# Legend Slides

A little Markdown. A bigger idea. Native presentations for macOS.

Source: https://legend.so/slides/

Native presentations for macOS

## Present from a file.

Write a deck in MDX. Add React Native components when you need them. Present in a native macOS app with notes and a separate audience window.

[Get started](https://legend.so/slides/getting-started/) [Preview availability](https://legend.so/slides/availability/)

In development. Public downloads are coming.

![Legend Slides macOS app showing a Markdown deck and presentation controls](https://legend.so/assets/showcase/slides.png)

01 / The deck

## Keep the source.

Slides are local MDX files. Separators divide slides; attributes control shared elements and reveals. Speaker notes live beside the content.

[Download the starter deck](https://legend.so/slides/examples/first-deck.mdx)

first-deck.mdx

```mdx
# Make room for your idea. {shared=title shared-resize=preserve}

A little room to think.

<!-- 1: Start with the idea. Let it breathe. -->

---

## Make room for your idea. {shared=title shared-resize=preserve}
```

02 / Effects

## See them in motion.

Recorded in the macOS development app. Each effect has an example deck.

[Browse all 31 effects](https://legend.so/slides/effects/)

[Ambient aurora recorded in Legend Slides](null)

backgrounds[Example deck ↗](https://legend.so/slides/effects/examples/ambientaurora/534860c59d615b56b31f074f299df8bf69e03721322d0321e0f0b0e5ba022f6e.mdx)

### [Ambient aurora](https://legend.so/slides/effects/ambientaurora/)

Soft animated ribbons of color.

[Glass panels recorded in Legend Slides](null)

materials[Example deck ↗](https://legend.so/slides/effects/examples/glass-panels/99404fea8950968156958b72541f2ead3d5f0dd57eeca576c6c0e9d7090cd231.mdx)

### [Glass panels](https://legend.so/slides/effects/glass-panels/)

Rounded panels rendered together on one glass surface.

[Constellation recorded in Legend Slides](null)

particles[Example deck ↗](https://legend.so/slides/effects/examples/constellation/e639f8b0992df9e02129418d932fd939ce23935282eb91fdf0bcf1d51814f78e.mdx)

### [Constellation](https://legend.so/slides/effects/constellation/)

A configurable particle program executed by the host WebGPU renderer.

03 / Present

## Your notes stay with you.

Rehearse in a window, then present to a separate display.

[Presenting in Slides](https://legend.so/slides/presenting/) [Read the documentation](https://legend.so/slides/reference/) [Author a deck with the Slides skill](https://legend.so/slides/ai-authoring/)