Frequently Asked Questions

What is Slide Tailor?

Slide Tailor is a web API for making edits to a PowerPoint presentation such as changing text or data, swapping images, or showing or hiding slides.

What problem does Slide Tailor solve for me?

Slide Tailor lets you automate customizing a slide deck for your customer. If you regularly spend hours adapting sales pitch templates or pasting data into quarterly business review decks, this API spares you manual work and editing errors. If you're automating a collateral pipeline, it lets you use your existing PowerPoint assets rather than re-implementing them in some other technology.

How do I use Slide Tailor?

From whatever tool, programming language or automation platform you prefer, POST a JSON message to our API. Specify a URL of a PowerPoint .pptx file and a list of modifications to make to it. You'll get a response containing a URL to a new .pptx file with those modifications applied.

How much does it cost?

You can start using it for free by registering at slide-tailor.com. You'll get an API key that gives you access to all the features of the API. The free version will insert a Slide Tailor logo on the output slides. If you upgrade to a paid subscription, you won't see such a logo. See Pricing for more details.

Does it work with Open Office or other .pptx apps?

Yes, Slide Tailor will work with any .pptx file, created by any app that writes in the Open Office XML format.

Does it work with Google Slides?

Not directly, but you can use it on a .pptx file exported from Google Slides.