Quick Presenter v2.5.0 — AI-Ready CLI Automation Comes to the Mac App Store

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Quick Presenter v2.5.0

Quick Presenter v2.5.0 was released on October 24, 2026!

This release is an important step toward making Quick Presenter a more accessible platform for AI-assisted presentations and external automation.

Following the introduction of the qp CLI and Presentation Control Protocol in v2.0.0, v2.5.0 brings CLI automation support to the sandboxed Mac App Store edition.

What's new?

1. CLI automation in the Mac App Store edition

The Mac App Store version now supports authenticated local communication through XPC, allowing external tools to interact with Quick Presenter while respecting macOS sandbox restrictions.

The supported capabilities include:

• Open and close PDF presentations
• Navigate between slides and control blackout
• Read slide text and speaker notes
• Export full-deck content as structured JSON
• Monitor presentation state through NDJSON events
• Access presentation timing information

The existing Presentation Control Protocol v1 remains unchanged.

2. Secure, user-authorized PDF access

The Mac App Store edition uses native file selection and security-scoped bookmarks to manage PDF access.

This allows automation to work within Apple's sandbox security model without granting unrestricted filesystem access.

3. More reliable presentation controls

This release also improves everyday presentation usability:

• More reliable keyboard navigation when speaker notes have focus
• Improved keyboard handling on Windows
• Better macOS fullscreen and input behavior
• Improved PDF opening through Finder, the Dock, and drag and drop

Why this matters

Quick Presenter is designed around a simple idea:

Your PDF slides. Your AI agent. New possibilities.

Quick Presenter handles PDF rendering, presentation state, and navigation. External AI agents or scripts can read presentation context and decide how to interact with it.

This separation makes it possible to experiment with:

• Interactive presentations where an AI agent answers questions and navigates to relevant slides
• Automated presentations with external text-to-speech tools
• Custom presentation controllers and developer workflows
• New integrations built on top of a stable, machine-readable interface

Quick Presenter does not bundle an AI model or speech engine. You can connect the tools of your choice.

Availability

Version 2.5.0 is available through GitHub Releases for macOS and Ubuntu.

Mac App Store and Microsoft Store distribution is being handled separately, with store approval and rollout validation tracked independently.

Links

• v2.5.0 release and downloads
• CLI documentation
• Source code
• Official website

Feedback welcome!

I'm especially interested in hearing from developers experimenting with AI agents, automation, or custom presentation workflows.

What would you build with a scriptable PDF presentation application?

Ideas, feedback, and contributions are always welcome!