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[component] powermark — PowerPoint .pptx ↔ Markdown

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#12 opened on May 1, 2026

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Description

Goal

Component to extract outlines/content from PowerPoint .pptx files and convert to Markdown (slides, speaker notes, metadata).

Scope/Features

  • Parse PPTX bytes (OpenXML format)
  • Output slide order, text, notes, and metadata as Markdown
  • Optionally: outline-to-slides (MD→PPTX)

Rough WIT shape

  • extract(input: list<u8>) -> result<string, error>
  • render(md: string) -> result<list<u8>, error> (optional)

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Research direction
Examine the OpenXML format of PPTX files and use the zip and xmltree crates to parse and extract content.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
backendtooling
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
RustGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70