---
title: "Translate PowerPoint files"
description: "Translate .pptx, .potx, .ppsx and .pptm decks up to 30 MB and get a PowerPoint file back. Slides, tables and speaker notes are translated, and the design stays put."
canonical: "https://ai-glot.com/docs/formats/powerpoint"
updated: "2026-10-12"
---

# Translate PowerPoint files

PowerPoint files (`.pptx`, `.potx`, `.ppsx` and `.pptm`) are accepted up to **30 MB**. AI Glot translates the text on each slide, in tables and in the speaker notes, and writes it back into the same shapes. Masters, layouts, images and animations are not touched.

> **Tip: Try it free**
>
> Drop a deck of up to 2 MB on the free [PowerPoint translator](https://ai-glot.com/file-formats/powerpoint-translation) to try it with no account, five files a day. The app, the API and the CLI take PowerPoint files up to 30 MB.

## What is translated, and what is left alone

| Translated                                               | Left as it was                                     |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Text in titles, text boxes and placeholders              | Slide masters, layouts, themes and shape positions |
| Table cells                                              | Images, media and animations                       |
| Speaker notes, as their own part                         | Text inside charts and SmartArt                    |
| Formatting inside a sentence, moved with the right words | Shape sizes                                        |

Speaker notes are read separately, so you can translate the slides only, the notes only, or both.

## What you can ask

**Slides and notes**

Translates both parts and keeps the register consistent.

Translate the slides and the speaker notes into French. Keep a confident, direct tone.

**Slides only**

Leaves the speaker notes in the source language.

Translate the slide text into German. Do not translate the speaker notes.

**Notes only**

Useful when the presenter needs the script in their own language.

Translate only the speaker notes into Spanish. Leave the slides as they are.

**Short lines for the boxes**

Asks for compact wording, since the shapes are not resized.

Translate into Italian. Keep titles short enough to stay on one line, and keep the product name Flowbox in English.

**Protect figures**

Keeps numbers and brand terms exactly as they are.

Translate into Portuguese. Leave all figures, currency symbols and the names of our products unchanged.

## Good to know

- **One target language per upload.** A deck holds one language. If you ask for two, the plan translates one and says so. Run the file once for each language: your [glossary](/docs/platform/glossaries) carries over.
- **Ceiling.** 30 MB.
- **Text may not fit.** Translated text is often longer than English, German especially. AI Glot does not resize shapes, so skim the result for overflow and shorten a line if one runs out of room. Asking for short titles in your instruction helps.
- **Charts and SmartArt.** Text inside them is left untouched and the plan says so. Retype those few labels in PowerPoint.
- **Old `.ppt` files** are not read. Open them in PowerPoint and save as `.pptx` first.
- **Output filter.** Not available: the whole deck comes back in the same format.

## Related

- [Word](/docs/formats/word) and [OpenDocument](/docs/formats/opendocument) (ODP slides) work the same way.
- [PDF](/docs/formats/pdf) when only the exported deck is left.
- [All file formats](/docs/formats)