PowerPoint to PDF
Convert PowerPoint slides (PPTX, PPT) into a professional PDF with layout, fonts and images intact. Powered by professional conversion infrastructure.
Drop a PowerPoint file here
or click to choose — PPTX, PPT
Choose PowerPoint fileHow to convert PowerPoint to PDF
- Click "Choose PowerPoint file" or drag a PPTX/PPT file into the box above.
- Click "Convert to PDF".
- Your PDF downloads automatically in ~10–30 seconds.
What does "PowerPoint to PDF" do?
It takes a slide deck — .pptx or older .ppt — and renders each slide as a page in a PDF. The result is a fixed, share-ready file that opens identically on any device, with no risk of fonts substituting on the recipient's machine, animations playing unintentionally, or speaker notes being seen by the audience.
What gets preserved:
- Slide layout and fonts. Each slide renders exactly as it would when presented, with the same fonts, positioning, and colour. Embedded fonts in the .pptx are preserved.
- Images, shapes, and SmartArt. Vector shapes stay vector; embedded photos render at full resolution.
- Tables and charts. Rendered as vector graphics in the PDF — sharp at any zoom level.
- Slide order. The PDF has one page per slide in the same order as your deck.
What's removed (by design):
- Animations and transitions. A PDF is static — animations don't survive. Each slide appears in its final state (after all builds).
- Embedded video and audio. Removed from the PDF. If your deck depends on multimedia, the PDF will be missing those elements.
- Speaker notes (by default). Hidden in the PDF unless you specifically request a "notes pages" layout in PowerPoint before exporting.
When to use PowerPoint to PDF
- Sending a deck to attendees after a talk. A PDF version is universally readable, can't accidentally be opened in presentation mode, and is much smaller than the original .pptx.
- Sharing a pitch deck with investors. PDFs prevent accidental edits to your numbers and ensure the visual design renders the way you intended, regardless of the recipient's PowerPoint version.
- Submitting course materials. Many universities and online platforms accept only PDFs for student handouts and lecture notes.
- Posting slides online. Most blogs, knowledge bases, and document portals accept PDF more reliably than .pptx — PDF previews inline, .pptx usually downloads as a file.
- Printing handouts. A PDF prints predictably; a .pptx opened in another version of PowerPoint may shift slightly when printed.
- Archiving final decks. The .pptx is the editable source. The PDF is the final, fixed version you keep alongside it for archival purposes.
How PDFtez converts PowerPoint to PDF (under the hood)
Slide decks need a real server-side renderer to convert properly — browser-side JavaScript libraries can't reliably render the full PowerPoint feature set (animations resolved, custom fonts embedded, charts rendered, tables formatted) into PDF. PDFtez uses the same pipeline as the other Office conversions:
- Your file is uploaded over HTTPS through a Cloudflare Worker (
pdftez-api.paritosyd.workers.dev) which proxies the request. - The Worker passes the file to CloudConvert (Lunaweb Ltd, Germany), which runs a headless LibreOffice Impress engine.
- LibreOffice Impress opens the deck, resolves animations to their final state, embeds fonts, and renders each slide to a PDF page.
- The PDF is sent back to your browser and offered as a download.
- CloudConvert auto-deletes uploaded files and outputs shortly after the job finishes — typically within 24 hours.
- PDFtez does not store a copy at any stage.
If the deck contains highly sensitive or confidential information, consider whether brief server-side processing is acceptable. Our Privacy Policy describes this in full.
How is PDFtez PowerPoint→PDF different?
Converters fall into three camps: server-based free tools with ads/limits (iLovePDF, SmallPDF, PDF24); professional subscription tools (Adobe Acrobat); and PowerPoint's own "Export as PDF" (or "Save as PDF") feature. PDFtez uses the same engine class as the professional options because LibreOffice Impress's PowerPoint compatibility is excellent — but with no sign-up, no upgrade prompts, no daily limit, and no watermark on the output.
If you have PowerPoint installed, its built-in export is the gold standard for fidelity (because it's the original rendering engine). PDFtez is the friction-free option when you don't have PowerPoint installed, are on a Chromebook, or want to convert someone else's .pptx without opening it in PowerPoint.
Frequently asked questions
Will animations and transitions be preserved?
No — PDFs are static, so animations don't translate. Each slide appears in its final state (all builds resolved). If your deck depends heavily on staged reveals, you may want to break the slide into multiple "frozen" slides in PowerPoint before converting, so each step gets its own PDF page.
What about embedded video and audio?
Removed from the PDF. PDF readers don't reliably play multimedia, so the conversion drops it. If the deck depends on a video, link out to the video file separately (e.g. on YouTube) rather than embedding.
Will my custom fonts render correctly?
Mostly yes. LibreOffice has the standard Microsoft font set; if your deck uses fonts that LibreOffice doesn't have, it substitutes the closest match — which can shift line breaks slightly. To guarantee fidelity, embed the fonts in your .pptx before saving (PowerPoint: File → Options → Save → "Embed fonts in the file"), or open the file in PowerPoint itself and use Export as PDF.
Can I include speaker notes in the PDF?
Not via PDFtez's standard conversion (slides only). To include notes, open the deck in PowerPoint, go to File → Export → Create PDF/XPS, choose "Notes pages" as the print layout, and export that way. CloudConvert preserves whatever layout PowerPoint produces.
Are my files uploaded? Where do they go?
Yes — unlike most PDFtez tools, this one needs a server. Your file is uploaded over HTTPS via a Cloudflare Worker and processed by CloudConvert (a third-party conversion service in Germany). Files are auto-deleted by the conversion provider shortly after the job finishes — typically within 24 hours. PDFtez itself does not retain a copy. See our Privacy Policy for full detail.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes — the conversion runs in the cloud, so any device with a modern browser works. Useful when you receive a deck on your phone and need to share it as a PDF without opening PowerPoint mobile.