tex2pptx

tex2pptx converts a LaTeX Beamer presentation into an editable Microsoft PowerPoint deck. It keeps supported text, lists, equations, tables, shapes, links, and notes editable, while figures remain movable and resizable assets.

The converter also produces PDFs of the LaTeX and PowerPoint renderings and an HTML report for reviewing visual differences and conversion diagnostics.

Install

Create an isolated Python environment and install the released package:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install tex2pptx==0.1.0

The package includes its compiled PowerPoint writer. You do not need the development repository, pnpm, TypeScript, or a local node_modules directory.

System requirements

The complete conversion workflow currently requires:

  • macOS with a logged-in desktop session
  • Python 3.11 or newer
  • Node.js 22 or newer
  • Pandoc
  • MacTeX or an equivalent TeX Live installation
  • Microsoft PowerPoint installed at /Applications/Microsoft PowerPoint.app

The TeX installation must provide latexmk, SyncTeX, dvisvgm, pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX. Check the installation before converting a deck:

tex2pptx doctor

The command reports every missing or unsupported prerequisite and a suggested remedy.

Convert a presentation

Inspect the main Beamer file without creating conversion artifacts:

tex2pptx inspect path/to/presentation.tex

Convert it into an explicit output directory:

tex2pptx convert path/to/presentation.tex --to path/to/output

For presentation.tex, the output directory contains:

presentation.pptx
presentation-from-latex.pdf
presentation-from-powerpoint.pdf
presentation-report/

PowerPoint opens during final validation. On first use, macOS may ask for Automation permission; grant access and let the command finish before using PowerPoint. Review the two PDFs and the HTML conversion report before circulating the deck.

Troubleshooting

  • If tex2pptx is not found, activate the virtual environment in which it was installed.
  • If doctor reports an old or missing Node.js runtime, install Node.js 22 or newer and open a new terminal.
  • If TeX commands are missing after installing MacTeX, open a new terminal so its command directory is added to PATH.
  • If PowerPoint validation fails, confirm that PowerPoint is installed in /Applications and that macOS Automation permission has been granted to the terminal application running tex2pptx.
  • If conversion completes with warnings, open the generated HTML report and review the listed slides and fallback objects.

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Newer release available (0.1.1)

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Credits

Author: Zhuoxiang (Shawn) Zhou

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MIT AND ISC AND Zlib
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Python >=3.11

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