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Open-source alternatives to Pitch

Pitch is a collaborative presentation tool targeting teams who want a more design-aware alternative to Google Slides or PowerPoint, with real-time co-editing, brand kit enforcement, and a template library oriented around clean visual design. Teams use it for investor decks, product presentations, and internal reporting where brand consistency matters.

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marp

★ 11,621 TypeScript MIT

The entrance repository of Markdown presentation ecosystem

marp-team/marp Updated 2026-05-01

Comparison notes

Marp is an OSS Markdown-to-presentation converter — you write slides as Markdown and it generates HTML/PDF presentations. It covers a subset of Pitch's use cases for developers comfortable with Markdown, but is not a visual collaborative editor. The main gap: No OSS tool currently provides a WYSIWYG collaborative presentation editor comparable to Pitch. Self-hosted alternatives include LibreOffice Impress (not web-collaborative) or Nextcloud Impress integration. For developer-focused teams, Marp or Slidev (Vue-based) cover code-heavy presentations well.

Migration tips

  • Export Pitch presentations as PDF or PPTX from each presentation's export menu
  • PPTX exports are importable into Google Slides, LibreOffice Impress, or Keynote for continued editing
  • For Marp migration, export slides as PDF for reference and manually recreate as Markdown — there is no automated conversion
  • Brand kit (colors, fonts) must be reconfigured in any new tool manually
  • Update any embedded Pitch links in emails, docs, or websites to the new presentation location

FAQ

Can I fully replace Pitch with an OSS tool?

Feature parity varies. Most OSS alternatives cover 70-90% of core workflows, but may lack polish, integrations, or specialized features. Pilot the alternative with a subset of your team before fully committing.

What's the cost of self-hosting?

Plan for ~$5-50/month in VPS costs (DigitalOcean, Hetzner, etc.) plus 2-8 hours/month in maintenance. For a team of 20+, self-hosting usually breaks even against SaaS pricing within 6-12 months.

Which alternative should I pick?

Sort by GitHub stars (a proxy for community health), check the last-pushed date (avoid unmaintained projects), and read recent issues to gauge responsiveness.