ppt-rs

The Rust library for generating PowerPoint presentations that actually works.

While other Rust crates for PPTX generation are incomplete, broken, or abandoned, ppt-rs generates valid, production-ready PowerPoint files that open correctly in PowerPoint, LibreOffice, Google Slides, and other Office applications.

🎯 Convert Markdown to PowerPoint in seconds - Write your slides in Markdown, get a professional PPTX file. No PowerPoint needed.

Why ppt-rs?

🚀 Markdown to PPTX - Write slides in Markdown, get PowerPoint files. Perfect for developers.
✅ Actually works - Generates valid PPTX files that open in all major presentation software
✅ Complete implementation - Full ECMA-376 Office Open XML compliance
✅ Type-safe API - Rust's type system ensures correctness
✅ Simple & intuitive - Builder pattern with fluent API

Quick Start

Markdown to PowerPoint (Recommended)

The easiest way to create presentations: write Markdown, get PowerPoint.

1. Create a Markdown file:

# Introduction
- Welcome to the presentation
- Today's agenda

# Key Points
- First important point
- Second important point
- Third important point

# Conclusion
- Summary of takeaways
- Next steps

2. Convert to PPTX:

# Auto-generates slides.pptx
pptcli md2ppt slides.md

# Or specify output
pptcli md2ppt slides.md presentation.pptx

# With custom title
pptcli md2ppt slides.md --title "My Presentation"

That's it! You now have a valid PowerPoint file that opens in PowerPoint, Google Slides, LibreOffice, and more.

Library

use ppt_rs::generator::{SlideContent, create_pptx_with_content};
use std::fs;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let slides = vec![
        SlideContent::new("Introduction")
            .add_bullet("Welcome")
            .add_bullet("Agenda"),
        SlideContent::new("Key Points")
            .add_bullet("Point 1")
            .add_bullet("Point 2"),
    ];
    
    let pptx = create_pptx_with_content("My Presentation", slides)?;
    fs::write("output.pptx", pptx)?;
    Ok(())
}

Features

Core Capabilities

Slides - Multiple layouts (title-only, two-column, blank, etc.)
Text - Titles, bullets, formatting (bold, italic, colors, sizes)
Tables - Multi-line cells, styling, positioning
Shapes - 100+ shape types (flowcharts, arrows, geometric, decorative)
Charts - Bar, line, pie charts with multiple series
Images - Embed and position images
Reading - Parse and modify existing PPTX files

Markdown Format

The Markdown format is simple and intuitive:

# Heading → Creates a new slide with that title
- Bullet → Adds a bullet point (also supports * and +)
Empty lines are ignored
Each # heading starts a new slide

Example:

# Introduction
- Welcome
- Agenda overview

# Main Content
- Key point 1
- Key point 2
- Key point 3

# Conclusion
- Summary
- Q&A

Convert with: pptcli md2ppt presentation.md → presentation.pptx

Installation

Add to Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
ppt-rs = "0.1"

Examples

Tables

use ppt_rs::generator::{SlideContent, TableBuilder, create_pptx_with_content};

let table = TableBuilder::new(vec![2000000, 2000000])
    .add_simple_row(vec!["Name", "Status"])
    .add_simple_row(vec!["Alice", "Active"])
    .build();

let slides = vec![
    SlideContent::new("Data").table(table),
];

Charts

use ppt_rs::generator::{ChartBuilder, ChartType, ChartSeries};

let chart = ChartBuilder::new("Sales", ChartType::Bar)
    .categories(vec!["Q1", "Q2", "Q3"])
    .add_series(ChartSeries::new("2023", vec![100.0, 150.0, 120.0]))
    .build();

Shapes

use ppt_rs::generator::{Shape, ShapeType, ShapeFill};

let shape = Shape::new(ShapeType::Rectangle, 0, 0, 1000000, 500000)
    .with_fill(ShapeFill::new("FF0000"))
    .with_text("Hello");

What Makes This Different

Unlike other Rust PPTX crates that:

❌ Generate invalid files that won't open
❌ Have incomplete implementations
❌ Are abandoned or unmaintained
❌ Lack proper XML structure

ppt-rs:

✅ Generates valid PPTX files from day one
✅ Actively maintained with comprehensive test coverage
✅ Complete XML structure following ECMA-376 standard
✅ Production-ready - used in real projects

Technical Details

Format: Microsoft PowerPoint 2007+ (.pptx)
Standard: ECMA-376 Office Open XML
Compatibility: PowerPoint, LibreOffice, Google Slides, Keynote
Architecture: Layered design with clear separation of concerns

See ARCHITECTURE.md for detailed documentation.

License

Apache-2.0

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See TODO.md for current priorities.

ppt-rs 0.1.5