Convert PPT to PDF
We turn PPT into PDF right in your browser — the file never goes to a server.
What you will lose
Nothing important: the target format does everything the source does.
How they differ
| PPT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lossless | yes | yes |
| Lossy | no | yes |
| Released | 1987 | 1993 |
| Author | Forethought, затем Microsoft | Adobe |
PPT
Good at
- Opens in any PowerPoint from 1997 onwards
- Slides, notes and animation in one file
- Read by every office suite
Awkward about
- Binary: no editing without the application itself
- Fonts are not embedded — the layout shifts on someone else's machine
- Noticeably heavier than the same slides as PPTX
Use it when
- A deck from an archive or someone else's flash drive
- It will be shown on a machine with an ancient office suite
- You need the content out, not to keep working on it
Good at
- Looks the same everywhere: fonts, margins and line breaks are fixed
- The one format any office will accept without argument
- Holds text, vectors and photographs in a single file
Awkward about
- Hard to edit: it is a format for reading, not for changing
- Weight depends on what is inside — a scanned page can weigh as much as a book
- Text inside a scan stays a picture until something recognises it
Use it when
- The document is being sent, printed or filed somewhere official
- The layout must not shift on someone else’s device
- Loose pages need to become one file
Common questions
- Does the file get uploaded to a server?
- Yes, this pair needs the server: browsers cannot encode that format. The file and the result are deleted within a couple of hours and never shared.
- Can I get the original quality back afterwards?
- Yes, PDF supports lossless compression, so you can go back to the original.
- How many files, and how large?
- Up to 5 files at a time, 50 MB each. No sign-up, no watermarks.