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slides for Mac

Terminal based presentation tool

Quick answer: slides is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install slides. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 40 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What slides is

slides is a terminal emulator for macOS: terminal based presentation tool.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the MIT licence.

How to install slides

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install slides.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install slides on Mac?

Run brew install slides in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is slides open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does slides run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is slides?

It was installed 40 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5038 in this catalogue.

What version of slides is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.9.0.