Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/nicobailon/visual-explainer/vs/slidevjs/slidev
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/nicobailon/visual-explainer/vs/slidevjs/slidev.md
Description: visual-explainer and slidev share 3 technologies: MCP, pptxgenjs, and Zod. visual-explainer is written in JavaScript and slidev in TypeScript.

# visual-explainer vs slidev

visual-explainer and slidev share 3 technologies: MCP, pptxgenjs, and Zod. visual-explainer is written in JavaScript and slidev in TypeScript.

- [nicobailon/visual-explainer](https://seerepo.com/r/nicobailon/visual-explainer): Agent skill that generates rich HTML pages or slide decks for diagrams, diff reviews, plan audits, data tables, and project recaps
- [slidevjs/slidev](https://seerepo.com/r/slidevjs/slidev): Presentation Slides for Developers

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: MCP, pptxgenjs, Zod
- Only in visual-explainer: @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent, node-html-parser
- Only in slidev: Vite, Vue, vue-router, connect, fitty, UnoCSS, floating-vue, shikijs, Mermaid, monaco-editor, @slidev/rough-notation, @vueuse/motion, drauu, shiki, @fix-webm-duration/fix, @shikijs/engine-javascript, markdown-it-github-alerts, prompts, yaml, postcss-nested, @shikijs/magic-move, cli-progress, unplugin-icons, markdown-exit, katex, @comark/markdown-it, @hedgedoc/markdown-it-plugins, @lillallol/outline-pdf, @shikijs/markdown-it, markdown-it-footnote, pdf-lib, plantuml-encoder, uqr

## Side by side

| | visual-explainer | slidev |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 5,062 lines written, 19 code files | 42,025 lines written, 327 code files |
| Who writes it | 4.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 97 commits, 10,999 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 3,171 commits, 49,459 stars |
| Tests | 7 test files. 15.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 55 test files. 12.5% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, visual-explainer or slidev?

slidev, with 42,025 lines written; visual-explainer has 5,062.

The proof: [slidevjs/slidev's code at commit 437f139](https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/tree/437f139ccd4c8482a193b217922e7800a5b3baec)

### Which has more GitHub stars, visual-explainer or slidev?

slidev, with 49,459 stars; visual-explainer has 10,999.

The proof: [slidevjs/slidev on GitHub](https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev)

### Which has more tests, visual-explainer or slidev?

slidev, with 55 test files; visual-explainer has 7.

The proof: [slidevjs/slidev's code at commit 437f139](https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/tree/437f139ccd4c8482a193b217922e7800a5b3baec)

### Which was updated more recently, visual-explainer or slidev?

Both got their last push on November 5, 2026.

The proof: [slidevjs/slidev's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, visual-explainer or slidev?

visual-explainer: an AI signed 4.1% of its commits, with Claude Code; in slidev, 0.8%.

## Sources

- nicobailon/visual-explainer: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 9d5f880 (https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer/tree/9d5f880b7e8e0a9a80c890b8e1bb6918b68481ad)
- slidevjs/slidev: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 437f139 (https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/tree/437f139ccd4c8482a193b217922e7800a5b3baec)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.