Convert PDF Slides to PowerPoint Presentations (PPT)
LaTeX users can easily convert the beamer slides in PDF to PPT.
- vector graph (highest resolution) in generated PPT
- metadata (including title, author) conversion
- auto-detection of slide size and aspect ratio
- Python >= 3.9: This project heavily relies on
python-pptx. (Other required packages:pypdf,tqdm. Checkrequirements.txt) - pdf2svg: used for converting PDF to SVG
- Inkscape: used for converting SVG to EMF
- The first step is to create SVG from PDF via
pdf2svg. - Due to the limitation of
python-pptx, we need to convert SVG to EMF viainkscape. - Insert EMF into PPT via
python-pptx.
Note
python3, pdf2svg and inkscape should be in your PATH.
Alternatively, --pdf2svg-path and --inkscape-path options can be used to specify their paths.
Use git to clone the repository.
git clone https://github.com/Teddy-van-Jerry/pdf2ppt.git --depth=1If you only want the latest Python script, you can directly download the source file.
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Teddy-van-Jerry/pdf2ppt/master/pdf2pptFor non-Windows users,
use make install to install the script to /usr/local/bin (which should be in your PATH variable).
Tip
Make sure you have the dependency installed.
You can use pdf2ppt -h to view all options.
Note
If you have not installed pdf2ppt to your PATH, you need to use ./pdf2ppt in the correct directory.
Specifying the output file name.
pdf2ppt input.pdf output.pptxWithout specifying output file name.
The output will be input.pptx under the same directory of input.
pdf2ppt input.pdfToggle verbose mode.
pdf2ppt input.pdf output.pptx --verboseUnfortunately, elements with transparency are not supported by the project, due to limitations of the dependency. You will receive a warning when such issues are detected, and you can copy the generated SVG manually to fix the problem. View #1 for more details.
Copyright ©️ 2023 Teddy van Jerry (Wuqiong Zhao). This project is distributed under the MIT License.