Markdown to Slides in Minutes

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Marp CLI lets you turn Markdown files into slides (HTML, PDF, PPTX). It’s especially useful if you want to write presentations in plain Markdown with minimal formatting effort.

Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Install Marp CLI

You need Node.js first.

npm install -g @marp-team/marp-cli

Check installation:

marp --version

2. Write a Markdown Presentation

Create a file, for example slides.md.

---
marp: true
theme: default
paginate: true
---

# Hello, Marp!

---

## Slide 2

- Bullet 1
- Bullet 2

Key points:

--- (YAML frontmatter) enables Marp and config.
--- (between content) separates slides.

3. Preview in Browser

Run a local server with auto-reload:

marp -p slides.md

Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

4. Export Slides

Generate different formats:

HTML (self-contained):
```
marp slides.md -o slides.html
```
PDF:
```
marp slides.md -o slides.pdf
```
PowerPoint (PPTX):
```
marp slides.md -o slides.pptx
```

5. Useful Options

Watch for changes (auto rebuild):
```
marp -w slides.md
```

Set theme (default, gaia, uncover, or your custom CSS):

marp --theme-set ./my-theme.css slides.md -o slides.html

Include speaker notes:

---
marp: true
---

# Title

<!--
These are speaker notes
-->

6. Editor Integration

VSCode has a Marp extension.
It shows live previews while editing Markdown.

👉 With this setup, you can go from a plain .md file to a polished presentation in minutes.

Do you want me to give you a ready-to-use template Markdown file (with title slide, agenda, content, and closing slide) so you can start right away?

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