pptx2pdf

Converts pptx (.pptx, .ppt, *.odp) to pdf and/or png OR converts pdf to png.

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install globally to use on the command-line

npm install -g pptx2pdf

install locally to use a library

npm install --save pptx2pdf

`

Dependencies

pptx2pdf requires libreoffice and imagemagick and might require ghostscript.

ubuntu/debian

`
sudo apt install libreoffice
sudo apt install imagemagick
sudo apt install ghostscript # was NOT required
`

macos

`
brew cask install libreoffice
brew install imagemagick
brew install ghostscript # WAS required
`

using the command-line

`
$ pptx2png --help

pptx2png [options] [input-file]

Options:
--input, -i input file
--output-dir, -o where your file will be placed [default: "."]
--filename, -f override output filename
--libreoffice-bin, -l override the libreoffice path
--png, -p output png instead [boolean] [default: false]
--remove-pdf, -r delete pdf file when outputting png
[boolean] [default: false]
--help Show help [boolean]
--version Show version number [boolean]



convert to pdf

pptx2pdf input.pptx

convert to png

pptx2pdf input.pptx --png

convert pdf to png

pptx2pdf input.pdf
`

#### Inspiration

I needed convert PowerPoint into pdf or pdf. I found the following projects:

- node-ppt2pdf (not on npm)
- ppt2png (npm)

Both require unoconv and LibreOffice (or OpenOffice) however it didn't work with the latest version of Libreoffice. I assume it was because of a older version of unoconv/libreoffice. However, the latest version of libreoffice can convert to pdf on the command-line, please see below.

`
libreoffice --headless \
--invisible \
--convert-to pdf \
--outdir \
inputPath
``