Fast PowerPoint reading and verification, from scratch in Rust.

import pptxboss

doc = pptxboss.Document("deck.pptx")  # or "legacy.ppt"
for slide in doc:  # slides parse lazily
    print(slide.number, slide.title)
    print(slide.text())  # z-order, one paragraph per line
    print(slide.notes())  # speaker notes or None
    tables = slide.tables()  # rows of cell texts
    charts = slide.charts()  # title, series, categories, values

md = doc.markdown(notes=True)
text, warnings = doc.text_reporting()  # what was skipped

for finding in pptxboss.check("deck.pptx"):
    print(finding.severity, finding.code, finding.clause)

$ pptxboss rules | grep -E 'ZIP00[1-5]|XML003|CPR002'
error   ZIP001 [Part 2 B.4 Table B.4] Entries use only the stored (0) or deflate (8) compression methods
error   ZIP002 [Part 2 B.4 Table B.5] Entries are not encrypted (general purpose bit 0)
warning ZIP003 [Part 2 B.2] No bytes precede the first local file header
error   ZIP004 [Part 2 B.4 Table B.1] The central directory and end record are present and complete
error   ZIP005 [Part 2 6.2.2.3] No two items share a name
warning XML003 [Part 4 7] All parts use the same conformance class of namespaces, Strict or Transitional
error   CPR002 [Part 2 8.3.4.3] dcterms:created and dcterms:modified carry xsi:type="dcterms:W3CDTF"
$ pptxboss check --json --quiet deck.pptx
$ pptxboss check broken.pptx; echo exit=$?

slide = doc[3]
for c in slide.comments():  # replies flagged
    print(c.author, c.date, c.text)
for chart in slide.charts():
    print(chart.title, chart.kinds)
    for s in chart.series:
        print(s.name, s.categories, s.values)
for d in slide.diagrams():  # SmartArt as (level, text)
    print(d.items)
for image in slide.images():
    data = slide.image_bytes(image)  # read now, not before

props = doc.core_properties()  # title, creator, created, modified
for section in doc.sections():
    print(section.name, section.slides)

# a PowerPoint 97-2003 deck, same calls
old = pptxboss.Document("legacy.ppt")
print(old.format, old.text())

use pptxboss_write::{Presentation, Rect, Slide, SlideSize};

let deck = Presentation::new()
    .size(SlideSize::WIDESCREEN)
    .slide(Slide::title_slide("Quarterly review", Some("Q3 2026")))
    .slide(Slide::titled("Highlights")
        .bullet("Revenue up")
        .sub_bullet("in every region", 1)
        .notes("Pause here"))
    .slide(Slide::titled("Free form")
        .picture(std::fs::read("chart.png")?, Rect::inches(7.0, 1.5, 5.0, 3.0)));
deck.write_to("review.pptx")?;

// or from Markdown
pptxboss_write::from_markdown(&md).write_to("out.pptx")?;