PPTX to Markdown converter
Convert PowerPoint slides to Markdown free online. Extract slide text, speaker notes, and structure from .pptx files into clean .md format.
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About Markdown Document
Common Use Cases
- Extracting text content from PowerPoint presentations
- Converting slide decks to documentation
- Creating searchable text versions of presentations
PowerPoint presentations contain valuable content, but that content is trapped in a visual format that is hard to search, version-control, or repurpose. Converting PPTX to Markdown extracts slide titles, text blocks, and speaker notes into a structured .md file you can edit, search, and integrate into documentation.
PPTX is a visual presentation format with slides, animations, and graphics. Markdown captures the text content and structure, stripping away the visual layer.
Why Convert PPTX to Markdown?
Extract presentation content for docs
Turn a slide deck into a text document you can expand into full documentation, blog posts, or reference material.
Search and reference slide content
Markdown files are plain text, making the content fully searchable. Find specific talking points without clicking through 50 slides.
Version-control presentation content
Track changes to presentation text over time with Git. Binary PPTX files produce useless diffs, but Markdown shows exactly what changed.
Repurpose for other formats
Once in Markdown, the content can be converted to HTML, PDF, DOCX, or any other format supported by the platform.
When to use each
Keep as PPTX when...
- Presenting with slides and animations
- Visual design and layout matter
- The deck is actively being edited
- Charts and diagrams carry the message
- Speaker notes need to stay with slides
Convert to Markdown when...
- Extracting text content for documentation
- Creating a searchable text version
- Version-controlling the content in Git
- Repurposing content for blog posts or docs
- Archiving the textual content
Common use cases
- Extracting text content from PowerPoint presentations
- Converting slide decks to documentation
- Creating searchable text versions of presentations
How to use
- Upload your PowerPoint file. Drag and drop a .pptx file, or click to browse. Files up to 500 MB are supported.
- Extract as Markdown. Click Convert File. Markitdown reads each slide and extracts titles, text content, and speaker notes into a structured Markdown document.
- Download your Markdown file. Save the .md file and use it for documentation, blogging, or archival. Files are deleted within 1 hour.
Frequently asked questions
- Are speaker notes included?
- Yes. Speaker notes are extracted alongside slide content, typically appearing beneath each slide section.
- What about images and charts?
- Images, charts, and other visual elements are not extracted. The converter focuses on text content only.
- Will slide structure be preserved?
- Yes. Each slide becomes a section in the Markdown output, with the slide title as a heading and bullet points as list items.
- Does it work with older .ppt files?
- Only .pptx (PowerPoint 2007+) files are supported. Convert older .ppt files to .pptx in PowerPoint first.
- Is this free?
- Yes. Free users get a daily conversion allowance. Registered accounts get higher limits, and Premium or Lifetime members get unlimited conversions.