pdf to pptx as raster images (figma export workaround)

pdf-to-pptx.py

from pptx import Presentation
import fitz
import os
import tempfile

pdf_file_path = r'path/to/pdf/file.pdf'
pptx_file_path = r'path/to/pptx/file.pptx'

presentation = Presentation()
blank_slide_layout = presentation.slide_layouts[6]

with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir_path:
    doc = fitz.open(pdf_file_path)
    for index, page in enumerate(doc):
        slide_pixmap = page.get_pixmap()
        slide_image_file_name = f"{str(index).zfill(3)}.png"
        slide_image_file_path = os.path.join(temp_dir_path, slide_image_file_name)
        slide_pixmap.save(slide_image_file_path)
        slide = presentation.slides.add_slide(blank_slide_layout)
        slide_picture = slide.shapes.add_picture(slide_image_file_path, 0, 0)
        presentation.slide_width = slide_picture.width
        presentation.slide_height = slide_picture.height

presentation.save(pptx_file_path)

From time to time, some folks insist on me sending them .pptx decks instead of pdf.
I'm designing my decks on Figma, which is a great app.

Exporting .pptx is not supported by Figma. I've bumped into a Figma plugin called PitchDeck. I gave it a try yet for a pixel-perfect someone like me, it's not usable. some parts of my design go missing in the export, font's change, not acceptable.

So I made this tiny Python script, to raster .pdf file pages into images and then for each image make slide in a .pptx file.

• Is this storage efficient? no. but frankly, who cares when storage nowadays is so cheap
• Are slides in the .pptx editable? no
• Solves my hassle? definitely yes

Enjoy my dudes. enjoy.