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.

Related: For Excel, see xls-rs.

MCP: Build with --features mcp and run ppt_mcp — a Model Context Protocol server (rmcp) so Cursor, Claude Desktop, and other MCP clients can create, read, export, and validate .pptx via stdio. See MCP server.

NEW v0.2.19: PowerPoint zero-repair compatibility gate — multiple slide layouts, template-based generation, chart Excel workbook embedding, handout master packaging, slide master completeness, and a structured core::package_validation API.

Why ppt-rs?

• 🤖 MCP server - Optional ppt_mcp binary exposes presentation workflows as MCP tools for AI assistants and IDE integrations (--features mcp).
• 🚀 Markdown to PPTX - Write slides in Markdown, get PowerPoint files. Perfect for developers.
• 🌐 HTML to PPTX - Convert HTML pages/snippets to PowerPoint with the html2ppt command or Html2Ppt API
• 🎨 Embedded themes - Brand decks with custom colors and fonts via PresentationTheme (v0.2.16)
• ⚡ Large decks - Lazy slide loading and optimized generation for 100+ slides (v0.2.17)
• 🧩 Templates & layouts - Clone masters/theme/layouts from an existing deck (--template) and pick from 7 slide layouts per slide (v0.2.19)
• 🛡️ PowerPoint compat gate - Structured validate_package_bytes() report + debug assert on every generated deck so files open without repair (v0.2.19)
• 📊 Editable charts - Charts embed an Excel workbook (ppt/embeddings/*.xlsx) so they're editable in PowerPoint (v0.2.19)
• 🔄 Round-trip capable - Export to Markdown, HTML, images (PNG/JPEG), compress PPTX files
• ✅ 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.

Create from a Template (v0.2.19)

Clone masters, layouts, theme, and table styles from an existing .pptx so new slides inherit the source deck's branding:

# CLI: use a template deck
pptcli create output.pptx --title "Quarterly Review" --slides 8 --template brand.pptx

use ppt_rs::generator::{create_pptx_with_template, SlideContent};
use ppt_rs::SlideLayout;

let slides = vec![
    SlideContent::new("Cover").with_layout(SlideLayout::CenteredTitle),
    SlideContent::new("Agenda").with_layout(SlideLayout::TitleAndContent),
    SlideContent::new("Detail").with_layout(SlideLayout::TwoColumn),
];

// Masters/theme/layouts are copied from brand.pptx into output.pptx
let pptx = create_pptx_with_template("Quarterly Review", &slides, "brand.pptx", None)?;
std::fs::write("output.pptx", pptx)?;

// Or via PresentationSettings:
use ppt_rs::generator::{create_pptx_with_settings, PresentationSettings};
let settings = PresentationSettings::new().template("brand.pptx");
let pptx = create_pptx_with_settings("Quarterly Review", &slides, Some(settings))?;

SlideLayout variants (each maps to slideLayoutN.xml on slide master 1): CenteredTitle (1), TitleAndContent (2), TwoColumn (3), SectionHeader (4), Blank (5), TitleOnly (6), TitleAndBigContent (7). When a template has fewer layouts, the index falls back to layout 1.

HTML to PowerPoint

Convert HTML directly to PowerPoint presentations — perfect for web content, documentation, and reports. Supports extended CSS, real image downloading, hyperlink handling, and styled tables with header rows.

1. CLI — Convert an HTML file:

# Auto-generates slides.pptx from slides.html
pptcli html2ppt slides.html

# Specify output file
pptcli html2ppt slides.html presentation.pptx

# With custom title
pptcli html2ppt slides.html --title "My Presentation"

2. Programmatic API — Parse HTML strings or files:

use ppt_rs::generator::create_pptx_with_content;
use ppt_rs::import::parse_html;

let html = r#"
    <h1>Introduction</h1>
    <p>Welcome to the presentation</p>
    <ul>
        <li>Point one</li>
        <li>Point two</li>
    </ul>
    <h1>Data</h1>
    <table>
        <tr><th>Item</th><th>Value</th></tr>
        <tr><td>A</td><td>100</td></tr>
    </table>
"#;

let slides = parse_html(html)?;
let pptx = create_pptx_with_content("My Presentation", slides)?;
std::fs::write("output.pptx", pptx)?;

3. Html2Ppt struct with options:

use ppt_rs::import::{Html2Ppt, HtmlParseOptions};

let options = HtmlParseOptions::new()
    .max_slides(20)
    .max_bullets(8)
    .include_code(true);

let slides = Html2Ppt::with_options(options).parse_file("page.html")?;

HTML element mapping:

Library (Simplified API)

use ppt_rs::prelude::*;

fn main() -> Result<()> {
    let slides = vec![
        // Shapes with color aliases
        SlideContent::new("Colorful Shapes")
            .add_shape(
                rect(0.5, 1.5, 2.0, 1.0)
                    .fill(blue().to_color())
                    .text("Blue Rectangle")
            )
            .add_shape(
                circle(3.0, 1.5, 1.5)
                    .fill(red().lighter(0.3).to_color())
                    .text("Light Red Circle")
            ),
        
        // Quick table creation
        SlideContent::new("Employee Directory")
            .table(
                QuickTable::new(3)
                    .header(&["Name", "Role", "Status"])
                    .row(&["Alice", "Engineer", "Active"])
                    .row(&["Bob", "Designer", "Active"])
                    .at(1.0, 1.5)
                    .build()
            ),
    ];
    
    let pptx = create_pptx_with_content("My Presentation", slides)?;
    std::fs::write("output.pptx", pptx)?;
    Ok(())
}

Simplified API Features:

• 🎨 Color Aliases: red(), blue(), green(), orange(), material_blue(), etc.
• 🌈 Color Adjustments: .lighter(), .darker(), .opacity(), .mix()
• 📊 Quick Tables: QuickTable::new(cols).header().row().build()
• 🔷 Shape Helpers: rect(), circle(), ellipse(), triangle(), diamond()
• ✨ Extension Methods: .fill(), .stroke(), .text() (shorter than .with_fill(), etc.)

Library (Full API)

use ppt_rs::api::Presentation;
use ppt_rs::generator::SlideContent;

fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let pres = Presentation::with_title("My Presentation")
        .add_slide(SlideContent::new("Introduction")
            .add_bullet("Welcome")
            .add_bullet("Agenda"))
        .add_slide(SlideContent::new("Key Points")
            .add_bullet("Point 1")
            .add_bullet("Point 2"));

    // Borrow slides (no clone) or consume with into_bytes()
    pres.save("output.pptx")?;
    Ok(())
}

Features

Core Capabilities

• Slides - Multiple layouts (title-only, two-column, blank, etc.)
• Text - Titles, bullets, formatting (bold, italic, colors, sizes)
• Bullet Styles - Numbered, lettered, Roman numerals, custom characters, hierarchical
• Text Enhancements - Strikethrough, highlight, subscript, superscript
• Tables - Cell formatting (alignment, wrap, merge), shared header presets for HTML/Markdown import
• Shapes - 100+ shape types with gradient fills and transparency
• Connectors - Straight, elbow, curved with arrows and dash styles
• Charts - Bar, line, pie charts with multiple series
• Images - Embed from files, bytes, base64, URL, auto-detect format, 8 visual effects
• Themes - Embedded theme1.xml with 7 presets and custom color/font schemes (v0.2.16)
• Media - Video (mp4, webm) and audio (mp3, wav) embedding
• Layouts - 7 slide layouts (Title, Title+Content, Two Column, Section Header, Blank, Title Only, Big Content) with per-slide with_layout() (v0.2.19)
• Templates - --template deck.pptx CLI flag + PptxTemplate/create_pptx_with_template API to clone masters/theme/layouts from an existing file (v0.2.19)
• Charts (editable) - Charts embed an Excel workbook so they're editable in PowerPoint, not cache-only XML (v0.2.19)
• Validation - core::package_validation exposes validate_package_bytes() returning a structured PackageValidationReport (v0.2.19)
• Reading - Parse and modify existing PPTX files
• Enhanced HTML Import - Real image downloading, extended CSS, hyperlink handling
• Enhanced Markdown Import - Real image URLs, task lists, strikethrough formatting
• Enhanced HTML Export - Interactive navigation, speaker notes, keyboard controls
• Performance - Borrow-based build API, lazy slide loading, pre-sized ZIP buffers (v0.2.17)
• Repair - Validate and fix damaged PPTX files
• MCP - Optional ppt_mcp stdio server (Model Context Protocol; Cargo feature mcp) exposes creation, Markdown conversion, export, merge, validation, tables, and charts to MCP clients

Markdown Format

The Markdown format supports rich content:

Syntax	Result
# Heading	New slide with title
## Subheading	Bold bullet point
- Bullet	Bullet points (also *, +)
- [x] Task	Task list with completed checkbox
- [ ] Todo	Task list with uncompleted checkbox
1. Item	Numbered list
**bold**	Bold text
*italic*	Italic text
~~strikethrough~~	Strikethrough text
`code`	Inline code
> Quote	Speaker notes
`	Table
```code```	Syntax-highlighted code blocks
```mermaid	Mermaid diagrams (12 types)
`
`	Real image embedding (local & web URLs)
---	Slide break

Code Block Syntax Highlighting: Code blocks are rendered with Solarized Dark theme colors:

• Blue - Keywords (fn, let, def, class)
• Yellow - Function names
• Cyan - Strings
• Green - Operators, macros
• Violet - Numbers
• Orange - Format specifiers

Example:

# Introduction
- Welcome to the presentation
- **Key point** with emphasis

# Data Table
| Product | Sales |
|---------|-------|
| Widget  | $100  |

> Speaker notes go here

# Code Example
```python
print("Hello!")

Conclusion

• Summary
• Q&A

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

## CLI Commands

### Convert HTML to PowerPoint

Convert HTML files or snippets to PowerPoint presentations:

```bash
pptcli html2ppt input.html [output.pptx] [--title "Title"] [--max-slides N] [--max-bullets N]

Options: --no-images, --no-tables, --no-code to disable specific content types.

Validate PPTX Files

Validate a PPTX file for ECMA-376 compliance:

pptcli validate presentation.pptx
pptcli validate presentation.pptx --json   # CI-friendly structured report

This checks:

• ZIP archive integrity
• Required XML files presence
• XML validity
• Relationships structure

Structured package validation (v0.2.19) — run the same engine the generator self-checks with:

use ppt_rs::{validate_package_bytes, ValidationSeverity};

let bytes = std::fs::read("presentation.pptx")?;
let report = validate_package_bytes(&bytes);
println!("{} error(s)", report.error_count());
for issue in &report.issues {
    println!("  [{:?}] {}", issue.severity, issue.message);
}
assert!(report.is_valid()); // true when there are no Error-severity findings

PackageValidationReport categorizes findings (ValidationCategory: MissingPart, Relationship, ContentType, Presentation, SlideMaster, Slide, Chart, Xml, Theme) and splits them by ValidationSeverity (Warning / Error). The legacy validate_powerpoint_structure() / CompatReport wrapper is kept for backward compatibility.

Show Presentation Information

pptcli info presentation.pptx

Repair PPTX Files

Repair damaged or corrupted PPTX files:

use ppt_rs::oxml::repair::PptxRepair;

// Open and validate
let mut repair = PptxRepair::open("damaged.pptx")?;
let issues = repair.validate();

println!("Found {} issues", issues.len());
for issue in &issues {
    println!("  - {} (severity: {})", issue.description(), issue.severity());
}

// Repair and save
let result = repair.repair();
if result.is_valid {
    repair.save("repaired.pptx")?;
    println!("File repaired successfully!");
}

Detectable Issues:

• Missing required parts (Content_Types.xml, relationships)
• Invalid or malformed XML
• Broken relationship references
• Missing slide references
• Orphan slides
• Invalid content types

Export & Compression

Export to Markdown:

use ppt_rs::api::Presentation;
use ppt_rs::export::md::MarkdownOptions;

let pres = Presentation::with_title("My Presentation")
    .add_slide(SlideContent::new("Slide 1").add_bullet("Point"));

// Simple export
pres.save_as_markdown("output.md")?;

// With options
let options = MarkdownOptions::new()
    .with_slide_numbers(true)
    .with_gfm_tables(true);
pres.save_as_markdown_with_options("output.md", &options)?;

Export to Images:

use ppt_rs::export::image_export::{ImageExportOptions, ImageFormat};

// Export all slides as PNG
let options = ImageExportOptions::new()
    .with_format(ImageFormat::Png)
    .with_dpi(150);
let paths = pres.save_as_images("output_dir/", &options)?;

// Generate thumbnail
pres.save_thumbnail("thumb.png", 300)?;

Compress PPTX:

use ppt_rs::opc::compress::CompressionOptions;

// Analyze file size
let analysis = pres.analyze_size()?;
println!("{}", analysis.summary());

// Compress with web optimization preset
let options = CompressionOptions::web();
let result = pres.compress("optimized.pptx", &options)?;
println!("Reduced by {:.1}%", result.reduction_percent);

MCP server (Model Context Protocol)

Use ppt_mcp to drive ppt-rs from MCP-compatible clients over stdio (newline-delimited JSON-RPC). The implementation tracks the MCP handshake (initialize with protocolVersion, clientInfo, then notifications/initialized).

Build & run

cargo build --release --features mcp --bin ppt_mcp
./target/release/ppt_mcp   # stdio MCP transport

Integration tests (serial stdio harness):

cargo test --features mcp --test mcp_integration_test

Client configuration

Point your MCP client at the ppt_mcp binary (use an absolute path if the client does not inherit your PATH), for example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ppt-rs": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/ppt_mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Works with editors and assistants that support MCP (e.g. Cursor, Claude Desktop, others).

Exposed tools

Enable the library integration with features = ["mcp"] when depending on ppt-rs from another crate.

Installation

Add to Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
ppt-rs = "0.2.19"

# Optional: MCP server types / embedding (library module `ppt_rs::mcp`)
# ppt-rs = { version = "0.2.19", features = ["mcp"] }

Examples

Full walkthrough of the simplified helpers, charts, themes, export, and validation: API_GUIDE.md.

Tables

use ppt_rs::generator::{SlideContent, TableBuilder, TableRow, TableCell, create_pptx_with_content};
use ppt_rs::generator::table::{header_cell, table_from_string_rows};

// Shared header preset (used by HTML/Markdown import)
let table = table_from_string_rows(
    vec![vec!["Name".into(), "Score".into()], vec!["Alice".into(), "95".into()]],
    true, // style first row as header
);

// Manual styling with alignment and merge
let styled_table = TableBuilder::new(vec![2000000, 2000000, 2000000])
    .add_row(TableRow::new(vec![
        header_cell("Header 1"),
        header_cell("Header 2"),
        header_cell("Header 3"),
    ]))
    .add_row(TableRow::new(vec![
        TableCell::new("Data 1").align_left().valign_top(),
        TableCell::new("Data 2").italic(),
        TableCell::new("Data 3").text_color("2E7D32"),
    ]))
    .position(500000, 1500000)
    .build();

let slides = vec![SlideContent::new("Data").table(styled_table)];
let pptx = create_pptx_with_content("Tables", slides)?;

Charts

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

// Create a bar chart
let chart = ChartBuilder::new("Sales", ChartType::Bar)
    .categories(vec!["Q1", "Q2", "Q3"])
    .add_series(ChartSeries::new("2023", vec![100.0, 150.0, 120.0]))
    .add_series(ChartSeries::new("2024", vec![120.0, 180.0, 150.0]))
    .position(1000000, 1000000)
    .size(4000000, 3000000)
    .build();

// Add to slide
let slide = SlideContent::new("Sales Data").add_chart(chart);

Slide Transitions

use ppt_rs::generator::{SlideContent, TransitionType};

// Create slide with transition
let slide = SlideContent::new("Moving On")
    .with_transition(TransitionType::Push); // Push, Fade, Cut, Cover, etc.

Table Merging

use ppt_rs::generator::{TableBuilder, TableRow, TableCell};

let table = TableBuilder::new(vec![2000000, 2000000])
    .add_row(TableRow::new(vec![
        // Span 2 columns
        TableCell::new("Header").with_col_span(2),
        // Second cell skipped due to merge
    ]))
    .add_row(TableRow::new(vec![
        // Span 2 rows
        TableCell::new("Row Span").with_row_span(2),
        TableCell::new("Data 1"),
    ]))
    .add_row(TableRow::new(vec![
        // First cell skipped due to merge
        TableCell::new("Data 2"),
    ]))
    .build();

Shapes

use ppt_rs::generator::{Shape, ShapeType, ShapeFill, ShapeLine};
use ppt_rs::generator::shapes::{GradientFill, GradientDirection};

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

// Shape with gradient fill
let gradient_shape = Shape::new(ShapeType::RoundedRectangle, 0, 0, 2000000, 1000000)
    .with_gradient(GradientFill::linear("1565C0", "42A5F5", GradientDirection::Horizontal))
    .with_text("Gradient");

// Shape with transparency
let transparent = Shape::new(ShapeType::Ellipse, 0, 0, 1500000, 1500000)
    .with_fill(ShapeFill::new("4CAF50").with_transparency(50))
    .with_line(ShapeLine::new("1B5E20", 25400));

Connectors

use ppt_rs::generator::{Connector, ConnectorLine, ArrowType, ArrowSize, LineDash};

// Straight connector with arrow
let conn = Connector::straight(1000000, 1000000, 3000000, 1000000)
    .with_line(ConnectorLine::new("1565C0", 25400))
    .with_end_arrow(ArrowType::Triangle)
    .with_arrow_size(ArrowSize::Large);

// Elbow connector with dashed line
let elbow = Connector::elbow(1000000, 2000000, 3000000, 3000000)
    .with_line(ConnectorLine::new("2E7D32", 19050).with_dash(LineDash::Dash))
    .with_arrows(ArrowType::Oval, ArrowType::Stealth);

Bullet Styles

use ppt_rs::generator::{SlideContent, BulletStyle, BulletPoint};

// Numbered list
let slide = SlideContent::new("Steps")
    .add_numbered("First step")
    .add_numbered("Second step")
    .add_numbered("Third step");

// Lettered list (a, b, c)
let slide = SlideContent::new("Options")
    .add_lettered("Option A")
    .add_lettered("Option B");

// Roman numerals (I, II, III)
let slide = SlideContent::new("Chapters")
    .add_styled_bullet("Introduction", BulletStyle::RomanUpper)
    .add_styled_bullet("Main Content", BulletStyle::RomanUpper)
    .add_styled_bullet("Conclusion", BulletStyle::RomanUpper);

// Custom bullet characters
let slide = SlideContent::new("Custom Bullets")
    .add_styled_bullet("Star bullet", BulletStyle::Custom('★'))
    .add_styled_bullet("Arrow bullet", BulletStyle::Custom('→'))
    .add_styled_bullet("Check bullet", BulletStyle::Custom('✓'));

// Hierarchical (sub-bullets)
let slide = SlideContent::new("Hierarchy")
    .add_bullet("Main point")
    .add_sub_bullet("Supporting detail 1")
    .add_sub_bullet("Supporting detail 2");

Text Enhancements

use ppt_rs::generator::BulletPoint;
use ppt_rs::prelude::font_sizes;

// Per-bullet formatting
let strikethrough = BulletPoint::new("Deleted text").strikethrough();
let highlighted = BulletPoint::new("Important!").highlight("FFFF00");
let subscript = BulletPoint::new("H₂O").subscript();
let superscript = BulletPoint::new("x²").superscript();
let styled = BulletPoint::new("Bold red text").bold().color("FF0000");

// Per-bullet font sizes
let large_text = BulletPoint::new("Big text").font_size(font_sizes::LARGE);
let small_text = BulletPoint::new("Small text").font_size(font_sizes::SMALL);

// Add to slide
let mut slide = SlideContent::new("Formatted Text");
slide.bullets.push(strikethrough);
slide.bullets.push(highlighted);
slide.bullets.push(large_text);

Font Size Presets

use ppt_rs::prelude::font_sizes;

// Available presets (in points)
font_sizes::TITLE    // 44pt
font_sizes::SUBTITLE // 32pt
font_sizes::LARGE    // 36pt
font_sizes::HEADING  // 28pt
font_sizes::BODY     // 18pt
font_sizes::SMALL    // 14pt
font_sizes::CAPTION  // 12pt

// Use with slide content
let slide = SlideContent::new("Title")
    .title_size(font_sizes::TITLE)
    .content_size(font_sizes::BODY);

Images from Base64

use ppt_rs::generator::{Image, ImageBuilder};
use ppt_rs::prelude::inches;

// From base64 encoded string
let base64_png = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUg...";
let img = Image::from_base64(base64_png, 914400, 914400, "PNG")
    .position(inches(2.0), inches(3.0));

// From raw bytes
let bytes = vec![0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47, ...]; // PNG data
let img = Image::from_bytes(bytes, 914400, 914400, "PNG");

// Using builder
let img = ImageBuilder::from_base64(base64_png, inches(2.0), inches(2.0), "PNG")
    .position(inches(4.0), inches(3.0))
    .build();

Image Effects

Apply professional visual effects to images with a simple, chainable API:

use ppt_rs::generator::ImageBuilder;
use ppt_rs::prelude::inches;

// Simple: Load from file with auto-detection
let img = ImageBuilder::from_file("photo.jpg")
    .at(inches(1.0), inches(2.0))
    .build();

// Auto-detect format from bytes
let bytes = std::fs::read("photo.jpg")?;
let img = ImageBuilder::auto(bytes)
    .at(inches(2.0), inches(3.0))
    .build();

// Chainable effects - shadow
let img = ImageBuilder::from_file("photo.jpg")
    .at(inches(1.0), inches(2.0))
    .shadow()
    .build();

// Chainable effects - reflection
let img = ImageBuilder::from_file("photo.jpg")
    .at(inches(3.0), inches(2.0))
    .reflection()
    .build();

// Chainable effects - glow
let img = ImageBuilder::from_file("photo.jpg")
    .at(inches(5.0), inches(2.0))
    .glow()
    .build();

// Multiple effects combined
let img = ImageBuilder::from_file("photo.jpg")
    .at(inches(1.0), inches(4.0))
    .shadow()
    .reflection()
    .build();

// With cropping (10% from each side)
let img = ImageBuilder::from_file("photo.jpg")
    .at(inches(3.0), inches(4.0))
    .crop(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1)
    .build();

// All together: size, position, effects, crop
let img = ImageBuilder::from_file("photo.jpg")
    .size(inches(3.0), inches(2.0))
    .at(inches(2.0), inches(3.0))
    .shadow()
    .glow()
    .crop(0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05)
    .build();

Supported Effects:

• Shadow - Outer drop shadow with blur and offset
• Reflection - Mirror effect below the image
• Glow - Golden aura around the image
• Soft Edges - Feathered/vignette borders
• Inner Shadow - Inset shadow for depth
• Blur - Artistic defocus effect
• Crop - Trim edges (percentage-based)
• Combined - Multiple effects together

Supported Formats:

• JPEG/JPG - Full support with all effects
• PNG - Full support with all effects
• GIF - Basic support
• Dynamic loading from examples/assets/ folder

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 (1100+ tests)
• ✅ Complete XML structure following ECMA-376 standard
• ✅ Validation tools - Built-in validation command + structured PackageValidationReport API for quality assurance
• ✅ PowerPoint compat gate - Every generated deck is self-validated in debug builds
• ✅ Alignment testing - Framework for ensuring compatibility with python-pptx
• ✅ Production-ready - used in real projects

Quality Assurance

Validation

• Built-in validation command for ECMA-376 compliance checking
• Structured core::package_validation API (validate_package_bytes → PackageValidationReport)
• Debug builds debug_assert! that every generated deck passes package validation
• Comprehensive test suite (1100+ tests, including package_validation_test, powerpoint_compat_test, layouts_packaging_test, repair_compare_test)
• Integration tests for end-to-end validation

Alignment Testing

• Framework for comparing output with python-pptx standards
• Alignment testing scripts and documentation
• See examples/alignment_test.rs for details

Technical Details

• Version: 0.2.19
• Format: Microsoft PowerPoint 2007+ (.pptx)
• Standard: ECMA-376 Office Open XML
• Compatibility: PowerPoint, LibreOffice, Google Slides, Keynote
• Architecture: Modular design with clear separation of concerns
• Test Coverage: 1100+ tests covering all major features
• Performance: ~1000 slides/sec; lazy loading for large decks; borrow-based build() API

Templates

Create presentations quickly with pre-built templates:

use ppt_rs::templates::{self, ProposalContent, StatusContent};

// Business proposal template
let proposal = templates::business_proposal(
    "Q4 Budget Proposal",
    "Finance Team",
    ProposalContent {
        executive_summary: vec!["Key insight 1", "Key insight 2"],
        problem: vec!["Current challenge"],
        solution: vec!["Our approach"],
        timeline: vec![("Phase 1", "Week 1-2"), ("Phase 2", "Week 3-4")],
        budget: vec![("Development", "$100,000")],
        next_steps: vec!["Approve budget"],
    },
)?;

// Status report template
let status = templates::status_report(
    "Weekly Status",
    "2025-01-01",
    StatusContent {
        summary: vec!["On track for Q1 goals"],
        completed: vec!["Feature A released"],
        in_progress: vec!["Feature B in testing"],
        blocked: vec![],
        next_week: vec!["Release Feature B"],
        metrics: vec![("Velocity", "32 points")],
    },
)?;

// Quick simple presentation
let simple = templates::simple("My Presentation", &[
    ("Introduction", &["Point 1", "Point 2"]),
    ("Conclusion", &["Summary"]),
])?;

Available templates: business_proposal, training_material, status_report, technical_doc, simple

Themes

Pre-defined color palettes for shape styling, plus embedded PPTX themes that PowerPoint applies to new content:

use ppt_rs::prelude::themes;
use ppt_rs::generator::{SlideContent, create_pptx_with_settings, PresentationSettings};
use ppt_rs::{Presentation, PresentationTheme};

let slide = SlideContent::new("Title").add_bullet("Point");

// Embed a theme in the generated PPTX (theme1.xml)
let pptx = Presentation::with_title("Branded Deck")
    .add_slide(slide.clone())
    .with_theme(PresentationTheme::corporate())
    .into_bytes()?;  // consuming build — no slide clone

// Or from a prelude preset
let pptx = Presentation::with_title("Carbon Deck")
    .add_slide(slide.clone())
    .with_theme(themes::CARBON.to_presentation_theme())
    .build()?;

// Custom colors and fonts via settings
let slides = vec![slide];
let theme = PresentationTheme::modern()
    .major_font("Georgia")
    .minor_font("Verdana");
let settings = PresentationSettings::new().theme(theme);
let pptx = create_pptx_with_settings("Font Theme", &slides, Some(settings))?;

Prelude presets for shape colors: themes::CORPORATE, MODERN, VIBRANT, DARK, NATURE, TECH, CARBON. Convert any preset to an embedded theme with .to_presentation_theme().

Built-in PresentationTheme presets: office(), corporate(), modern(), vibrant(), dark(), nature(), tech(), carbon(). Build fully custom schemes with ThemeColorScheme::from_palette() or PresentationTheme::new("Brand").colors(...).

Large Presentations

For decks with 100+ slides, use lazy slide loading to generate on demand:

use ppt_rs::{create_pptx_lazy_to_writer, LazySlideSource, SlideContent};
use std::fs::File;

struct Deck { count: usize }
impl LazySlideSource for Deck {
    fn slide_count(&self) -> usize { self.count }
    fn generate_slide(&self, i: usize) -> Option<SlideContent> {
        Some(SlideContent::new(format!("Slide {}", i + 1)).add_bullet("Content"))
    }
}

let file = File::create("large.pptx")?;
create_pptx_lazy_to_writer(file, "Large Deck", Box::new(Deck { count: 500 }), None)?;

Profile generation with ppt_rs::generator::memory_profile::{profile_eager_generation, profile_lazy_generation, sample_slides}.

Extended Color Palettes

use ppt_rs::prelude::colors;

// Basic colors
colors::RED, colors::GREEN, colors::BLUE, colors::WHITE, colors::BLACK

// Corporate colors
colors::CORPORATE_BLUE, colors::CORPORATE_GREEN, colors::CORPORATE_RED

// Material Design colors
colors::MATERIAL_RED, colors::MATERIAL_BLUE, colors::MATERIAL_GREEN
colors::MATERIAL_PURPLE, colors::MATERIAL_INDIGO, colors::MATERIAL_CYAN
colors::MATERIAL_TEAL, colors::MATERIAL_LIME, colors::MATERIAL_AMBER

// IBM Carbon Design colors
colors::CARBON_BLUE_60, colors::CARBON_BLUE_40
colors::CARBON_GRAY_100, colors::CARBON_GRAY_80, colors::CARBON_GRAY_20
colors::CARBON_GREEN_50, colors::CARBON_RED_60, colors::CARBON_PURPLE_60

Layout Helpers

Position shapes easily with layout helpers:

use ppt_rs::prelude::layouts;

// Center a shape on the slide
let (x, y) = layouts::center(1000000, 500000);

// Create a grid of positions
let positions = layouts::grid(2, 3, 1000000, 800000); // 2x3 grid

// Stack shapes horizontally
let positions = layouts::stack_horizontal(4, 500000, 100000, 2000000);

// Evenly distribute shapes
let positions = layouts::distribute_horizontal(3, 500000, 2000000);

Advanced Features

• Prelude Module: Simplified API with macros (pptx!, shape!), unit helpers (inches(), cm()), and color constants
• Templates: Pre-built presentation structures (business proposal, status report, training material, technical doc)
• Gradient Fills: Linear gradients with multiple stops and directions (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, custom angle)
• Transparency: Alpha transparency for solid fills (0-100%)
• Connectors: Straight, elbow, curved with arrow types (triangle, stealth, diamond, oval, open) and dash styles
• Tables: Cell formatting, colors, alignment, borders
• Charts: Bar, line, pie, area, scatter, doughnut, radar, and more; editable in PowerPoint via embedded Excel workbook (v0.2.19)
• Shapes: 100+ shape types with fills, outlines, and text
• Animations: 50+ animation effects (fade, fly, zoom, etc.)
• Transitions: 27 slide transition effects
• SmartArt: 25 SmartArt layouts (lists, processes, cycles)
• Media: Video and audio embedding (mp4, webm, mp3, wav)
• 3D Models: GLB, GLTF, OBJ, FBX, STL formats
• VBA Macros: Support for .pptm files with macros
• Custom XML: Embed custom data in presentations
• Themes: Embedded color schemes and font definitions in theme1.xml
• Performance: Lazy slide loading, borrow-based build, optimized package XML
• Speaker Notes: Add notes to slides

See ARCHITECTURE.md for detailed documentation.

License

Apache-2.0

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See TODO.md for current priorities.