pptx
Presentation creation, editing, and analysis. When Claude needs to work with presentations (.pptx files) for: (1) Creating new presentations, (2) Modifying or editing content, (3) Working with layouts, (4) Adding comments or speaker notes, or any other presentation tasks
npx skills add ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills --skill pptx --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# PPTX creation, editing, and analysis ## Overview A user may ask you to create, edit, or analyze the contents of a .pptx file. A .pptx file is essentially a ZIP archive containing XML files and other resources that you can read or edit. You have different tools and workflows available for different tasks. ## Reading and analyzing content ### Text extraction If you just need to read the text contents of a presentation, you should convert the document to markdown: ```bash # Convert document to markdown python -m markitdown path-to-file.pptx ``` ### Raw XML access You need raw XML access for: comments, speaker notes, slide layouts, animations, design elements, and complex formatting. For any of these features, you'll need to unpack a presentation and read its raw XML contents. #### Unpacking a file `python ooxml/scripts/unpack.py <office_file> <output_dir>` **Note**: The unpack.py script is located at `skills/pptx/ooxml/scripts/unpack.py` relative to the project root. If the script doesn't exist at this path, use `find . -name "unpack.py"` to locate it. #### Key file structures * `ppt/presentation.xml` - Main presentation metadata and slide references * `ppt/slides/slide{N}.xml` - In
- Overview
- Reading and analyzing content
- Text extraction
- Raw XML access
- Creating a new PowerPoint presentation without a template
- Design Principles
- Layout Tips
- Workflow
- Editing an existing PowerPoint presentation
- Creating a new PowerPoint presentation using a template
- Creating Thumbnail Grids
- Converting Slides to Images
- Code Style Guidelines
- Dependencies
Convert document to markdown python -m markitdown path-to-file.pptx python scripts/rearrange.py template.pptx working.pptx 0,34,34,50,52 python scripts/inventory.py working.pptx text-inventory.json python scripts/replace.py working.pptx replacement-text.json output.pptx python scripts/thumbnail.py template.pptx [output_prefix] Basic usage python scripts/thumbnail.py presentation.pptx Combine options: custom name, columns python scripts/thumbnail.py template.pptx analysis --cols 4
What does the pptx skill do?
Presentation creation, editing, and analysis. When Claude needs to work with presentations (.pptx files) for: (1) Creating new presentations, (2) Modifying or editing content, (3) Working with layouts, (4) Adding comments or speaker notes, or any other presentation tasks
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills --skill pptx --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, a repository with 71,763 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.