# remark review (2026): is it any good? > Markdown-driven slideshow tool that runs in the browser Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. remark is an open-source tool that turns Markdown text into a slideshow in the browser. The deck is a plain HTML file styled with CSS, so it can be kept in version control and shown offline. It has a presenter mode, syntax highlighting and touch navigation. - **Category:** Presentations - **Made by:** gnab (open-source project) - **Website:** https://remarkjs.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want to drag shapes around, as there is no visual editor. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, remark is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free under the MIT license. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Open source | $0 | MIT-licensed code on GitHub. | Read from https://remarkjs.com/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with remark before buying. ## Key features - **Markdown slides:** Slides are written in Markdown with extensions, separated by lines of dashes. - **Presenter mode:** A presenter view with a cloned slideshow window. - **Syntax highlighting:** Supports a range of languages in code blocks. - **Slide scaling:** Slides scale to different screen sizes. - **Touch support:** Swipe to move between slides on phones and tablets. ## Good for - People comfortable with HTML and CSS - Teams that track slides in Git - Technical talks that need highlighted code ## Worth knowing - Aimed at people who know HTML and CSS; there is no visual editor. - The project's own site describes it simply; check the GitHub repository for current maintenance activity. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Remark turns a markdown file into a browser slideshow. It is free and open source, and it assumes you know HTML and CSS because there is no editor. - **Value for money: A.** Free under an open licence that anyone can download and run, with no server to host. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The whole thing is free, with no plan to outgrow. - **Features: C.** It shows markdown as slides and does that job fully. The vendor's page is short, and the listing says to check GitHub for maintenance activity. - **Ease of use: D.** You write the deck in code or markup and run it yourself, with no visual editor. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Runs in the browser from a file you keep. No apps and no integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from remark's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among presentation tools - remark's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 65 of the 89 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 12. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 77 of 89) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - remark has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/presentations ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** remark is free, so making your own would save you nothing. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 65 of the 89 other presentation tools we grade. - You could make: Markdown: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A slide editor. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Open source, Markdown, Presentations, Works offline ## Alternatives - [Marp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/marp): Markdown presentation ecosystem with PDF and PowerPoint export. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/marp-vs-remark) - [Slidev](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slidev): Markdown slides for developers, built on Vue and Vite. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remark-vs-slidev) - [reveal.js](https://toolgpa.com/tools/revealjs): Open source HTML framework for building slide decks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remark-vs-revealjs) - [Spectacle](https://toolgpa.com/tools/spectacle): React library for building presentations in JSX or MDX. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remark-vs-spectacle) - [impress.js](https://toolgpa.com/tools/impress-js): Open-source presentation framework using CSS3 transforms. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/impress-js-vs-remark) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://remarkjs.com/ - https://github.com/gnab/remark Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/remark Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).