🚀 PPTypst Installation guide

April 13, 2026 · View on GitHub

Unfortunately, this Add-in is not yet available in the PowerPoint Add-in Marketplace and probably won't be due to regulations by Microsoft. See my comment. You can still use PPTypst by manually installing it. While a bit annoying, luckily you only have to perform these steps once.

Installation

PPTypst was tested on Windows, but should work on Mac as well. The following instructions are for Windows only. For more detailed instructions and other operating systems, see the the Office docs.

  1. Download the manifest.prod.xml and place it in any folder, e.g. a new folder called pptypst in your Downloads.
  2. Share the folder where you placed manifest.prod.xml.
    • Go to the folder properties (Alt+Enter on the folder) → Sharing → Share... → Choose your own user (probably already there) → Share
    • Note down the path being shown by right-clicking it → Copy Link.
    • The link should read something along the lines of \\PC-Name\Users\username\Downloads\pptypst.
  3. Sideload the Add-in into PowerPoint.
    • PowerPoint → File → Options → Trust Center → Trust Center Settings → Trusted Add-in Catalogs.
    • As Catalog Url, enter the path you have copied (only the part after file: that starts with \\ or //).
    • Then, click on "Add catalog" and check "Show in Menu" → Ok.
    • Restart PowerPoint → "Home" ribbon → Add-ins → More Add-ins → Shared Folder → pick the PPTypst Add-in.
    • You should see the PPTypst Icon in the "Insert" ribbon (to the very right). Enjoy.

Troubleshooting

Please check what version of Office you are running. PPTypst was tested on Version 2603 (PowerPoint API 1.10) on PowerPoint 365. But it might also work on older versions, e.g. PowerPoint 2016. You may have to manually update your Office installation. Please open a new issue if you encounter further problems.

Remove

If you want to get rid of the Add-in later on, manually delete the Office cache as described in the docs. Essentially, you just have to delete the entire content of this folder (on Windows):

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Wef\

⚠ Manually removing the content of this folder worked fine for me, but please watch out that you don't have anything important there. E.g. Outlook may store calendar login information in the cache. It's probably a good idea to back up the folder before deleting it. It's unfortunate that there is not a better solution to remove Add-ins.