PowerPoint Engine — Python SDK

Python client for the PowerPoint Engine API: generate .pptx from Markdown or a structured template, edit / merge / replace inside existing decks, and convert PPTX to PDF — over plain HTTP, no PowerPoint or LibreOffice install needed.

Install

Not on PyPI yet — install from GitHub:

pip install git+https://github.com/powerpoint-engine-api/powerpoint-engine-python.git

Quick start

from powerpoint_engine import PowerPointEngine

engine = PowerPointEngine()  # anonymous: works, but files are watermarked

result = engine.generate(markup="""
# Q3 Business Review

## Highlights
- Revenue up 24% QoQ
- 3 new enterprise customers

## Quarterly Numbers
| Region | Q1  | Q2  | Q3  |
|--------|-----|-----|-----|
| EU     | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| US     | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
""", theme="corporate")

engine.download(result, "review.pptx")

Markdown tables become native PowerPoint tables. A fenced ```chart block under a ## heading becomes a real editable chart (col / bar / line / pie / combo with a secondary axis):

## Revenue vs Margin
```chart
type: combo
categories: Q1, Q2, Q3
Revenue: 120, 150, 170
Margin % (line, secondary): 10, 12, 14

## Work with existing decks

```python
# Replace {{placeholders}} without breaking formatting
engine.replace("template.pptx", {"client": "ACME", "year": "2026"})

# Duplicate / delete / reorder slides (1-based)
engine.edit("deck.pptx", [
    {"op": "duplicate", "slide": 2},
    {"op": "delete", "slide": 5},
    {"op": "move", "slide": 3, "to": 1},
])

# Merge 2-5 decks; each keeps its own design
engine.merge(["intro.pptx", "results.pptx", "outro.pptx"])

# Convert to PDF
pdf = engine.to_pdf("deck.pptx")
engine.download(pdf, "deck.pdf")

# Translate in place (layout preserved)
engine.translate("deck.pptx", "Spanish")

Every call returns a dict with result.downloadUrl — a signed link valid for 24 hours. engine.download(result, path) fetches it.

Branding

engine.generate(
    markup="# Deck\n\n## Slide\n- point",
    brand={"primary": "#E4002B", "secondary": "#111827"},
    font="Georgia",
)

Accounts and credits

Pass your account id to tie calls to your quota and remove the watermark (Pro plan):

engine = PowerPointEngine(session_id="your-account-id")

Billing is credit-based: 1 credit = up to 10 slides. Free tier: 5 credits/month (watermarked); Pro ($9/mo) removes the watermark. Details: powerpointengine.io/#pricing.

AI agents

The same engine is exposed as a remote MCP server — one line in Claude Code / any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http powerpoint-engine https://powerpointengine.io/api/mcp/mcp

Errors

All errors raise PowerPointEngineError subclasses: ValidationError (400), AuthenticationError (401), NotFoundError (404), RateLimitError (429), ServerError (5xx).

License

MIT