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A pure PHP library for reading and writing presentations documents

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In the last 30 days, PHPOffice/PHPPresentation merged 24 of 34 pull requests from outside contributors, and its maintainers usually reply within 1 day. 3 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

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Oct 19, 2026
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  • ODPresentation : a round trip keeps the kind of a field and loses which one it is
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#986 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • PowerPoint2007 Reader : every image is decoded into a GD bitmap and re-encoded on the way out
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 38/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#985 ·

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  • Proposal: make the next release 2.0, and raise the PHP floor
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#946 · 1 comment ·

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  • `Border` and `Outline` are two model classes for one line, and neither can describe it
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#943 · 1 comment ·

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  • PHPPresentation unsafe deserialization in Serialized reader
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#892 ·

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  • Release 1.3.0
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#875 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • phpPresentation - PowerPoint generation - 'Repair' errors
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#874 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • TypeError on `Shape\Drawing\File::getMimeType()`
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#873 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Release 1.3.0
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 10/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#869 · 1 reaction ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • mpdf support
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#867 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Powerpoint shapes are replaced with squares
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#864 ·

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  • Where are animEffect ?
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#852 ·

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  • Reading and writing PPTX leads to "destroyed" layout
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#837 · 1 comment ·

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  • Sample_05_Chart is defect
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#832 · 3 comments ·

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  • PowerPoint97.php fatal error - getStream(): Argument #1 ($stream) must be of type int, null given
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#831 · 1 comment ·

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  • Table styles are lost when you copy from an existing slide
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#823 ·

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  • Change series values format type
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Status: Waiting for feedback

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#821 · 2 comments ·

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  • imagecreatefromstring(): gd-png: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#819 · 1 comment ·

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  • Reader\PowerPoint97.php Argument #1 ($stream) must be of type int
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint97-2003

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#817 ·

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  • file not supported
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint97-2003 Type - Enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#815 · 3 comments ·

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  • Automatic ReaderInterface resolution stops before testing all interface
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 62/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#814 · 1 comment ·

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  • Captions for Images/Tables
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#809 · 6 comments ·

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  • Could not open for Writing pptx file
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#806 · 1 comment ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • How include slide number
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Type - Documentation Type - Question

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#805 · 1 comment ·

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  • generating a PPT file using a template with placeholders getting the error "getIndex() on null"
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#804 · 1 comment ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Is it possible to generate .pptx file that can be themed/formatted in most PowerPoint Software?
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Type - Documentation

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#803 ·

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  • Issues with setLineWidth()
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint97-2003 Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#801 · 1 comment ·

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  • Vertical alignment does not work if it is a placeholder
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#799 · 2 comments ·

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  • Support for Slide Sections
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Type - Enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#794 · 2 comments ·

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  • Join two pptx files version 2016 or higher
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Documentation Type - Enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#792 · 1 comment ·

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  • Data Label Positions not working for Doughnut Chart
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#791 ·

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  • Text missing in PowerPoint, but shows up in Google Slides, LibreOffice Impress
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#767 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • A bug occurs when creating a line chart
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#765 ·

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  • How to hide empty (value 0%) chartBarClustered ?
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#763 · 3 comments · 1 reaction ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Cannot read .ppt file (PowerPoint97): The feature is not implemented. Please create an issue.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint97-2003 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#762 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Broken layout when save PPTX
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#756 · 3 comments ·

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  • Can we create a paragraph with rich text?
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#753 · 1 comment · 1 reaction ·

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  • Notes in pptx gives error on reader
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 38/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#751 · 2 comments ·

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  • We repaired your presentation. Pie Work but not Bar
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#750 · 2 comments ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Issue While Export Data Objects in Pimcore as PPT Format Through PXP Page.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#749 · 3 comments ·

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  • Default bullets and Reader 2007
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint97-2003 Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#744 ·

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  • Feature request: Catch errors and isolate them so that the rest of the presentation can be processed
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 18/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#742 · 1 comment ·

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  • Error Loading Files (ppt and pptx)
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 28/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#737 · 2 comments · 3 reactions ·

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  • When will funnel plots be supported
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Enhancement

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 15/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#735 · 1 comment ·

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  • Error loading PPT
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 30/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#734 · 2 comments ·

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  • When updating pptx, it removes texts
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#731 · 1 comment ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Call to undefined method PhpOffice\PhpPresentation\Shape\Drawing\Gd::getParagraphs()
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Component - PowerPoint2007 Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#727 · 2 comments ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • AutoSize text in Powerpoint2007
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Type - Documentation

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#721 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Can't unlink xlsx file used with PhpSpreadsheet
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Type - Bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#720 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Custom theme pptx
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    Status: Waiting for feedback Type - Bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    PHPOffice/PHPPresentation#718 · 1 comment ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

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