Download free sample PPT and PPTX PowerPoint Presentation files for testing in your applications. We offer PPT and PPTX sample files in different sizes so that you don’t have to worry about creating these test example files. These files are available in 250 KB, 500 KB and 1 MB file size.
.ppt is a file extension for a presentation file format for Microsoft PowerPoint. Download free PPTX presentation file in 3 sizes and perform your tests on these PPT files in your application.
A ppt file type can contain text (formatted), images, tables, graphs, charts, video, sound.
.ppt files can be viewed by PowerPoint, PowerPoint Viewer and the Open Office.
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PPT (PowerPoint Presentation)
File Extension: .ppt
Format Type: Binary file format
Used By: Microsoft PowerPoint versions prior to 2007 (PowerPoint 97–2003)
Limitations:
Less efficient with file size (larger files)
Harder to recover if corrupted
Limited support for modern features (e.g., animations, embedded media)
Compatibility: May not fully support features in modern PowerPoint versions
PPTX (PowerPoint Open XML Presentation)
File Extension: .pptx
Format Type: Open XML format (ZIP-compressed)
Used By: Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and later
Advantages:
Smaller file size (due to compression)
Better performance and easier recovery from corruption
Supports modern features (e.g., SmartArt, multimedia, advanced formatting)
More interoperable (works better with third-party tools and open source libraries like python-pptx, Aspose.Slides, etc.)
Structure: A PPTX file is essentially a ZIP archive containing separate XML files for different parts of the presentation (slides, layout, images, etc.)