Openleaf v0.2.1

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Openleaf 0.2.0 — PowerPoint and Python studio

Openleaf 0.2.0

Openleaf 0.2.0 expands the paper workspace into a broader research studio with
native PowerPoint editing and a persistent Python workflow.

Download

The release includes Openleaf-macOS-arm64.zip, an Apple Silicon macOS app.
A LaTeX compiler is required to compile papers; LibreOffice is optional and
enables PowerPoint preview.

PowerPoint projects

• Open .pptx directly from New Project.
• Edit slide text, formatting, shapes, position, and size.
• Insert text boxes and shapes.
• Duplicate, reorder, and present slides.
• Save back into the native PowerPoint file.
• Create an automatic backup before each write.
• Follow the active Openleaf theme throughout the editor.

Python workspace

• Open Python scripts and notebooks inside the document layout.
• Discover virtual-environment and system interpreters.
• Run the current cell or all cells above it.
• Trace/debug a cell and stop the persistent kernel.
• Keep notebook output visible beside the working file.

Paper and remote-work improvements

• More reliable compilation for projects that use included LaTeX files.
• Cached PowerPoint previews with clear LibreOffice guidance.
• Local and SSH project support with shell, Codex, and Claude terminals.
• GitHub push/pull, history, AGENTS.md, and project export in the same workspace.

Validation

• JavaScript syntax validation for the main, preload, renderer, presentation
  editor, and packaging code.
• Included-file compilation regression.
• PowerPoint preview regression.
• PowerPoint editor UI and save-path regression.
• Native Apple Silicon package verification before release.