diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6a468f8..e412fc0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -287,6 +287,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "6.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3e8aa94d75141228480295a7d0e7feb620b1a5ad9f12bc40be62411e38cce4e"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e01a3366d27ee9890022452ee61b2b63a67e6f13f58900b651ff5665f0bb1fab"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "displaydoc"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -295,7 +316,7 @@ checksum = "97369cbbc041bc366949bc74d34658d6cda5621039731c6310521892a3a20ae0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -832,6 +853,15 @@ version = "0.2.172"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d750af042f7ef4f724306de029d18836c26c1765a54a6a3f094cbd23a7267ffa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libredox"
+version = "0.1.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "28d0a00925a9f930d679b6789b721e3a7f9ed110f41b86d2497caa780c3a070a"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "linux-raw-sys"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -1000,7 +1030,7 @@ checksum = "a948666b637a0f465e8564c73e89d4dde00d72d4d473cc972f390fc3dcee7d9c"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1021,14 +1051,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "vcpkg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "option-ext"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "oseda-cli"
-version = "2.4.6"
+version = "2.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "clap-markdown",
  "ctrlc",
+ "dirs",
  "inquire",
  "open",
  "reqwest",
@@ -1134,6 +1171,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a4e608c6638b9c18977b00b475ac1f28d14e84b27d8d42f70e0bf1e3dec127ac"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.2.16",
+ "libredox",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "reqwest"
 version = "0.12.20"
@@ -1309,7 +1357,7 @@ checksum = "5b0276cf7f2c73365f7157c8123c21cd9a50fbbd844757af28ca1f5925fc2a00"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1425,7 +1473,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "rustversion",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1445,6 +1493,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "3.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e6275cddf4610d1775e6d1fe9469b2e77d0f39fd98fb7450901b821e0c53649f"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sync_wrapper"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -1462,7 +1521,7 @@ checksum = "728a70f3dbaf5bab7f0c4b1ac8d7ae5ea60a4b5549c8a5914361c99147a709d2"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1499,6 +1558,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "2.0.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ec86235f5fcc2a73650310756d2ac5b138a5780bbbdfae3eeccec992c435ba4f"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "2.0.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bc04cd3e1236dd4a98afca4569f2deb3f120e5422a4023be2cb683f8486292af"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 3.0.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thread_local"
 version = "1.1.8"
@@ -1736,7 +1815,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -1771,7 +1850,7 @@ checksum = "8ae87ea40c9f689fc23f209965b6fb8a99ad69aeeb0231408be24920604395de"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -1838,7 +1917,7 @@ checksum = "a47fddd13af08290e67f4acabf4b459f647552718f683a7b415d290ac744a836"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1849,7 +1928,7 @@ checksum = "bd9211b69f8dcdfa817bfd14bf1c97c9188afa36f4750130fcdf3f400eca9fa8"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2070,7 +2149,7 @@ checksum = "38da3c9736e16c5d3c8c597a9aaa5d1fa565d0532ae05e27c24aa62fb32c0ab6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -2091,7 +2170,7 @@ checksum = "d71e5d6e06ab090c67b5e44993ec16b72dcbaabc526db883a360057678b48502"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -2131,5 +2210,5 @@ checksum = "5b96237efa0c878c64bd89c436f661be4e46b2f3eff1ebb976f7ef2321d2f58f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 82786ce..21ee930 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ homepage = "https://oseda.net"
 repository = "https://github.com/oseda-dev/oseda-cli"
 readme = "README.md"
 name = "oseda-cli"
-version = "2.4.6"
+version = "2.6.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [[bin]]
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ chrono = { version = "0.4.41", features = ["serde"] }
 clap = { version = "4.5.38", features = ["derive"] }
 clap-markdown = "0.1.5"
 ctrlc = "3.4.7"
+dirs = "6.0.0"
 inquire = "0.7.5"
 open = "5.3.3"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.20", features = ["blocking"] }
diff --git a/src/cmd/deploy.rs b/src/cmd/deploy.rs
index 73f7c96..9cb52ed 100644
--- a/src/cmd/deploy.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/deploy.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ pub fn deploy(opts: DeployOptions) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
             if open::that(pull_request_url.clone()).is_err() {
                 return Err(format!("Please visit {pull_request_url} in a browser and submit a pull-request by hand").into());
             };
-
         }
         None => {
             println!("Error: could not get github username");
diff --git a/src/cmd/export.rs b/src/cmd/export.rs
index 9687bbe..55f156c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/export.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/export.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ use std::{
 
 use clap::Args;
 
-use crate::{cmd::run, net::kill_port};
+use crate::{
+    cmd::run,
+    net::kill_port,
+    puppeteer::{is_puppeteer_chrome_installed, prompt_install_puppeteer_chrome},
+};
 
 /// Options struct for the export subcommand
 #[derive(Args, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -24,6 +28,7 @@ pub struct ExportOptions {
 
 /// Export the current Oseda project to a PDF file via `decktape`
 pub fn export(opts: ExportOptions) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    println!("Cleaning any existing oseda processing...");
     if kill_port(opts.port).is_err() {
         eprintln!("Warning, could not kill value on desired port")
     }
@@ -33,6 +38,12 @@ pub fn export(opts: ExportOptions) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         .current_dir(".")
         .output()?;
 
+    // prompt for puppeteer and confirm installation
+    if !is_puppeteer_chrome_installed() {
+        prompt_install_puppeteer_chrome()?;
+    }
+    println!("Puppeteer Chrome is installed, continuing...");
+
     if !output.status.success() {
         eprintln!(
             "Decktape installation failure: {}",
@@ -54,8 +65,8 @@ pub fn export(opts: ExportOptions) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let addr = format!("http://localhost:{}", opts.port);
 
     // run decktape, assuming the server has spun up by now
-    let export_output = Command::new("decktape")
-        .args(["automatic", &addr, &opts.output])
+    let export_output = Command::new("npm")
+        .args(["exec", "decktape", "reveal", &addr, &opts.output])
         .output()?;
 
     // send shutdown flag, should signal to run_with_shutdown to kill the process
diff --git a/src/cmd/init.rs b/src/cmd/init.rs
index 3facc6c..35e092c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/init.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/init.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 use std::{
     error::Error,
     fs::{self},
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4cea8fe..1ffca8b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub mod color;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod github;
 pub mod net;
+pub mod puppeteer;
 pub mod tags;
 pub mod template;
 
diff --git a/src/puppeteer.rs b/src/puppeteer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f2dd8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/puppeteer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// utils for puppeteer and chrome
+
+use std::{error::Error, process::Command};
+
+use inquire::Confirm;
+/// Checks whether headless Chrome has been installed on the users system via npx puppeteer
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// - `bool` - Whether or not it has been installed
+pub fn is_puppeteer_chrome_installed() -> bool {
+    //puppeteer will install into cache directory
+    // this is differnt on different systems
+    // afaik, not even specific to just OS -> so I pulled in `dirs`
+    let mut path = match dirs::cache_dir() {
+        Some(p) => p,
+        None => return false,
+    };
+
+    // {cache}/puppeteer/chrome
+    path.push("puppeteer");
+    path.push("chrome");
+
+    if path.is_dir() {
+        if let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(&path) {
+            // if any folder present, should be installed
+            return entries
+                .filter_map(Result::ok)
+                .any(|entry| entry.path().is_dir());
+        }
+    }
+
+    false
+}
+
+/// Prompts the user for an installation of headless Chrome via. Puppeteer, installing it if they elect to proceed
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// - `Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>`
+/// - Ok(()) if installation proceeds as normal
+/// - Err() if installation is aborted by user
+pub fn prompt_install_puppeteer_chrome() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    println!("`oseda export` uses DeckTape to export your presentation");
+    println!("DeckTape needs chromium installed (puppeteer prefered");
+    println!("Puppeteer Chrome is not currently detected.");
+    let ans = Confirm::new("Would you like to install it and proceed?")
+        .with_default(false)
+        .prompt();
+
+    // let else my beloved
+    // gaurd clause
+    let Ok(true) = ans else {
+        return Err("DeckTape is required to proceed".into());
+    };
+
+    println!("Installing Puppeteer Chrome... (This may take several minutes, you will only need to install this once");
+
+    let chrome_install_output = Command::new("npx")
+        .args(["puppeteer", "browsers", "install", "chrome"])
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !chrome_install_output.status.success() {
+        return Err("Error: could not install puppeteer chrome".into());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/static/html-templates/main.js b/src/static/html-templates/main.js
index 8e2b9ce..1c8ceb2 100644
--- a/src/static/html-templates/main.js
+++ b/src/static/html-templates/main.js
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
     center: false,
     slideNumber: true,
   });
+
+  // DeckTape needs access to window.Reveal for export to work 
+  window.Reveal = deck
+
 });
diff --git a/src/static/md-templates/main.js b/src/static/md-templates/main.js
index 2685e6e..b447bbf 100644
--- a/src/static/md-templates/main.js
+++ b/src/static/md-templates/main.js
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
   });
 
   deck.initialize();
+
+  // DeckTape needs access to window.Reveal for export to work 
+  window.Reveal = deck
+
 });