PPSM to XWD Converter

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Entirely Browser-Based

No software installation, no X11 environment needed for the conversion itself. Upload your PPSM from any browser and receive XWD files ready for your Unix workflow.

Fast Processing

The conversion runs on remote servers — your local machine stays unburdened. PPSM slides are rendered to XWD format quickly regardless of your device capabilities.

Safe and Private

All VBA macros are eliminated in the process. Uploaded files are deleted instantly after processing and converted files are removed within 24 hours.

How to convert PPSM to XWD

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose xwd or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your xwd file right afterwards

About formats

PPSM (PowerPoint Slideshow with Macros) is a macro-enabled slideshow format in Microsoft PowerPoint, introduced with Office 2007 as part of the Office Open XML family. PPSM combines the auto-play slideshow behavior of PPSX with the VBA macro capabilities of PPTM — opening a PPSM file launches it directly into full-screen presentation mode while allowing embedded macro code to execute during the slideshow. The format is structurally a ZIP archive containing the same XML slide parts as other OOXML presentation formats, plus a vbaProject.bin stream housing the VBA project. This combination is particularly valuable for interactive presentations: macro-driven slideshows can respond to user input, navigate non-linearly between sections, query external databases, update content in real time, and log audience responses during training or assessment sessions. One advantage is interactive presentation capability — PPSM enables quiz-style presentations where clicking answer buttons triggers immediate scoring feedback, branching paths, or data recording, all invisible to the audience. The macro-enabled slideshow format also supports self-contained automation: a PPSM file can run initialization routines on launch, configure the display environment, and clean up resources on exit without any manual intervention. As with all macro-enabled Office Open XML formats, the distinct .ppsm extension helps administrators enforce security policies that differentiate between trusted macro content and standard presentations. PPSM is supported exclusively in Microsoft PowerPoint desktop editions.
Developer: Microsoft
Initial release: January 30, 2007
XWD (X Window Dump) is a screen capture image format defined as part of the X Window System by the MIT X Consortium, dating to approximately 1987. The xwd command-line utility captures the contents of an X window or the entire screen and saves it as an XWD file — functionally equivalent to a screenshot utility but predating the concept by years. XWD files contain a detailed header specifying the X server's visual type, bit depth, byte order, bitmap unit and padding, the window's dimensions, border width, and color map information, followed by the raw pixel data exactly as represented in the X server's framebuffer. This means XWD files faithfully capture the exact pixel representation used by the display hardware — including server-specific byte ordering, padding, and color organization — making them primarily useful on the system where they were captured or on systems with compatible display configurations. The header also stores the window name string and the full color map entries for indexed-color visuals. XWD supports all X11 visual types: StaticGray, GrayScale, StaticColor, PseudoColor, TrueColor, and DirectColor, at any bit depth supported by the X server. One advantage is exact framebuffer fidelity: XWD captures the window's pixel data in its native format without any color space conversion or compression, making it the definitive record of what the X server was actually displaying. The format's integration with the X11 command-line toolkit provides another practical benefit — xwd can capture specific windows by ID or name, be triggered remotely via SSH, and piped directly to format converters. XWD files are handled by ImageMagick, GIMP, xwud (the viewer companion to xwd), and xv.
Developer: MIT X Consortium
Initial release: 1987

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert PPSM to XWD?

XWD is the native screenshot format for X Window System. Converting slides to XWD makes them directly usable within Unix/Linux display tooling and documentation workflows.

What software opens XWD?

The xwud utility on X11 systems displays XWD natively. GIMP, ImageMagick, and IrfanView also open XWD files across different operating systems.

Are PPSM macros stripped in the conversion?

Completely. XWD is a pure bitmap format with no executable components. All VBA macros from the source PPSM are discarded during conversion.

Is this conversion free on Convertio?

Yes — PPSM to XWD conversion is free. Premium plans offer increased file size limits and batch processing capabilities for larger projects.

What color depth does XWD support?

XWD supports various color depths including 24-bit true color, preserving the full visual fidelity of your presentation slides in the output.

Can I batch-convert presentations to XWD?

Upload multiple PPSM files and convert them all at once. Each presentation generates a complete set of XWD slide images in one session.