Native PowerPoint Doc Editor is an Obsidian plugin for opening, searching, and editing .docx and .pptx files directly inside your vault.
The plugin keeps Office files in place instead of converting them to Markdown. It is designed for school, work, and research vaults where Word documents and PowerPoint decks need small edits, search, review, or quick inspection without leaving Obsidian.
| DOCX editor | PowerPoint editor |
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- Open DOCX files in a native editor view
- Open PPTX files in a PowerPoint-style slide editor view
- Edit and save DOCX files back to the original vault file
- Edit PowerPoint text, tables, charts, shapes, slide objects, and chart data for supported
.pptxdecks - Search inside DOCX files from Obsidian
- Search within opened PowerPoint decks
- Duplicate, export, and save-as supported documents
- Detect possible save conflicts when a file changes on disk while it is open
- Scan DOCX files for hidden or suspicious text
- Keep DOCX and PPTX handling optional so another plugin can take over those extensions
- Open Obsidian Settings.
- Go to Community plugins.
- Search for
Native PowerPoint Doc Editor. - Install and enable the plugin.
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Download the latest release assets from GitHub:
main.jsmanifest.jsonstyles.css
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Create this folder in your vault:
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Copy the release files into that folder.
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Reload Obsidian and enable
Native PowerPoint Doc Editorfrom Community plugins.
The run-to-import folder also contains local Windows and macOS installers for manual vault installation.
- Open a
.docxfile in the file explorer to use the DOCX editor. - Open a
.pptx,.pptm,.ppsx,.ppsm,.potx, or.potmfile to use the PowerPoint view. - Use the toolbar and command palette actions for save, export, duplicate, search, and document diagnostics.
- Use plugin settings to turn DOCX or PowerPoint handling on or off.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines, local setup notes, and release expectations.
Released under the MIT license.