PowerPoint to PDF
Convert PPTX presentations to PDF.
How to use PowerPoint to PDF
Upload your PowerPoint (.pptx) presentation.
Each slide is rendered as a PDF page.
Click Convert to build the PDF.
Download the finished PDF handout.
Why a deck gets converted to PDF
Converting PowerPoint to PDF is what you do when the slides have to be read rather than presented. A handout for the room, a copy for people who missed the meeting, a submission to a portal that only accepts PDF, a version the recipient cannot accidentally reorder or edit. A .pptx opens differently depending on the fonts and PowerPoint version installed; a PDF opens the same way everywhere, including on phones.
It is also the sensible way to share a deck that contains speaker notes, hidden slides or half-finished drafts you would rather not distribute. The PDF contains only the slide content, in slide order, one page per slide.
A PDF is also far smaller and more portable than the deck it came from when the deck is text-heavy, which is why lecture notes, training material and agendas circulate as PDFs even inside organisations where everyone has PowerPoint.
What this converter keeps and what it simplifies
This tool reads the text of each slide — titles and body text — and lays it out on a landscape PDF page with a clean, consistent typeface, slide number included. It is fast and it works on any device, but it is a text-first conversion: the words are all there, the slide sequence is preserved, and the layout is simplified. Photos, charts, embedded video, shapes and your template's colours are not carried over.
That makes it the right choice for text-heavy decks, lecture notes, agendas and talking points, and for anyone who needs the content of a presentation as a readable, searchable document. It is the wrong choice when the design is the point. For a pixel-faithful PDF of a visual deck, use PowerPoint's own Export to PDF, or Google Slides' Download as PDF, and use this tool when speed, privacy and the text are what matter.
- One slide per page, in original order, with slide numbers.
- Titles and body text preserved as real, searchable text.
- Images, charts, media, animations and theme styling are not included.
Preparing the presentation for a clean result
Because the converter works from the slide text, the deck's structure shapes the PDF. Use real title placeholders for slide titles so they are recognised as headings. Keep body text in text boxes rather than baked into images — text inside a picture is not text to the converter. Break very long bullets into shorter ones; they wrap fine, but short lines read better on a handout.
Save the file as .pptx before converting. The older binary .ppt format is not supported directly; PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides and LibreOffice will all re-save a .ppt as .pptx in a few seconds. Very large decks with dozens of high-resolution photos convert quickly here precisely because the images are not embedded, which is a bonus when you only wanted the notes.
- Use title placeholders so headings are recognised.
- Keep text in text boxes, not inside images.
- Save as .pptx before converting.
Slides that never leave your device
Every step runs inside your browser, using the WebAssembly and Canvas APIs your device already ships with. No file is uploaded, no copy is kept, and nothing sits in a queue on a server waiting to be deleted — which is also why the tool keeps working with the network disconnected.
Presentations are often the most confidential documents in a company: strategy, financial results, product plans, pitch decks. Converting them on a server means uploading exactly the material you least want out of your control. This converter reads the .pptx and writes the PDF on your own machine, free, without an account and without a watermark.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does each slide become one PDF page?
Yes. Every slide is converted into a full PDF page in the original order, keeping the slide dimensions of your presentation.
Are animations and transitions kept?
No. PDF is a static format, so animations, transitions and embedded video are flattened — each slide is captured in its final state.
Is my presentation uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs locally in your browser, so your slides stay private on your device.
Does each slide become one PDF page?
Yes. Every slide is converted into one landscape PDF page in the original order, with its slide number in the corner, so the PDF reads like a handout of the deck.
Are images, charts and animations kept?
No. This conversion is text-based: slide titles and body text are preserved and laid out on a clean page, but pictures, charts, embedded media, animations and the template's colours are not carried over. Use PowerPoint's own export if the visual design must be reproduced exactly.
Is the text in the PDF searchable?
Yes. The slide text is written into the PDF as real text, so you can search it, copy from it and read it with a screen reader.
Can I convert an old .ppt file?
Not directly. Open it in PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides or LibreOffice, save it as .pptx, and convert that.
Is there a slide limit or a watermark?
No limit, no watermark and no sign-up. Because images are not embedded, even very long decks convert in seconds.
Is my presentation uploaded anywhere?
No. The .pptx is read and the PDF is assembled entirely in your browser, so your slides stay private on your device and the tool works offline.
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