Free online PPS to PNG converter

A presentation may need to be shared in a system that accepts images but not PowerPoint files, or its slides may need to be placed in a document or graphics workflow. Converting a PPS file to PNG creates a separate image for each slide.

What the PPS format is

PPS is Microsoft PowerPoint’s slideshow format, commonly used for presentations that open directly in slideshow mode. It is usually the older binary format; PowerPoint and LibreOffice Impress can open it, and PowerPoint can create it.

What the PNG format is

PNG is a lossless raster image format that preserves sharp text and graphics and supports transparency. It is useful for inserting individual slides into documents, websites, and image-editing projects. Unlike PPS, PNG does not retain slide objects, transitions, or animations.

How to convert PPS to PNG

Online on 101convert.com

1. Upload the PPS file on the converter page. You can add several files for batch conversion; a per-file size limit is shown on the page.
2. Before converting, choose any needed pages, resolution, image size, max width, max height, and auto orient settings.
3. Start the conversion, then download the resulting PNG files.

The conversion runs on the site’s server with LibreOffice, then ImageMagick.

Offline with desktop software

LibreOffice Impress and ImageMagick are free options for Windows, macOS, and Linux. First export the presentation to PDF in Impress using File → Export As → Export as PDF, or run LibreOffice from a terminal:

libreoffice --headless --convert-to pdf --outdir . "presentation.pps"

Then use ImageMagick to render every PDF page as a PNG. The density value sets the rendering resolution:

magick -density 150 "presentation.pdf" "slide-%03d.png"

Replace presentation.pps with the input filename. The PDF must have the corresponding name, and ImageMagick must be able to read PDF files on your system.

Microsoft PowerPoint can also export slides as PNG. Open the PPS, choose File → Export → Change File Type → PNG, save, then select whether to export every slide or only the current slide when prompted. PowerPoint is available for Windows and macOS.

Quality and limitations

Each slide is rasterized, so text and shapes are no longer individually editable; animations and transitions are not included. Increase the export resolution for sharper images at larger display or print sizes. PNG files can be larger than the original presentation, especially at high resolution.