Bento

Bento is a local-first office application that packages documents, editor, and viewer into standalone HTML files. Each file contains everything needed—fonts, images, charts, animations—and works offline without accounts or cloud services. The project describes itself as a PowerPoint alternative, offering features like morphing animations between slides, live end-to-end encrypted collaboration, and AI-assisted content creation. Currently Bento Slides is available; Spaces (notes) and Dash (sheets) are in development.

Designed for users who want ownership of their documents without vendor lock-in, Bento emphasizes transparency with plain JSON data visible in the file source. Documents can be emailed, archived, or shared directly—recipients need only a browser. The application was built using Claude AI coding tools, as indicated by project documentation.