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DeckCraft is an open-source presentation app rewritten from scratch in pure Rust, following the PowerPoint workflow with themes, shapes, tables, charts, transitions and animations, opening and saving PPT files across macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and the browser.

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Project Overview

DeckCraft is an open-source presentation app from the ArtCraft community: a clean-room rebuild of the PowerPoint workflow in pure Rust, with themes, layouts, shapes, pictures, tables, charts, transitions and animations for building slides.

It opens and saves PowerPoint files, runs natively on macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD, and in the browser via WebAssembly; every button doubles as a command that the CLI and AI agents can drive over MCP.

Item Value
Platforms macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Web
Stack Rust (clean-room rewrite)
Formats PowerPoint (.pptx) read and write
License MIT or Apache-2.0
Status early development (v0.7.0)

A presentation tool rewritten in pure Rust, and it presents in the browser too.

Key Features

  • Slide editing: themes, layouts, shapes, pictures, tables and charts combine freely
  • Transitions and animations: slide transitions plus object animations
  • PPT compatibility: opens and saves PowerPoint files
  • Full-screen presenting: one click into presenter mode
  • Command-driven: every button is a command, drivable by CLI and MCP agents
  • Native everywhere: four desktop platforms natively, browsers via WebAssembly

Target Audience

  • Users who want a lightweight open-source presenter
  • Users opening PPT files across platforms
  • Geeks interested in native Rust apps
  • Developers automating slide generation with AI agents

Quick Start

  1. Download the package for your platform from Releases (AppImage, deb, flatpak and more)
  2. Launch and create a deck with a theme
  3. Compose pages with shapes, tables and charts
  4. Save as a PowerPoint file or present full-screen
  5. Power users can script decks via CLI commands or MCP

Core Advantages

  • Purely native: Rust-built with fast launches and low footprint, no Electron
  • Format compatible: PPT files flow in and out
  • Agent friendly: MCP lets AI tools operate decks directly
  • Permissive licensing: dual MIT and Apache-2.0

System Requirements

Item Requirement
Desktop macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD
Browser any modern browser with WebAssembly
Building Rust toolchain (for self-builds)

Notes

  • Early development: the project is young, features and stability are still evolving quickly

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