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Image PowerPoint vs editable PowerPoint from NotebookLM
Short answer
An image PPTX keeps the exact look NotebookLM generated, but every slide is one picture and its text cannot be changed. An editable PPTX is rebuilt from the slide text, so titles and bullets are real text boxes, in a clean layout rather than the original design. The editable version requires Ultra Exporter Pro.
Side by side
| Image PPTX | Editable PPTX | |
|---|---|---|
| Looks like the original | Yes, pixel for pixel | No, clean re-layout |
| Edit wording | No | Yes |
| Apply your own theme | No | Yes |
| Charts and illustrations | Kept inside the image | Not converted; keep the original as reference |
| Speaker notes | None | Narration in notes |
| Plan | Free, 5 a day | Pro |
Which to choose
- Choose Image PPTX if you will present the deck as it is, or only need to reorder and delete slides.
- Choose Editable PPTX if you need to correct text, translate, rebrand, or reuse the content in your own template.
Free or Pro?
The basics are free; the advanced options listed on this page need Ultra Exporter Pro. Pro covers the extension only; it does not include a Google subscription or raise NotebookLM's own limits. Current prices are on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Image PPTX or Editable PPTX: which is better?
Neither in general. Choose Image PPTX if you will present the deck as it is, or only need to reorder and delete slides. Choose Editable PPTX if you need to correct text, translate, rebrand, or reuse the content in your own template.
Can I have both in one file?
The editable export can add the original image after each slide or show it as a thumbnail, so you edit with the design in view.
Related guides
How to export NotebookLM slides to PowerPoint. You get a .pptx in which each slide is the original slide image.
How to export NotebookLM slides to editable PowerPoint. You get a .pptx with native title and body text boxes rebuilt from the text available in the slide.
Because NotebookLM generates each slide as a single picture. The PDF or PPTX you download contains one flat image per slide, so there are no text boxes to.
Export NotebookLM notes as Markdown when they are going into a notes app, wiki or repository, and as Word when someone will edit, comment on or format them.
Export a NotebookLM report to Word when it will be edited, and to PDF when it will only be read, printed or archived.
Both import a NotebookLM quiz into the Moodle question bank, and both are free exports. GIFT is a compact text format you can read and fix by hand.
Both carry a NotebookLM source list into a reference manager. BibTeX is the native format of LaTeX and Overleaf and is read by Zotero, JabRef and Paperpile.
A ZIP archive is a one-off snapshot of a NotebookLM notebook in a single file; one full archive is free.