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PowerPoint to PDF

Turn a PowerPoint presentation (.pptx) into a PDF: one page per slide, with the text kept as real text you can search and copy. The file is converted in your browser and never uploaded.

Updated by Khokhar Sab

How do I convert PowerPoint to PDF?

Press Choose a PowerPoint file and check the slide list. Tick Include hidden slides or Add speaker notes if you want them. Press Convert to PDF, wait while the slides are laid out, then Download. Each slide becomes a page, and the text in the PDF can be searched, selected and copied.

  1. Press Choose a PowerPoint file (.pptx).
  2. Check the slide list; tick Include hidden slides or Add speaker notes if needed.
  3. Press Convert to PDF.
  4. Look at the preview, then press Download.

Will my slides look the same?

Close for most slides: positions, colors, shapes, pictures and tables come from the file, and text uses fonts with PowerPoint's widths so lines break in the same places. Fonts outside that set are replaced with similar ones, gradients become straight-line gradients, and effects such as shadows and 3D are left out.

How long does it take?

A few seconds for a typical deck on a computer. This table shows our test decks converted with the tool. Large pictures make files bigger; use Compress PDF afterward if the PDF is too large to email. Time depends on your device, because the conversion runs in your browser rather than on a server.

DeckPagesPDF sizeTime
4 slides: master, shapes, picture, table, chart418 KB0.7 s
40 slides: bullets, a photo and a shape on each40762 KB0.5 s

Measured on 2026-10-12 in Chrome 152 on an i5-8350U laptop.

Can I convert an old .ppt file?

Not directly. Old .ppt files use a different, binary format. Open the file in PowerPoint, LibreOffice Impress or Google Slides, choose Save As or Download, pick PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx), then convert the .pptx here. The tool tells you when it sees a .ppt file.

Limits and fixes

  • Charts are not drawn yet; each shows as a labeled box. Paste a chart as a picture in PowerPoint to keep it.
  • EMF and WMF pictures (often old clip art) cannot be read by browsers and show as gray boxes.
  • Shadows, glow, 3D and WordArt effects are left out; the shapes and text under them are kept.
  • Fonts beyond the common Office ones are replaced with similar fonts, so some lines may wrap differently.
  • Animations, transitions, sound and video do not exist in a PDF; a video shows its poster picture.

Frequently asked questions

Is it free?

Yes, with no sign-up, watermark or slide limit.

Is my presentation uploaded?

No. It is read and converted in your browser.

Are hidden slides included?

Not unless you tick Include hidden slides, the same default as PowerPoint's own PDF export.

Can I print handouts?

Convert first, then use PDF Booklet, or print several pages per sheet from your PDF reader.

Do links still work?

Yes. Links to websites in slide text stay clickable in the PDF.

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How this tool was built and tested