HTML tags than use a WYSIWYG
interface.
 You can update a presentation using a basic text editor on any
device.
 Files can be hosted on the web; you need never lose a PPT again.
 You can easily distribute a presentation without viewing software.
 It’s not PowerPoint and your audience will be amazed by your
technical prowess.

4. Cons
 You require web coding skills.
 Positioning, effects and transitions are more limited.
 Few systems offer slide notes (it’s a little awkward to show them
separately).
 It’s more difficult to print handouts.

5. REVEAL.JS

6. Reveal.js: About
 reveal.js comes with a broad range of features including nested
slides, Markdown contents, PDF export, speaker notes and a
JavaScript API. It's best viewed in a modern browser but fallbacks
are available to make sure your presentation can still be viewed
elsewhere.
 Website: http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js/#/
 Online editor: http://slides.com/
 See more: https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js

7. Reveal.js: Installation
 The basic setup is for authoring presentations only. The full setup gives
you access to all reveal.js features and plugins such as speaker notes
as well as the development tasks needed to make changes to the
source.
1. Download the latest version of reveal.js from
https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js/releases.
2. Unzip and replace the example contents in index.html with
your own.
3. Open index.html in a browser to view it.
 See more: https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js#installation

8. Reveal.js: Features
 Markup/Markdown syntax
 Configuration
 JS events
 Auto-sliding
 Keyboard/Touch navigation
 Assets lazy loading
 API
 Parallax background
 Transitions and fragments
 PDF export
 Code highlighting
 Theming
 Speakers notes
 Multiplex plugin
 MathJax plugin

9. Reveal.js: Browser support
 1st tier: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera and IE10-11.
 2nd tier: IE9, Firefox 3.6.
 3rd tier: IE8.
 See more: https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js/wiki/Browser-
Support

10. Reveal.js demo

11. IMPRESS.JS

12. Impress.js: About
 It's a presentation framework based on the power of CSS3
transforms and transitions in modern browsers and inspired by the
idea behind prezi.com.
 Website: http://impress.github.io/impress.js/#/
 Tutorials: https://github.com/impress/impress.js/wiki/impress.js-
tutorials-and-other-learning-resources
 See more: https://github.com/impress/impress.js/

13. Impress.js: Installation
1. Create your own HTML page.
2. Include impress.js library before the end of the body.
3. Create wrapper for slideshow (#impress).
4. Create slides.
 See more: http://www.cubewebsites.com/blog/guides/how-to-use-
impress-js/

14. Impress.js: Features
 Markup syntax
 Canvas visualization
 3D visualization
 Elements positioning
 Keyboard/Touch navigation
 CSS3 transitions and transforms

15. Impress.js: Browser support
 1st tier: Chrome/Chromium, Safari 5.1 and Firefox 10.
 2nd tier (polyfills): Internet Explorer 10, 11 and Edge.
 See more: https://github.com/impress/impress.js/#browser-support

16. Impress.js demo

17. GOOGLE SLIDES TEMPLATE

18. GST: About
 Google’s presentation engines which is used for presentations in
Google Docs.
 Website: https://code.google.com/archive/p/io-2012-slides/
 Readme: http://io-2012-slides.googlecode.com/git/README.html

19. GST: Installation
1. Get this template: https://code.google.com/archive/p/io-2012-
slides/downloads and copy/paste it to a new file on your local
computer.
2. Install Compass.
3. Update slide_config.js.
4. Edit at will. Copy the code for the sample slides and fill it out with
the content you want.
 See more: http://io-2012-slides.googlecode.com/git/README.html

20. GST: Features
 Markup/Markdown syntax
 Canvas visualization
 Code highlighting
 Theming
 Speaker mode
 Keyboard/Touch navigation
 CSS3 transitions and animations

21. GST: Browser support
 Chrome
 Firefox
 Safari 5.1+
 iOS 4.3+
 Chrome for Android
 See more: https://code.google.com/archive/p/io-2012-slides/

22. GST demo

23. DECK.JS

24. Deck.js: About
 A JavaScript library for building modern HTML presentations.
deck.js is flexible enough to let advanced CSS and JavaScript
authors craft highly customized decks, but also provides templates
and themes for the HTML novice to build a standard slideshow.
 Dependencies: jQuery, Modernizr
 Website: http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/
 See more: https://github.com/imakewebthings/deck.js

25. Deck.js: Installation
 When you download deck.js, it will include a file named
boilerplate.html. You can immediately start editing slides in this
page and viewing them in your web browser.
1. Write slides.
2. Choose themes.
3. Include extensions.
 See more: http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/introduction/

26. Deck.js: Features
 Markup syntax
 Configuration
 Keyboard navigation
 API
 Fragments
 PDF export
 Theming
 Extensions

27. Deck.js demo

28. SHOWER

29. Shower: About
 Shower Presentation Template.
 Shower ['ʃəuə] noun. A person or thing that shows.
 Website: http://shwr.me/#
 See more: https://github.com/shower/shower

30. Shower: Installation
 Download and unzip template archive.
 Open index.html and start creating your presentation.
 If you’re familiar with npm you can install Shower’s core and themes
manually: npm install shower-core shower-ribbon. The same packages
available in bower.
 See more: https://github.com/shower/shower#quick-start

31. Shower: Features
 Markup syntax
 Theming
 Keyboard/Touch navigation
 PDF export
 Code highlighting
 Fragments
 Animations

32. Shower: Browser support
 Latest stable versions of Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera
and Safari are supported.
 See more: https://github.com/shower/shower#browser-support

33. Shower demo

34. SUMMARY

35. Comparison
ENGINE NAME CSS
TRANSITIONS
BROWSER
SUPPORT
EXTENSIONS PDF EXPORT
Reveal.js + + + +
Impress.js + + - -
GST - + - -
Deck.js - ? + +
Shower - + - +

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