PowerPoint to PDF - Free Online Browser Tool
Convert PowerPoint PPTX presentations to PDF, one slide after another.
A slide deck is a package of XML parts, one per slide, and the text on a slide is plain enough for a browser to read once the package is opened. The older binary .ppt format is not, and is reported as such.
This powerpoint to pdf utility runs completely inside your web browser. Your document is opened locally and processed on your own device using JavaScript and WebAssembly, so your file is never uploaded to any server. There is no signup, no watermark and no limit on how many documents you can handle.
- 100% client-side - files never leave your device
- Instant processing, no upload wait
- Works on desktop, tablet and mobile
- Free forever, no account required
Common next steps: Word to PDF, Excel to PDF, ODP to PDF.
How to Use the PowerPoint to PDF Tool
Four steps, and the whole thing runs locally on your own device.
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Add the deck
Choose a .pptx presentation; the older .ppt format is recognised and reported as one this converter cannot open.
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Choose the frame shape
A widescreen deck gets wide pages to match it, while a 4:3 deck gets standard upright pages instead.
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Read each slide part
Slides are sorted by their own numbers, so the tenth follows the ninth rather than the first.
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Save the handout
Each slide becomes a labelled section of the finished document, in the order the deck was written.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the slides keep their visual design?
Yes when the slide renderer paints them - shapes, text boxes, colours and placement are reproduced on the finished pages. If a browser cannot render a construct, the converter falls back to laying out the slide text in reading order instead.
Are speaker notes brought into the PDF?
Notes live in a separate part of the package that this converter does not open, so only the text placed on the slides themselves appears.
Will charts and diagrams be converted?
Charts are drawings rather than text, so their labels may not appear and the plotted data itself is not reproduced at all.
How do I tell which text came from which slide?
Every slide is introduced by its own number and a heading, so a reader can follow which words belong to which slide throughout the file.
What about a deck in the older .ppt format?
Save or export it as .pptx from PowerPoint, Keynote or LibreOffice Impress, then run that file through this converter instead.