# Markpress [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/markpress) [](https://travis-ci.org/gamell/markpress)  [](https://github.com/gamell/markpress) [](https://github.com/gamell) `markpress` is a command line tool and node package to convert [markdown files](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet) into self-contained [*impressjs*](https://github.com/impress/impress.js/) `html` presentations. It was initially inspired and based on [*markdown-impress*](https://github.com/steel1990/markdown-impress) by [steel1990](https://github.com/steel1990). [This is the outcome](https://gamell.github.io/markpress) of feeding this very `README.md` to markpress: `$ markpress README.md` ----------------------------- ## How to install You'll need `node` version >= `5.0.0` installed on your system. `$ npm install -g markpress` (globally) or `$ npm install markpress` (for the current folder only) ----------------------------- ## Features - Automatic slide **layout generation** - Automatic **slide split** by `h1` - Built-in **themes** ( `dark`, `light`, `dark-serif`, `light-serif`). Customizable through `