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SlideMaker: Free AI Slide Maker & AI Presentation Maker

The project studies how a short prompt, a rough outline or a PDF can be converted into an editable slide deck. The output is a first draft for review and editing, not a finished product.

SlideMaker.app is a free, non-commercial personal learning and research project created by Gourav Singla.

Or upload a PDF or Word file.
prompt

The water cycle for class 7 science, 8 slides

pdf
Class 7 · Science
The Water Cycle
How water moves between land, sea and sky
1
Four stages
EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationCollection
2
Evaporation
  • The sun heats water in seas, lakes and rivers
  • Water turns into vapour and rises
  • Plants add vapour by transpiration
3
Did you know
97%
of the water on Earth is salt water in the oceans
4
Rain or snow?
Rain

Falls when the air near the ground is above freezing.

Snow

Forms when ice crystals stay frozen all the way down.

5
Quick quiz
  • What makes water evaporate?
  • Where do clouds come from?
  • Name one way water is collected
6
Figure 1. One line of input, six editable slides. A prompt (or a PDF, an outline or notes) becomes a structured deck with a title slide, a diagram, a key fact, a comparison and a short quiz, exportable to PowerPoint, PDF or Google Slides.
Abstract

From Ideas and Documents to Presentations

SlideMaker is an AI slide maker and AI presentation maker. It takes a one-sentence prompt, a rough outline or a 20-page PDF and arranges the content into editable slides, each with a title, a few short points and a layout.

KeywordsAI slide generator from textPDF to presentationEditable slides

From Ideas, Notes and Documents to Presentations

The AI presentation maker works from rough input. A student, teacher or researcher can start with a prompt, an outline, lecture notes, class notes or a PDF, generate a first version, and then edit the slides.

Index termsPrompt to slidesOutline to presentationNotes to slide deckPDF to PPTEditable presentation draft

Method
prompt

The water cycle for class 7 science, 8 slides

(a)

Input: a Prompt

Describe the topic in a sentence. The AI slide generator writes a first draft of the content and picks a layout for each slide.

outline

1. Introduction

a. What is the water cycle

2. Four stages

a. Evaporation

b. Condensation

3. Quiz

(b)

Input: an Outline

Each heading in the outline becomes a slide, in the order it was written, so the structure can be adjusted afterwards.

notes

- sun heats sea, vapour rises

- clouds = condensed vapour??

- rain / snow / hail

- rivers back to sea

(c)

Input: Notes

Rough bullet points, lecture notes or a brainstorm list are enough. Related points are grouped and each group is given a title.

pdf
(d)

Input: a PDF

Upload a PDF, Word or text file. SlideMaker extracts the key points and arranges them as slides, which is how the PDF to slides and PDF to PPT conversion works.

Figure 2. The four input types: (a) a prompt, (b) an outline, (c) rough notes and (d) a PDF or Word document.
Motivation

A Draft as the Starting Point

The project starts from material that already exists, such as notes, a chapter or an outline, and generates a draft deck from it.

  • Starts from existing material, not an empty deck
  • Builds the slide structure automatically
  • Works while the content is still rough, unlike a fixed template

Student presentation

Input: class notes. Output: a presentation draft.

Research presentations

Input: research notes or a paper. Output: a talk outline with slides.

Group projects

Input: notes from several people. Output: one shared deck.

Clubs and events

Input: notes for a club, school event or society.

Class slides

Input: teaching material. Output: structured slides.

Study guides

Input: a chapter or lecture. Output: revision slides.

Procedure

Generate a Draft, Then Edit It

1

Step 1

Input: a prompt, outline, notes or a PDF.

2

Step 2

Draft: the system generates a presentation draft.

3

Step 3

Editing: The content and structure can be changed in the editor.

Results

Examples

Thesis defense · M.Sc.
Groundwater depletion in Punjab
Methods, results and next steps
Fig. 3a. Thesis defense. From a thesis chapter uploaded as a PDF. See the dissertation defense guide. Guide
Biology · Class 10
Photosynthesis
Light, water and carbon dioxide become food
Fig. 3b. Class slides. From a one-line prompt. Guide
Indus Valley Civilisation
3300 BCEEarly Harappan
2600 BCEMature cities
1900 BCEDecline
1300 BCELate phase
Fig. 3c. Study guide. From rough history notes, turned into a revision timeline. Guide
Hours of sleep, class survey
7.8 hClass 87.2 hClass 96.4 hClass 105.8 hClass 115.2 hClass 12
Fig. 3d. Class project. From an outline with a small table of survey numbers. Guide
Robotics Club: term kickoff
  • Meet every Friday in Lab 2
  • Build a line-following robot
  • Show it at the science fair
Fig. 3e. Clubs and events. From a few lines of club notes. Guide
कक्षा 7 · विज्ञान
जल चक्र
पानी ज़मीन, समुद्र और आकाश के बीच कैसे घूमता है
Fig. 3f. Hindi deck. The same topic in Hindi. See the Hindi PPT maker guide. Guide
Notes

How the System Works

Observations from building a system that generates editable slides from prompts, notes and documents.

Input formats

The system accepts a prompt, an outline, notes, or a PDF, Word or text file. A draft can be generated without an account; saving and export use an account.

One request, one draft

A single request produces a full draft: slide titles, points, layout and design. Layout is computed from how much content each slide design can hold.

Export and editing

The generated deck can be exported and edited in PowerPoint or Google Slides, or edited in the built-in editor.

Related work

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

SlideMaker.app generates an editable presentation draft from a topic, notes or a document.

How does the AI presentation maker actually work?
SlideMaker reads the input, whether it is a short prompt, a detailed outline or a PDF. The AI identifies the main message, arranges it into a sequence of slide titles, and writes supporting text and a layout for each slide. The result is an editable first draft instead of a blank screen.
Can I edit the slides after they are generated?
Yes. SlideMaker creates editable slides rather than static images or locked designs. The built-in editor can change the text, the order and the visuals, and the deck can be exported to keep working in other presentation software.
How do I turn a PDF into a presentation?
Upload the document (PDF, Word or a text file) to the PDF to PPT converter. The AI reads it, summarizes the key points and organizes them into a slide deck. This converts a chapter, a paper or a study guide into slides for a class or a seminar.
Do I need to create an account to start?
No. A first draft can be generated without an account. An account is needed to save or export.
Is SlideMaker free for students and teachers?
Yes. SlideMaker.app is free to use for student presentations and classroom slides: slides can be generated and downloaded at no cost.
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Cite

Referencing this project

For a class assignment or a methods section that mentions the tool, this entry can be copied as is.

@misc{slidemaker2026,
  title  = {SlideMaker: Free AI Slide Maker and AI Presentation Maker},
  author = {Singla, Gourav},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://slidemaker.app/},
  note   = {Personal learning and research project}
}
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