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Notes from building TheOpenPresenter.

Product • 4 min read •

What's new in September 2026? Chords, Planning Center & more

September brought chords to the lyrics plugin, Planning Center import, upload links, and confidence monitors you build from live data.

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Product • 5 min read •

What's new in August 2026? Layout engine, AI & more

August was a big month for TheOpenPresenter. A brand new layout engine now powers our rendering, AI capability & Client plugins.

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Behind the scenes • 4 min read •

Google Slides AI is laughably bad

Google Slides offered to beautify my slide, then handed me back an image... The model isn't the problem here. The file format is.

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Behind the scenes • 8 min read •

Reverse Engineering Google Slides

Embedding Google Slides is easy. Controlling it from another device, tracking every animation step, and keeping it working offline took a lot longer.

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