Podium
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Podium, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Podium's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Podium | Free | BSD-3-Clause licensed · binary releases for Linux and macOS |
The facts
Each one read from Podium's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The project describes its audience as developers who need slide decks for conferences.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The repository directs users to GitHub Releases for official binary downloads and says the first binary release supports Linux and macOS.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies Podium's license as BSD-3-Clause.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Markup
- Podium uses a simple, text-based markup format focused on developer presentations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The project says Podium addresses the risk of online-only presentation tools that depend on a good Wi-Fi connection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Packaging
- Briefcase can package Podium as a standalone application, producing a macOS DMG or a Linux package suited to the distribution.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Presenter display
- The presentation tool has a presenter display independent of the slide display.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Presenter mode
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Presenting
- Keyboard controls include moving between slides, switching displays, changing between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios, and resetting a timer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Print view
- The README lists a keyboard shortcut to open a presentation in Print view.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Podium is a markup-based slide presentation tool designed for developer presentations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to report problems on GitHub and offers community discussion through GitHub Discussions, Discord, and Mastodon.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Technology
- Podium uses BeeWare tools and libraries, notably the Toga widget toolkit and Briefcase packaging tool.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Themes
- Users can override the default theme by defining a style.css file.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- macOS,Linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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