ooxmlgrep

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ooxmlgrep

ooxmlgrep is a command-line tool written in Go for recursively searching text inside .pptx (PowerPoint OOXML) files.
It extracts slide text and performs grep-like matching, with optional highlighting, case-insensitive search, and slide-level reporting.

Features

• 🔍 Recursively search .pptx files for a keyword
• 📄 Print matched slide text, including the slide number and filename
• 🎯 Highlight matched terms in red (ANSI color)
• 🧾 Support for --ignore-case, --number, and --version flags
• ⚡ Fast, dependency-free, cross-platform

Installation

From Source (requires Go 1.17+)

go install github.com/yourname/ooxmlgrep@latest

Make sure your $GOPATH/bin or $HOME/go/bin is in your $PATH.

From Prebuilt Binaries

You can download prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows from the Releases page.

Usage

ooxmlgrep [options] <keyword>

Options

Flag	Description
-n, --number	Show slide number only
-i, --ignore-case	Case-insensitive match
--version	Show version number

Examples

ooxmlgrep machine        # search for 'machine' (case-sensitive)
ooxmlgrep -i AI          # case-insensitive search for 'AI'
ooxmlgrep -n keyword     # show only filenames and slide numbers

Output Format

By default:

./slides/sample.pptx:slide 2:Deep learning is a kind of machine learning.

With -n:

./slides/sample.pptx:slide 2

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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