HTML2PPTX

Use this skill to convert browser-rendered HTML slide decks into editable PPTX. The bundled pipeline is:

1. html_dom_to_editable_svg.js: launch Chromium, render the deck, extract DOM/CSS/SVG/ECharts into editable SVG primitives.
2. svg_to_pptx: convert SVG primitives to native PowerPoint DrawingML shapes.
3. html2pptx.py: wrapper CLI that runs both steps and validates the generated PPTX structure.

Quick Start

Run the wrapper script from this skill folder:

python scripts/html2pptx.py input.html -o output.pptx

If Chromium is not discoverable or browser launch fails, pass an executable:

python scripts/html2pptx.py input.html -o output.pptx \
  --chrome "/path/to/Google Chrome or Chromium"

--chrome-path is also accepted as an alias. On Windows, prefer:

python scripts/html2pptx.py examples/basic-deck.html -o basic-deck.pptx \
  --chrome-path "C:/Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe"

Keep intermediate SVG files for debugging:

python scripts/html2pptx.py input.html -o output.pptx \
  --workdir /tmp/html2pptx-debug --keep-workdir

Recommended Workflow

1. Confirm the input is an HTML slide deck, usually containing .deck-slide, .deck-stage, .deck-page, or similar fixed-size slide containers. Plain single-page HTML is also supported and will be wrapped as one 1280x720 slide automatically.
2. Run scripts/html2pptx.py.
3. Inspect the command summary:
   • pictures=0 is ideal for fully editable output.
   • A large shapes count means the deck was converted as native shapes/text.
4. If specific pages look wrong, rerun with --keep-workdir and inspect svg_output/NN_slide.svg.
5. For malformed source decks, read references/troubleshooting.md.

Output Expectations

The generated PPTX is editable, not pixel-perfect. It preserves:

• Text as editable text boxes where possible.
• Rectangles, lines, circles, paths, and many SVG primitives as editable shapes.
• Rounded boxes with uniform CSS borders as editable rounded rectangles.
• ECharts charts as vector SVG primitives when the chart can render or be rebuilt in SVG mode.
• Common Font Awesome Free solid <i class="fa-..."> icons as editable SVG paths through an offline subset.
• Speaker notes generated from slide text.

Known limitations:

• Full HTML documents nested inside each slide may still require preprocessing.
• Long scroll-page layouts are clipped to the 1280x720 slide viewport.
• CSS pseudo-elements, filters, shadows, complex masks, unsupported external icon fonts, and advanced gradients may degrade.
• The pipeline requires local Chromium/Chrome and Node.js.

Cross-Agent Usage

• Codex: invoke this skill as $html2pptx, then run scripts/html2pptx.py.
• Claude Code: read this SKILL.md, then call the same wrapper script.
• opencode: use the wrapper script directly, or follow the repo-level AGENTS.md if present.

For project setup and multilingual documentation, use the repository README files outside the skill folder.