AuraDeck

Get Started

Quickstart

Open the example deck and create your first slide in under five minutes.

This walkthrough assumes you already installed AuraDeck.

1. Open the example deck

The repository ships with a sample deck in two equivalent formats:

# Folder form
npm run tauri dev -- -- ./example/extracted

# Archive form (.adsl is just a zip)
npm run tauri dev -- -- ./example/example.adsl

You should see the editor window open with a list of slides on the left and the first slide rendered on the right.

2. Tour the editor

  • The slide panel on the left shows every slide in order. Click any slide to open it in the editor pane.
  • The editor pane on the right is a CodeMirror instance with HTML/CSS/JS syntax highlighting and autocomplete (Ctrl+Space).
  • The ribbon at the top exposes the most common actions: New, Duplicate, Save, Present, Export.

3. Make your first slide

Press Ctrl+N to create a new slide. The default template gives you a centred title slide ready to edit:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>New Slide</title>
<style>
  *, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
  html, body { width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: hidden; }
  .slide {
    width: 100vw; height: 100vh;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    background: #0a1628; color: #fff;
    font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  }
  h1 { font-size: 8vmin; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="slide"><h1>Hello AuraDeck</h1></div>
</body>
</html>

Edit the markup, then press Ctrl+S to save. The preview updates instantly.

4. Present

Press F5 to run the deck fullscreen. Use the arrow keys, space, or PgUp/PgDn to navigate. Press Escape to exit.

For dual-monitor setups with speaker notes, press F6 to launch Presenter Mode.

5. Export

Use the ribbon's Export menu to render the deck as either:

  • PDF — high-fidelity static handout, one page per slide.
  • PPTX — PowerPoint-compatible file for sharing with traditional toolchains.

Export details and limitations are covered in Exporting.

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