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+ Time · Venture No. 001 + Est. this week · printed in your browser +
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The plain-text press

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MDecks

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Type slides in plain text. Get a clean, navigable deck — right here, right now.

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Opens a public GitHub issue. No email, no payment; we reply there.

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The composing room — try it now

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You type

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+ # Title · ## Subtitle · - bullet · + --- alone starts a new slide · inline **bold**, *italic*, `code`. +

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It typesets

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Arrow keys or swipe to navigate. The copied file is one self-contained deck: open it in any browser, present with ← / →. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

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How it works

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Type your slides

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Markdown-ish text in the box: headings, bullets, paragraphs, --- between slides. The syntax is the stuff you already type.

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Watch it set live

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Every keystroke re-typesets the deck on the right. Navigate with arrow keys or swipe; the progress bar keeps your place.

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Take the file with you

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One button copies the deck as a single self-contained HTML file. Open it anywhere, present it offline, email it, done.

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Why this exists

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Plain-text-in, document-out tools are having a week. MDecks rides these repos, trending on GitHub this week:

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+ storytold/wordcraft + ★ 5,496 stars +

Proof that people want prose in, polished output out — no canvas-dragging required.

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+ storytold/gridcraft + ★ 2,749 stars +

Structured text becoming layout: the same bet MDecks makes for slides.

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+ storytold/cadcraft + ★ 2,552 stars +

Even geometry is going plain-text. Your weekly status deck can too.

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Pricing

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Free

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For anyone who needs a quick deck right now.

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  • Full plain-text editor
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  • Live navigable preview with arrow keys and progress bar
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  • One-click copy of the deck as self-contained HTML
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  • Runs entirely in the browser; nothing is saved or sent.
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Pro

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$5/mo founding price (locked in for early-access members; nothing is charged today)

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For people who make a deck every week and want it saved and polished.

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  • Saved decks, themes, speaker notes
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  • PDF export, shareable links
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  • Plain text in, always.
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Nothing is charged today.

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Honest limits

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  • Nothing is saved — close the tab and your text is gone. Copy the HTML or paste your source somewhere safe.
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  • One layout, one typeface, no themes. The deck looks like this page, not like your brand.
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  • No images, tables, or nested lists yet — headings, bullets, paragraphs, and inline emphasis only.
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  • No speaker notes, no presenter view, no PDF export. That is the Pro idea, if enough people ask for it.
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  • The copy button needs a modern browser with clipboard access; on very old browsers it may silently fail.
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