Most presentation tools silently shift your layouts when you move between platforms — a font renders a touch wider on Windows, a gradient looks different on Linux, and your carefully crafted slide is broken on the day you need it.
twig is built around one goal: what you see on your machine is what your audience sees on theirs. Near pixel-identical rendering across platforms, consistent font metrics, reproducible layouts. Make it once, present it anywhere.
Presentations are stored as .tb files — plain SQLite databases. No cloud required, no subscriptions, no lock-in.
Demos
Status
twig is in active development. It handles the essentials — editing, alignment guides, transitions, animations, custom fonts, backgrounds — and works well for day-to-day use.
On the roadmap: templates, element grouping, and more transitions and animation types.
Installation
For Windows, the preferred install method is the Microsoft Store. The .exe file on Releases is still available, but unlike the macOS release builds it is not code-signed, so Windows may show trust warnings.
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| macOS | Mac App Store or signed .dmg from Releases |
| Windows | Microsoft Store (preferred), or .exe from Releases |
| Linux | .AppImage / .deb from Releases |
Building from source
Requires Node.js 20+.
git clone https://github.com/boomzero/twig.git
cd twig
npm install
npm run dev # development with hot reload
npm run build # production build
npm run build:mac # local macOS package signed with Apple Development
npm run build:mac:release # release macOS package signed + notarized
npm run build:win # package for Windows
npm run build:linux # package for Linux
Generating presentations with AI
Because .tb files are plain SQLite databases with a simple, well-defined schema, AI agents can generate complete presentations directly — no GUI required.
The full format is documented in TWIG_SPEC.md, including all element types, coordinate system, JSON column formats, animation structure, and a ready-to-run Python example. Point an AI at that file and ask it to produce a .tb for you.
Contributing
PRs and issues welcome. See CLAUDE.md for architecture notes and development patterns.
License
