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DeckCraft.

Slide creation and presentation delivery in a native Rust app.

Alternative to Microsoft PowerPointalpha · check the limitations

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A new take on the workflow.

DeckCraft documents a usable, limited workflow for creating and presenting simple slide decks and exporting PPTX or PDF. Official desktop installers and source are available. It remains an early build with significant compatibility and production-workflow gaps; the listed capabilities are maker-documented rather than independently runtime-tested.

What you can switch today.

Replace a limited part of the incumbent workflow: creating and presenting simple slide decks and exporting PPTX or PDF.

Download an official release for your platform and start with a copy of a small representative project.
Complete the documented core edit/create workflow and save to the native project format.
Export or reopen the result and compare its content, layout or timing before moving further work.

Switching caveat. Alpha; imported presentation fidelity and advanced animations/media are not established for your files. Rebuild a small deck and inspect exported pages and presentation playback before migrating a full PowerPoint library. Workflow evidence

Where it falls short.

Alpha; imported presentation fidelity and advanced animations/media are not established for your files. Rebuild a small deck and inspect exported pages and presentation playback before migrating a full PowerPoint library. Capabilities are source-documented, not independently app-tested.

Documented capabilities.

Listed in project documentation; not independently functionally tested by VibeAlt.

Slide authoring, text, shapes and imagesSource
PPTX save, PDF export and slideshowSource
Full-screen slideshow and presenter viewSource

AI contribution verified. The ArtCraft maker describes using Claude Code for the Craft apps in a first-person Hacker News statement. This repository also contains an explicitly Claude-attributed code contribution. These establish a maker origin claim and attributed contribution, not an independently measured AI percentage. Inspect the evidence

Original build attribution.

The maker describes AI-assisted development of this project. This is a first-party claim, separate from any code contribution evidence. Read the original attribution

What it can stand in for.

Microsoft PowerPoint alternatives

Fonts, animation, embedded media and presenter behaviour can change across editors. Rehearse the final deck on the machine you will use.

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Sources & freshness.

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Source review: 2026-10-29. First added: 2026-10-28. Repository metrics are fetched separately through the GitHub API. Last metrics retrieval: 2026-10-29.

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