Add slides2pdf extension

[Root-Bert]

Description

Slides2PDF converts files selected in Finder to PDF using apps the user already has — no cloud services, no bundled binaries.

• Convert to PDF (no-view): converts the current Finder selection. For each file the format-native engine is tried first (PowerPoint for .pptx, Keynote for .key, Word for .docx, …) with automatic fallback to the next capable engine if one fails. Live progress toast with an x/y counter for batches.
• Setup Conversion Engines (view): checklist of detected engines (Keynote, PowerPoint, Pages, Word, Numbers, Excel, LibreOffice, sips), per-category preferred-engine picker, and install help.

Supported inputs: presentations (.pptx .ppt .pps .ppsx .key .odp), documents (.docx .doc .pages .odt .rtf .txt), spreadsheets (.xlsx .xls .numbers .ods .csv), images (via macOS sips), and any plain-text/code file (.json, .md, .log, source files, …) via a bundled pdf-lib text renderer that works with no apps installed.

Safety details: existing files are never overwritten (collisions get an extension tag or numeric suffix), engines are detected via the filesystem only (no app launches as a side effect), MS Office sandbox restrictions are handled by exporting into the app container and moving the PDF into place, and LibreOffice runs with an isolated profile so conversions work while the GUI is open.

macOS only. The only npm runtime dependency added is pdf-lib (pure JS, MIT).

Screencast

See the screenshots in the metadata folder (setup checklist and conversion flow).

Checklist

• I read the extension guidelines
• I read the documentation about publishing
• I ran npm run build and tested this distribution build in Raycast
• I checked that files in the assets folder are used by the extension itself
• I checked that assets used by the README are placed outside of the metadata folder

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[greptile-apps]

Greptile Summary

The PR adds a macOS Finder-selection extension that converts presentations, documents, spreadsheets, images, and text files to PDF using installed applications or a bundled text renderer.

• Adds backend detection, capability ranking, fallback conversion, staged output publication, and AppleScript-driven native-app conversions.
• Adds a setup view for engine discovery and category preferences.
• Adds extension metadata, documentation, screenshots, packaging, and build configuration.

Confidence Score: 3/5

The PR does not appear safe to merge because previously reported document-identity cleanup and no-overwrite failures remain reachable.

Timeout cleanup can still close unrelated same-named documents, while publication on a filesystem without hard-link support can still replace a destination created during the check-to-rename window.

Files Needing Attention: extensions/slides2pdf/src/utils/backends.ts

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
extensions/slides2pdf/src/utils/backends.ts	Implements backend selection and conversion lifecycle, but the previously reported document-cleanup identity and output-publication races remain reachable.
extensions/slides2pdf/src/convert-to-pdf.ts	Implements per-file batch handling, collision-resistant output naming, fallback execution, progress reporting, and optional opening of generated PDFs.
extensions/slides2pdf/src/utils/textpdf.ts	Adds bounded, paginated plain-text rendering through pdf-lib with binary detection and WinAnsi sanitization.
extensions/slides2pdf/src/setup.tsx	Adds engine-status sections and persisted per-category preferred-engine controls.
extensions/slides2pdf/package.json	Declares the two commands, macOS platform, preferences, metadata, dependencies, and standard Raycast scripts.

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[Copilot]

Pull request overview

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Adds a new Raycast extension, Slides2PDF, to convert Finder-selected files to PDF using locally installed apps (iWork, Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, sips) with a bundled text-to-PDF fallback.

Changes:

• Implemented backend detection + per-file backend ranking with AppleScript/CLI conversion runners and safe output handling.
• Added a setup UI to show detected engines and persist per-category preferred engines.
• Added a bundled plain-text renderer (pdf-lib) plus extension metadata/config (package.json, tsconfig, lint/prettier, docs).

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 14 out of 19 changed files in this pull request and generated 4 comments.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
extensions/slides2pdf/tsconfig.json	TypeScript config for the new extension.
extensions/slides2pdf/src/utils/textpdf.ts	Adds bundled text/code → PDF renderer using pdf-lib.
extensions/slides2pdf/src/utils/preferences.ts	Adds LocalStorage-backed per-category preferred engine storage.
extensions/slides2pdf/src/utils/backends.ts	Implements engine detection, ranking, and conversion execution (AppleScript/LibreOffice/sips/builtin).
extensions/slides2pdf/src/setup.tsx	Setup command UI for engine availability and preference selection.
extensions/slides2pdf/src/convert-to-pdf.ts	No-view command to convert Finder selection with fallback and progress toasts.
extensions/slides2pdf/package.json	Defines commands, preferences, and dependencies for the extension.
extensions/slides2pdf/eslint.config.js	Adds ESLint config for the extension.
extensions/slides2pdf/README.md	Adds user documentation and supported formats.
extensions/slides2pdf/LICENSE	Adds MIT license file.
extensions/slides2pdf/CHANGELOG.md	Adds initial changelog entry (currently with placeholder date).
extensions/slides2pdf/.prettierrc	Adds Prettier config.
extensions/slides2pdf/.prettierignore	Adds Prettier ignore rules.
extensions/slides2pdf/.gitignore	Adds gitignore for the extension workspace.

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