SlideForge can convert a PDF back into an editable .pptx file — with real text boxes, shapes, and images — not a rasterized image pasted onto a slide. Upload a PDF exported from PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, Canva, or LaTeX Beamer, and get an editable deck in seconds. $0.01 per page, fully automated via API.
The problem: PDFs are a dead end
You receive a competitor's deck as a PDF. A client sends last quarter's board presentation. Your design team exports to PDF "for safety." Now you need to update one number, swap a logo, or translate it into German. You can't. The PDF is a sealed format.
The usual options are terrible:
- Adobe Acrobat "Export to PowerPoint" — rasterizes every element into background images. Text boxes are fake overlays. Fonts don't match.
- SmallPDF / iLovePDF / CloudConvert — same approach. OCR + image paste. Not editable in any meaningful way.
- Manual recreation — open the PDF, squint at the layout, rebuild it from scratch in PowerPoint. Takes hours per deck.
How SlideForge does it differently: vector extraction
SlideForge doesn't OCR your PDF. It reads the actual vector content stream — the same drawing commands that placed shapes, positioned text runs, and embedded images. The engine reconstructs these as real PowerPoint objects: text boxes with the original font and size, rectangles with the original fill colors, images at their source resolution.
The result: you open the .pptx in PowerPoint and click on any element. It's a real shape. You can edit the text, change the color, move it, delete it.
Step 1: Analyze (free)
Before converting, check what you're working with:
Step 2: Convert
Returns with a . Poll for progress and the final .
What gets preserved
- Text — original font family, size, color, bold/italic
- Shapes — rectangles, rounded rects, ovals, lines, freeform paths
- Images — embedded at source resolution
- Tables — reconstructed as PowerPoint table objects
- Layout — element positioning matches the original PDF
Supported sources
PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, Google Slides, Canva, LaTeX Beamer, LibreOffice Impress. The endpoint tells you whether a specific PDF is supported.
Pricing
$0.01 per page. A 24-page deck costs $0.24. Failed extractions are refunded.
Get started
Sign up for $3 free credit (enough for 300 pages), or read the quickstart.
Originally published at slideforge.dev
