About PPT to PDF
Presentations are built for a projector, not for a file attachment: slide transitions, fonts and embedded video only work inside PowerPoint. A PDF turns the deck into static pages that anyone can open for a handout, a proposal or an archive. Both the older .ppt format and the current .pptx format are accepted, so old conference decks and current templates follow the same conversion path.
The presentation is parsed in your browser with a WebAssembly office parser, and each slide is rendered as a PDF page locally. Nothing is uploaded. Animations, transitions and embedded audio or video cannot be represented on a static page, speaker notes are not included, and fonts unavailable in the browser are substituted. Legacy .ppt files get basic text and structure extraction. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and closing the tab clears the presentation and the PDF.
What this tool does
PPT and PPTX input
Legacy .ppt decks and modern .pptx presentations are supported, including files exported from PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides.
One page per slide
Each slide is rendered at the presentation's slide size, so the PDF reads as a page-by-page copy of the deck.
Visual design approximated
Backgrounds, text boxes, shapes, tables and images are laid out as the browser parser understands them, keeping the deck's visual structure where possible.
Static, printable pages
The PDF is ideal for handouts, printing and archiving because every slide is a fixed page that opens in any viewer.
Preview before download
The workspace reports the page count and shows an inline preview so you can check slide order and page breaks before saving.
Private browser conversion
The deck is read in the tab and never uploaded; the working data is discarded when you close or refresh the page.
How to use PPT to PDF
- 01
Add the presentation
Drop a .ppt or .pptx file into the workspace or click to browse. The file stays on your device and can be up to 25 MB.
- 02
Convert the deck
Click Convert to PDF. The presentation is parsed in this browser tab and every slide is rendered as a PDF page.
- 03
Wait for slide rendering
The progress indicator reports parsing and rendering. Decks with many images may take a while on slower devices.
- 04
Review slide order
Check the page count and the preview to confirm slide order, aspect and that no design element landed off the page.
- 05
Download the PDF
Download the file and open it once in a viewer. The deck and the PDF stay in the tab until you close or refresh the page.
Supported formats and limits
- Input
- PPTPPTX
- Output
- Processing
- Client-side, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
- Maximum size
- Up to 25 MB
- Requirements
- Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari · No upload — the document stays in your browser
Limitations worth knowing
- Layout is approximate compared with the original deck: fonts, complex shapes and slide elements may shift or simplify.
- The output is rendered pages, so text may not be selectable or searchable.
- Animations, transitions, speaker notes and embedded media are not represented.
- Legacy .ppt support is basic text and structure extraction; very large or image-heavy decks can be slow, and the file limit is 25 MB.
Privacy and file handling
Your presentation is opened, parsed and rendered entirely inside your browser tab. The file is never uploaded to FormatFlow or anyone else, no copy is stored and nothing leaves your device, and closing or refreshing the tab clears the presentation and the rendered PDF.
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