Turn a PDF into slides worth presenting
Not a page-by-page copy: the AI reads your PDF, pulls out the key points and builds a clean, editable deck with speaker notes.
In shortUpload a PDF and Slidebrew's AI reads its text and writes an editable presentation — key points, numbers from the document, and speaker notes — that you download as PPTX or PDF. Free: about 15,000 characters (~8 pages) per deck, 3 decks a day, no sign-up. Packs read ~35 pages. Your PDF file stays in your browser; only extracted text is sent.
The fine print, up front
What other AI slide tools put behind a sign-up wall or a subscription, in one table. Nothing hidden below the fold.
| Sign-up | Not required — no account, no email |
|---|---|
| Watermark | None, on free and paid decks |
| Free decks per day | 3 AI decks, up to 12 slides each |
| Export formats | PPTX (PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides) and PDF — both free |
| Subscription | None. Nothing renews |
| Price | Free, or $4.90 one-time for 20 more decks / $9.90 for 60 |
AI summary vs. a plain converter
A plain PDF-to-PPT converter turns each page into a slide — often as an image or a pile of text boxes. That's useful when you need the exact page. This page is for the other job: you have a report, research paper, chapter or handout and need a presentation about it, with one idea per slide.
Works well with
- Research papers and theses → defense or journal-club slides
- Business reports and white papers → executive summaries
- Textbook chapters and handouts → lesson slides
- Policies and proposals → team briefings
Limits to know
- Scanned PDFs without a text layer can't be read — paste the text instead
- Free plan reads the first ~8 pages' worth of text; a pack reads ~35
- Charts and images in the PDF are not copied; numbers in the text are used
What one prompt gives you
Unedited first drafts from the generator — the same decks you would download.
“The water cycle for 5th graders”8 slides · Ocean theme · topic only
“Weekly product sync - notes”7 slides · Midnight theme · from meeting notes
“Urban tree canopy and summer heat: a city brief.”8 slides · Sage theme · from a pasted brief
Questions
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The text is extracted in your browser; only that text is sent to the AI to write slides. The file itself never leaves your device.
Can it handle a 50-page PDF?
The free plan reads about 15,000 characters (roughly 8 pages of text). A pack lets the AI read about 60,000 characters (~35 pages). For longer documents, paste the most relevant sections.
Will the slides keep the PDF's layout?
No — they are new slides that summarize the document. If you need an exact page-for-page copy, use a file converter instead.