Shower
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The facts
Each one read from Shower's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- The project describes Shower as fully keyboard accessible.checked 12 Oct 2026
- CLI
- The CLI can create, serve, bundle, and publish presentations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- CLI requirement
- The CLI requires Node.js version 22.0.0 or later.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Getting started
- The template can be downloaded and edited by opening index.html in a text editor.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The software is licensed under MIT, which grants permission to use, copy, modify, publish, distribute, sublicense, and sell copies subject to the license conditions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- PDF export
- Presentations can be printed to PDF.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Presentation controls
- The core package provides slide management, navigation, a progress bar, and a timer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Presenter mode
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Product
- Shower is an HTML presentation engine for creating slide presentations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The Shower GitHub repository is archived and read-only as of March 12, 2026.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- The project README describes publishing presentations to a GitHub Pages URL.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Using the CLI requires Node.js, and its documentation lists Node v8.0.0 as the minimum supported version by default.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Static hosting
- The CLI bundles presentations into a self-contained folder ready to deploy to a static host.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project points users to @shower_me for support and updates and invites them to file an issue.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Technology
- The engine is built with HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Themes
- The engine separates themes from the presentation engine and includes Ribbon and Material themes.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- The project says it supports the latest stable versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- webchecked 20 Sep 2026
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