What's new

A chronological record of updates, new features, and improvements to Slidepicker. See how the product has evolved since launch.

Feature

Custom slide renderer and unified styling

Introduced a new custom slide renderer that gives you more control over how your slides look. Unified the styling system across all templates for more consistent output. Added premium feature flags for future advanced capabilities.

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CodeMirror 6 editor migration

Replaced the legacy EasyMDE editor with CodeMirror 6. The new editor is significantly faster, more accessible, and provides better syntax highlighting. Markdown editing now feels as smooth as writing in a modern code editor.

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Collaboration stability improvements

Fixed several edge cases in real-time collaboration: resolved editor focus loss during concurrent edits, fixed multi-tab synchronization issues, and improved version mismatch re-sync logic. Collaboration is now more reliable than ever.

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Export pipeline rebuilt on Cloudflare Workers

Migrated the PDF and PNG export system from AWS Lambda to Cloudflare Workers. Exports are now faster and more reliable. The new pipeline supports higher resolution output and handles concurrent export jobs more efficiently.

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Invitation system overhaul

Redesigned the collaboration invitation flow. Invite collaborators by email with a single click. Improved the invitation acceptance flow and added better error handling for expired or invalid invitations.

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Presence indicators

Added real-time presence indicators to the editor. See who is currently viewing or editing your presentation with colored avatars. Know when teammates are active so you can coordinate naturally.

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Real-time collaboration launch

Launched real-time collaborative editing powered by Supabase real-time subscriptions. Multiple users can now edit the same presentation simultaneously with changes syncing instantly.

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Share button and online presentations

Added the ability to share presentations online with a unique URL. Recipients can view your slides in their browser without needing a Slidepicker account.

Improvement

Color picker and font selection redesign

Redesigned the brand customization interface with a new color picker and curated font pairing options. Setting up your brand identity is now faster and more intuitive.

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Supabase migration complete

Completed the migration from AWS Cognito and S3 to Supabase for authentication and data storage. The app is now faster, more reliable, and easier to maintain.

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React rewrite launched

Launched the complete rewrite of the frontend from vanilla JavaScript to React with TypeScript. The new app is faster, more maintainable, and provides a better user experience.

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Premium plan introduction

Introduced the Premium subscription plan at $9/month or $49/year. Premium includes PDF and PNG export, Slidepicker branding removal, and online presentation sharing.

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Presentation templates library

Launched a library of 15+ Markdown presentation templates including investor pitch decks, sales proposals, project kickoffs, weekly syncs, and conference talks.

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Custom brand fonts

Added the ability to choose custom font combinations for your workspace. Select from curated heading and body font pairings that complement your brand colors.

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PDF and PNG export

Launched cloud-based export functionality. Generate high-quality PDFs of your entire presentation or export individual slides as PNG images for sharing and printing.

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Image layout options

Added image positioning options using Markdown comments: full-bleed backgrounds, left-right splits, and inline images. Slides with images now automatically choose the best visual layout.

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Workspace brand colors

Introduced workspace-level brand color configuration. Set primary and secondary colors once, and every slide in the workspace automatically uses your brand palette.

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Auto layout engine

Launched the automatic layout engine that selects the best template for each slide based on content type. Text slides, list slides, image slides, and title slides are all detected and laid out automatically.

Launch

Slidepicker launched

First public release of Slidepicker. A simple Markdown editor that converts your text into presentation slides with automatic formatting. Built in the Czech Republic.

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