iA Presenter Markdown

Write and edit markdown files for iA Presenter, which generates beautiful slides from plain text.

What is iA Presenter?

iA Presenter is a macOS/iOS/iPadOS app from Information Architects (iA) — the same company that makes iA Writer. It takes markdown files and renders them as presentation slides with automatic responsive layout. The app emphasizes story-first presentation design: you write your script, and the design adapts to your content rather than forcing content into templates.

Key differentiator: visible/speaker notes separation is controlled by indentation, not by a separate notes panel. This means your markdown file contains both what you show and what you say, distinguished only by whether lines are tab-indented.

The Core Insight: Visible vs Speaker Notes

iA Presenter's key innovation is separating what the audience sees from what you say (speaker notes/teleprompter). This is controlled by indentation: