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PPT Master takes a PDF, DOCX, URL, or Markdown file and gives you back a native, editable PowerPoint. Real shapes, real text boxes, real charts. Not images of slides, not a PDF dressed up as PPTX. Every element opens and edits like a slide a human built.
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June 25, 2026ppt-master
31.2k ★PPT Master takes a PDF, DOCX, URL, or Markdown file and gives you back a native, editable PowerPoint.
Chatwoot
33.5k ★Chatwoot is an open source customer support and live-chat platform, a self-hosted alternative to Intercom and Zendesk.
openhuman
32.9k ★openhuman wants to be your personal AI assistant, the kind that actually knows your life.
Kami
9.2k ★Kami is a design system for professional documents.
claude-obsidian
7.8k ★Claude Obsidian turns your Obsidian vault into an autonomous knowledge engine powered by Claude Code.
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