head to head · open source
bento vs deckcraft
bento has 5,430 GitHub stars, 376 forks, 38 open issues and last shipped yesterday. deckcraft has 1,903 stars, 976 forks, 115 open issues and last shipped yesterday. bento leads on adoption by 185% (5,430 vs 1,903 stars). bento is written in TypeScript under MIT; deckcraft is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. bento has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, deckcraft 51%. deckcraft was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| bento | deckcraft | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 5.4K | ★ 1.9K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 376 | ⑂ 976 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick bento if
- You weight community size — 5.4K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick deckcraft if
- You want the deckcraft feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and deckcraft fits your workflow better
About bento
Bento is an MIT licensed, local first PowerPoint alternative that ships as a single self contained HTML file, in which the deck carries its own viewer, presenter and editor so that anyone who opens it in a modern browser can edit or present it without installing anything.
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About deckcraft
DeckCraft is an open source, clean room reimplementation of Microsoft PowerPoint written in pure Rust, for anyone who wants to create, edit, automate, and present slide decks outside Microsoft's proprietary software.
read the full deckcraft overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is bento or deckcraft more popular?
bento has 5,430 GitHub stars and deckcraft has 1,903. bento has the larger community by that measure.
Are bento and deckcraft free?
Both are open source. bento is licensed under MIT and deckcraft under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between bento and deckcraft?
bento is written in TypeScript and deckcraft in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, bento or deckcraft?
Choose bento if you want the larger community (5,430 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose deckcraft if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.