Do you accept both ppt and pptx?

Yes. Both .ppt and .pptx are PowerPoint files for this converter. LibreOffice, through Gotenberg, draws them into PDF pages. A deck within about 4 MB uses the edge path. When the dedicated server’s URL is configured, this conversion prefers that server. Proof the fonts on a title slide before you send the PDF.

What happens to files larger than 4 MB?

Files larger than 4 MB need the dedicated server when that server is configured. If it is not configured, the edge path returns an error asking for that server. Within about 4 MB, Gotenberg LibreOffice on the edge is the direct upload. Free runs still allow 12 MB and eight a day, and Pro raises the cap to 100 MB.

Will animations and speaker notes be in the PDF?

You get pages. Animations and speaker notes are no longer a slideshow someone clicks through. What is visible on the slide is what LibreOffice can draw onto the page. Open the PDF and read a slide that had a build or a note, so you know the handout matches what you meant to share.

Why do the fonts look different?

The PDF is drawn by LibreOffice, so a face that exists only on your computer can be substituted. Proof the title slide and any slide where the brand font carries the layout. If the substitute is unacceptable, install the font on a machine that can export the PDF locally, or keep sending the PowerPoint. The original deck stays yours.

Which path runs when the server URL is set?

When the backend URL is set, PowerPoint to PDF prefers the dedicated server. That is the path to expect for a configured environment, including decks that also fit the edge upload. If that server is not configured and the file is over about 4 MB, the edge path returns an error asking for it instead of producing a partial PDF.

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Q: How long is the deck kept?

The file is uploaded so LibreOffice can write the PDF. The privacy policy says uploads and outputs are deleted after processing, typically within one hour and no later than 24 hours. Download the PDF and keep the PowerPoint. Free conversion is 12 MB and eight a day. Pro is 100 MB per file.

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You need to send the deck as pages, not as a slideshow someone has to present. Drop a .ppt or .pptx and download a PDF you can attach. Files within about 4 MB go to LibreOffice through Gotenberg on the edge path. Files larger than 4 MB need the dedicated server when that server is configured. If it is not configured, the edge path returns an error asking for that server. When the backend URL is set, this conversion prefers the server. Both .ppt and .pptx are accepted. Animations and speaker notes stop being a live show. You get pages. Proof the fonts on a title slide, because a missing face can be substituted. Free files are 12 MB and eight a day. Pro is 100 MB. The privacy policy says uploads and outputs are deleted after processing, typically within one hour and no later than 24 hours.

Pages from a deck, with the right server for the size

LibreOffice draws the slides into PDF pages. Small decks use the edge path. Larger decks need the dedicated server when it is configured.

ppt and pptx, drawn by LibreOffice

Both the older .ppt format and .pptx are accepted. Gotenberg runs LibreOffice so the slides become PDF pages, including pictures that belong on the slide. The result is a document you can scroll, not a presentation with click-to-advance animation. Proof a title slide for font substitution before you send the file.

About 4 MB on the edge, larger on the server

A deck within the direct upload, about 4 MB, converts with Gotenberg LibreOffice on the edge. Above 4 MB, the file needs the dedicated server when that server is configured. Otherwise the edge path returns an error asking for that server. When the backend URL is set, PowerPoint to PDF prefers the server.

What you give up from the slideshow

Animations, builds, and speaker notes are no longer a live presentation. Each slide becomes a page. That is the right file for a client who asked to read the deck, and the wrong file if you still need to present. Keep the PowerPoint original. The PDF is the copy you forward.

How it works

1
Add the .ppt or .pptx
One deck per run. Files around 4 MB or smaller take the edge path. Larger files need the dedicated server when it is configured. Free is 12 MB and eight a day. Pro is 100 MB.
2
Let LibreOffice draw the pages
Gotenberg converts the slides. When the backend URL is set, the conversion prefers that server. If a large file hits the edge path without that server, you get an error asking for it.
3
Proof fonts, then send the PDF
Open the title slide and a slide with a chart. Animations and speaker notes are pages now, not a show. Download the PDF and keep the original deck.

Use cases

A client who asked for the deck as a PDF

They want to read slides, not click through builds. Send the PDF pages and keep the PowerPoint for yourself.

An older .ppt from a shared drive

The same LibreOffice path accepts .ppt and .pptx, so you can forward a single PDF either way.

A leave-behind after a meeting

The PDF is the handout. Speaker notes stay out of the show because the file is pages, so proof what is actually visible.

Problems we solve

A file over 4 MB stops on the edge path

Larger decks need the dedicated server when it is configured. Without that server, the edge path returns an error asking for it.

A title font looks substituted

Proof the PDF. LibreOffice draws the slides with the fonts it can use. Keep the original deck if the face has to match exactly.

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Trust & privacy

LibreOffice for both PowerPoint types

.ppt and .pptx go through Gotenberg. Small files use the edge path. The server is preferred when its URL is set.

Caps and the privacy window

Free is 12 MB and eight a day. Pro is 100 MB. Uploads and outputs are deleted after processing, typically within one hour and no later than 24 hours.