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<div align="center">
[](https://github.com/kai-tub/latex_beamer_pure_minimalistic/releases)
[](https://github.com/kai-tub/latex_beamer_pure_minimalistic/blob/master/LICENSE)
[](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
[](https://github.com/intuit/auto)
A presentation theme for LaTeX-Beamer that is truly
minimalistic, so that the focus is on the presenter and
not on the slides.
Requires the packages [fira](https://ctan.org/pkg/fira) and
[silence](https://ctan.org/pkg/silence)
to be installed on your system.
To build the [beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.tex](beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.tex) file,
[PGF/TikZ](https://ctan.org/pkg/pgf),
[appendixnumberbeamer](https://ctan.org/pkg/appendixnumberbeamer),
[fontaxes](https://ctan.org/pkg/fontaxes), and
[mwe](https://ctan.org/pkg/mwe) are also required.
</div>
**Table of contents:**
- [Main goals](#main-goals)
- [Demo](#demo)
- [Comparison](#comparison)
- [Dark mode](#dark-mode)
- [Light mode](#light-mode)
- [Download](#download)
- [Instructions](#instructions)
- [Customize](#customize)
- [Customize Logos](#customize-logos)
- [Color](#color)
- [Fonts](#fonts)
- [Footer options](#footer-options)
- [Release status](#release-status)
- [License](#license)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Contact](#contact)
# Main goals
- The theme produces no warnings
- It should be looking *good* in a 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio, without the need to change anything.
- Provides an environment for vertical-spaced items
- Easy option to either use light- or dark-mode
- Is designed to be purely minimalistic without any distractions
- Easily use own logos
# Demo
A sample document can be seen in the
[beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.pdf](https://github.com/kai-tub/latex-beamer-pure-minimalistic/wiki/demo.pdf),
produced from [beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.tex](beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.tex).
The document shows all of the
design decisions, as well as some packages and commands that
work well for presentations. For example, starting the
frame counter after the *Table of Contents* section does not
include backup slides to the total frame counter.
Please use [beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.tex](beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.tex)
as a starting point, as exhaustive comments
were added for a smooth start.
[Here](https://github.com/kai-tub/latex-beamer-pure-minimalistic/wiki/beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.png)
a short *inline teaser* version of the [beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.pdf](https://github.com/kai-tub/latex-beamer-pure-minimalistic/wiki/beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.pdf) can be seen.
Please look at the [PDF](https://github.com/kai-tub/latex-beamer-pure-minimalistic/wiki/beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.pdf) version for high-resolution images. :)
I highly recommend [pympress](https://github.com/Cimbali/pympress) to add videos to the presentation.
This presentation tool works perfectly with
Beamer presentations and is available on all major OS!
# Comparison
To show some differences between the default LaTeX beamer
theme and the pure minimalistic beamer theme
(inspired by the [auriga beamer theme](https://github.com/anishathalye/auriga)):
## Dark mode
On the [left](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/kai-tub/latex-beamer-pure-minimalistic/compare_examples/comparison_dark.png)
is the pure minimalistic theme in dark mode,
and on the [right](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/kai-tub/latex-beamer-pure-minimalistic/compare_examples/comparison_dark.png) is the default beamer theme.
## Light mode
On the [left](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/kai-tub/latex-beamer-pure-minimalistic/compare_examples/comparison_light.png) is the pure minimalistic theme in light mode,
and on the [right](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/kai-tub/latex-beamer-pure-minimalistic/compare_examples/comparison_light.png) is the default beamer theme.
# Download
Download the latest release by going to the [release page](https://github.com/kai-tub/latex_beamer_pure_minimalistic/releases).
# Instructions
After downloading, copy the files named
beamer*pureminimalistic.sty into the same folder as your
LaTeX source file. Then include the theme by writing:
```latex
\documentclass[aspectratio=169]{beamer}
\usetheme[]{pureminimalistic}
```
# Customize
All options and commands are also described in detail in the
[beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.pdf](https://github.com/kai-tub/latex-beamer-pure-minimalistic/wiki/beamertheme-pure-minimalistic-demo.pdf).
## Customize Logos
By default, the theme expects the logos to be present in a
folder `logos` relative to the `.sty` file with the names:
`header_logo`, `header_logo_darkmode`,
`institute_logo`, and `institute_logo_darkmode`.
But you can easily change the logos used.
There are 3 commands used to define which logos
are used and how they are formatted:
- `\logotitle` – Command used for title page. Here `\linewidth`
corresponds to the entire paper width.
- `\logoheader` – Command used for the header. Here `\linewidth`
corresponds to a smaller box, as the horizontal space is
shared with the title.
- `\logofooter` – Command used for the footer. Here `\linewidth`
corresponds to a smaller box, as the horizontal space is
shared with the footer text.
To load your own logos for the title, header, and footer set them
with:
```latex
\renewcommand{\logotitle}{\includegraphics%
[width=.2\linewidth]{alternative_logo/gameboy.png}}
\renewcommand{\logoheader}{\includegraphics%
[width=.5\linewidth]{alternative_logo/gameboy.png}}
\renewcommand{\logofooter}{\includegraphics%
[width=.15\linewidth]{alternative_logo/console.png}}
```
## Color
The theme includes two default color options.
The default color theme is light.
The alternative color theme is the dark color theme, enabled with:
```latex
\usetheme[darkmode]{pureminimalistic}
```
The themes color commands can be redefined to
customize the appearance.
Please set these *after* loading the theme
and *before* `\begin{document}` for the changes to take effect.
The following theme color commands exist:
- `\beamertextcolor`
- `\beamerbgcolor`
- `\beamerfootertextcolor`
- `\beamertitlecolor`
To redefine the background, for example, the following commands
could be used:
```latex
\usetheme{pureminimalistic}
\definecolor{textcolor}{RGB}{0, 0, 120}
\definecolor{title}{RGB}{0, 0, 0}
\definecolor{footercolor}{RGB}{133, 133, 133}
\definecolor{bg}{RGB}{25, 116, 210}
\renewcommand{\beamertextcolor}{textcolor}
\renewcommand{\beamerbgcolor}{bg}
\renewcommand{\beamerfootertextcolor}{footercolor}
\renewcommand{\beamertitlecolor}{title}
```
## Fonts
The default fonts are the [Fira Fonts](https://bboxtype.com/typefaces/FiraSans/#!layout=specimen).
This decision was inspired by another awesome beamer theme,
the [Focus beamer theme](https://github.com/elauksap/focus-beamertheme).
Some dislike the Fira Fonts. As an alternative, this
theme also integrates the *Helvetica* fonts.
The Helvetica fonts are a classical font choice for presentations.
To use the Helvetica fonts:
```latex
\usetheme[helvetica, darkmode]{pureminimalistic}
```
If you prefer the default fonts, disable the Fira Fonts with:
```latex
\usetheme[nofirafonts, darkmode]{pureminimalistic}
```
## Footer options
**Show max slide numbers**
To show the maximum number of slides, enable the
`showmaxslides` option:
```latex
\usetheme[showmaxslides, darkmode]{pureminimalistic}
```
**Disable footer**
To disable the footer altogether, including the institute image,
set the `nofooter` option:
```latex
\usetheme[nofooter, darkmode]{pureminimalistic}
```
# Release status
The next steps and thoughts about the upcoming release
with possible features can be seen on the [project
page](https://github.com/kai-tub/latex_beamer_pure_minimalistic/projects/1).
# License
This software is released under the GNU GPL v3.0
[License](LICENSE).
# Contributing
Please see the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.
As always, PRs are welcome. :)
# Contact
If you have any comments, issues, or suggestions, please
open an issue on GitHub.
I will try my best to help as much as I can. :)
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