10 Free MARP Templates — AI-Powered Presentations

10 ready-to-use MARP Markdown presentation templates, organized across 3 skill levels. Open in VS Code, edit the placeholder content, export to PDF or PPTX in seconds.

Built for the AI Edge YouTube channel — see the full walkthrough: [coming soon]

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Setup

1. Install the VS Code extension Search for Marp for VS Code (by Marp team) in the Extensions panel.

2. Enable HTML rendering Open VS Code Settings and set:

markdown.marp.enableHtml: true
markdown.marp.allowLocalFiles: true

Or add to settings.json:

{
  "markdown.marp.enableHtml": true,
  "markdown.marp.allowLocalFiles": true
}

3. Open any template Open a .md file from templates/ — the preview pane shows the live slide deck.

4. Export

# PDF
npx @marp-team/marp-cli templates/01-topic-presentation.md --pdf --allow-local-files

# PowerPoint
npx @marp-team/marp-cli templates/01-topic-presentation.md --pptx --allow-local-files

# HTML (preserves animations and interactive elements)
npx @marp-team/marp-cli templates/01-topic-presentation.md --html --allow-local-files

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Templates

Level 1 — Beginner

#	File	Description	Key Features
01	01-topic-presentation.md	Generic topic overview deck	Title slide, section cards, bullet lists
02	02-learning-deck.md	Step-by-step educational content	Concept breakdowns, numbered steps, summary slide
03	03-client-proposal.md	Business proposal for clients	Problem/solution framing, pricing, CTA slide

Level 2 — Intermediate

#	File	Description	Key Features
04	04-weekly-report.md	Weekly business performance report	Metric cards, executive summary, trend highlights
05	05-financial-dashboard.md	Personal or team finance overview	Budget breakdown, SVG donut chart, category rows
06	06-comparison-table.md	Head-to-head product/tool comparison	Comparison grid, verdict tags, feature matrix
07	07-project-timeline.md	Project roadmap with milestones	Timeline component, phase labels, status dots

Level 3 — Advanced

#	File	Description	Key Features
08	08-recipe-cards.md	Visual recipe / card-style layout	Reusable card grid, image slots, tag labels
09	09-interactive-event.md	Event or conference program	Collapsible details, speaker cards, schedule grid
10	10-automated-report.md	Data-driven report from CSV input	Auto-filled from data/ CSVs, SVG bar chart, summary KPIs

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Using the AI Edge Dark Theme

All templates embed the dark theme CSS inline. To use it as a standalone file instead:

1. Copy themes/ai-edge-dark.css to your project folder
2. Reference it in the frontmatter:

   ---
   marp: true
   theme: ai-edge-dark
   ---

3. Add to VS Code settings:

   "markdown.marp.themes": ["./themes/ai-edge-dark.css"]

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Using with Claude Code

Have Claude generate slides directly from your content using the marp-slides skill.

Install Claude Code (free tier available): claude.ai/code

Prompt to get started:

Create a MARP presentation about [your topic]. Use the AI Edge dark theme
(Outfit headings, Raleway body, #ff6b1a accent). Include a title slide,
3-4 content slides with one idea each, and a closing CTA slide.
Export-ready PDF.

Claude will generate the full .md file with embedded CSS. Open it in VS Code and export.

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Data Files

The data/ folder contains sample CSVs used by Template 10 (10-automated-report.md):

• sample-report.csv — baseline weekly business data
• sample-report-week2.csv — week-over-week comparison data

Replace with your own CSV data and update the chart values in the template.

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License

MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute. See LICENSE.