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Kuroko is a small tool to convert from EMF to PDF. A typical use of this tool is to create PDF files from PowerPoint/Excel for use in LaTeX. You can download a pre-compiled binary from https://github.com/shioyadan/kuroko/releases.

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Kuroko

Kuroko is a small tool to convert from EMF to PDF.

  • You can download a pre-compiled package (kuroko-win32-x64.zip) for Windows (10/11) from here.
  • A typical use of this tool is to create PDF files from PowerPoint/Excel for use in LaTeX.
  • It captures EMF data from a clipboard and converts it to PDF.
  • In a similar way as MetafileToEPSConverter, which makes EPS files, you can make PDF files from figures on PowerPoint/Excel and can use them in LaTeX.
  • Kuroko can run only on Windows 10/11, because it relies on "Microsoft Print to PDF" printer.
  • It relies on a small command line tool Kuroko-CLI.

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Known issues

  • Translucent objects are not converted correctly.
  • Mixing raster and vector images in PowerPoint may lead to incorrect results.

How to build

Non-developer users are recommended to use a pre-compiled binary available here.

  • Install the following:
    • Cygwin & GNU Make
    • node.js
    • Visual Studio Build Tools 2019 - C++ Build Tools
  • Run these commands in Cygwin.
    npm install electron electron-packager -g
    make init 
    make run   # Launch kuroko directly 
    make pack  # Build a release binary
    

License

Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Ryota Shioya [email protected] This application is released under the 3-Clause BSD License, see LICENSE.md. This application bundles Kuroko-CLI (https://github.com/shioyadan/kuroko-cli). This application also bundles ELECTRON and many third-party packages in accordance with the licenses presented in THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.md.

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Kuroko is a small tool to convert from EMF to PDF. A typical use of this tool is to create PDF files from PowerPoint/Excel for use in LaTeX. You can download a pre-compiled binary from https://github.com/shioyadan/kuroko/releases.

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