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PDF to PowerPoint

Extracts the text from each page of a PDF and creates a .pptx with one slide per page, holding that text in a single text box. Images and the original page layout are not carried over.

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Each PDF page becomes one slide with its extracted text in a text box. Images and original page layout are not carried over.

How to Use

1Drop one PDF onto the upload area, or click to choose it. Only one file is accepted.
2Note the blue message under the file: each page becomes a slide with its text only.
3Click Convert to PowerPoint and wait for the 'Converting to PowerPoint...' progress to finish.
4Download the .pptx and open it in PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides to restyle it.

About this tool

Updated September 19, 2026

You get the words, not the design

Each PDF page becomes one slide holding that page's text in a single box. Images, colours, fonts and positioning are not carried over.

This is a text rescue, not a design conversion, and knowing that up front saves disappointment. A PDF does not store slides, headings or bullet structure; it stores characters placed at coordinates. Recovering a designed deck from that is not something any converter can do faithfully. What this gives you is every word, already split page by page, in an editable .pptx you can build on.

The workflow it actually suits

Use it when the original deck is gone and all you have is the exported PDF.

That happens constantly: a colleague left, a laptop was replaced, or a handout was circulated and nobody kept the source. Retyping is the alternative, and retyping introduces errors. Convert, then apply your template, split the text into proper bullets, and re-add the images from wherever they came from. You are using the conversion to avoid transcription, not to avoid design work.

What the slides look like when they arrive

One text box per slide at a small fixed size, with the page's lines stacked inside it.

A dense PDF page can therefore produce a slide with far more text than belongs on one, and it may overflow the slide area. That is expected. The first editing pass is usually splitting overloaded slides and deleting page furniture such as headers, footers and page numbers, which the extraction picks up along with the real content.

When it will give you nothing

A PDF made from scans has no text to extract, so the slides come out empty.

If the PDF is photographs of pages rather than a digital export, there are no characters in the file at all. Run it through OCR PDF first to add a text layer, then convert. You can test in seconds: open the PDF and try to select a sentence. If nothing highlights, there is no text yet.

Features

One PDF at a time (maxFiles is 1), .pdf files only
Creates one slide per PDF page, in page order
Each slide holds that page's extracted text in one 14 pt text box
Lines are rebuilt by grouping text by vertical position on the page
Runs in your browser; the PDF is not uploaded
Does not preserve images, tables as tables, colours or the original layout

FAQ

Will the slides look like my PDF pages?

No. Each slide is a white slide with one text box of plain 14 pt text. Photos, drawings, tables, columns, fonts and colours are not reproduced. Think of it as a way to get the words into slide form, not as a visual conversion.

Why are my slides empty for a scanned PDF?

The tool reads the text layer of the PDF. A scanned document is only pictures of pages and has no text layer, so those slides come out blank. There is no OCR step in this converter; run the file through the OCR PDF tool first if you need the text.

What happens when a page has a lot of text?

The text box has a fixed size and font size, with no auto-shrink or splitting across slides. A dense page can run off the bottom of its slide, and you would need to adjust it in your presentation software.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. The PDF is read and the .pptx is built in your browser, with no upload for the conversion.

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