Observed arrival · 2026-09-20

pptxboss: The whole PowerPoint deck, not just the slides

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A Rust-built PowerPoint engine that extracts, verifies, and creates .pptx and legacy .ppt decks through a CLI and Python bindings.

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For: Developers processing PowerPoint files in code
Worth noticing: The CLI preserves ECMA-376 z-order and can select slide ranges such as 2-4,7.

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The project exposes one Rust implementation through a CLI, Python bindings, and Rust crates, with commands for inspection, text and Markdown extraction, verification, and deck creation. Its stated reading model follows ECMA-376 z-order and can include less-visible deck material such as speaker notes, comments, alternative text, chart data, and SmartArt. The homepage also lists prebuilt abi3 wheels for CPython 3.12+ on Linux x86_64 and macOS arm64.

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