Export Slides as Images — User Guide

A step-by-step guide, with screenshots, to saving every slide of a Google Slides presentation as images in one ZIP file. Follow it from the top and you will have your images in a few minutes. Features of the paid version are marked Paid.

1. Before you start
1. 1-1 Install
2. 1-2 What the add-on does
2. Open the add-on
1. The first time only
3. Choose format and size
1. Format
2. Size (width)
4. Choose which slides
1. Skip hidden slides Paid
5. Choose file names
6. Export and save
7. Free vs paid (license key)
1. Enter your license key
2. Remove the key
8. Troubleshooting
Data and contact

1. Before you start

1-1 Install

Install “Export Slides as Images” from the Google Workspace Marketplace. You only do this once.

1-2 What the add-on does

It reads only the presentation you have open. The images are zipped in your browser, nothing is created in your Drive, and your slides are not sent anywhere.

2. Open the add-on

Open the presentation in Google Slides.
In the top menu, choose Extensions → Export Slides as Images → Export slides as images.

Choosing the add-on from the Extensions menu — Opening the sidebar from the menu (click to enlarge)

A sidebar opens on the right. All the settings are here.

The Export Slides as Images sidebar — The whole sidebar: slide count, format, size, range, file names and the export button (click to enlarge)

The blue box at the top states the promise (reads only the open presentation, sends nothing anywhere). Below it you see the slide count, for example “12 slides (2 hidden)”.

The first time only

An “Allow access” prompt appears. Press it, and Google’s file picker opens. Check that the presentation you have open is selected and press “Select” once. From then on the add-on can read only that file, not your other files.

3. Choose format and size

Format

Choose PNG (sharp) or JPG (smaller). If unsure, choose PNG. JPG is Paid; when you choose it, a quality box (80%, for example) appears next to it.

Size (width)

1600 px is the default. For smaller images choose 800 px or 200 px (Paid). The larger the number, the sharper the image and the heavier the file.

The width choices: 1600, 800 or 200 px — Size: 1600, 800 or 200 px (click to enlarge)

4. Choose which slides

Type the slide numbers into “Range”. Leave it empty to export all slides.

Examples: 1-5 (slides 1 to 5), 8 (slide 8 only), 10- (slide 10 to the end)
Combine them with commas, like 1-6, 8, 10-. Paid

Typing a range such as 1-5, 8 in the Range field — Entering a range (click to enlarge)

Skip hidden slides Paid

Tick “Skip hidden slides” to leave out slides you have hidden. The line “12 slides (2 hidden)” tells you how many are hidden.

5. Choose file names

“File names” offers two styles:

“01.png (number)”: numbers only.
“01_Title.png (number + title)”: each slide’s title is included. Paid

The file name choices — File names: number only, or number plus slide title (click to enlarge)

Range, skip hidden slides and file names with titles all set — All the settings in place (range 1-6, 8, 10-, hidden slides skipped, number + title) (click to enlarge)

6. Export and save

Press “Export images (ZIP)”.
“Preparing…” appears. Long presentations take a little longer.
When it finishes you see “Exported 9 slides to (presentation name).zip.” and the ZIP downloads to your computer.

Preparing the images after pressing Export — While it works: “Preparing…” (click to enlarge)

Finished: 9 slides exported with the chosen range — The finished screen: the 9 chosen slides (hidden ones skipped) are in the ZIP (click to enlarge)

If the download did not start, press “Download again”. The ZIP goes to your browser’s Downloads folder. Double-click it to open it and you will find the images, in order.

7. Free vs paid (license key)

	Free	Paid (US$19, one-time)
Slides	First 10	All
Format	PNG	PNG / JPG (with quality)
Width	1600 px	1600 / 800 / 200 px
Range, skip hidden slides	—	Yes
Titles in file names	—	Yes
Watermark	None	None

Enter your license key

After you buy the paid version on Gumroad, you receive a license key.
Scroll down the sidebar and paste the key into “License (paid version)”.
Press “Activate”.

The finished screen with the license section at the bottom — Once active, the sidebar shows “Active (key …last 4 characters)”. The key itself is hidden in the screenshot (click to enlarge)

Once activated, it works in every presentation you open with the same Google account. It is a one-time purchase, with no expiry.

Remove the key

Press “Remove the key from this account” to deactivate it for this account.

8. Troubleshooting

Problem	What to try
The sidebar does not load or stays blank	Sign in to only one Google account in the browser, then reload the presentation (signing in to several accounts at once causes this).
The download does not start	Press “Download again”, and check your browser’s download permissions.
Only 10 slides came out	That is the free limit. Enter a paid license key to export all slides.
A file picker appeared	That is the one-time step. Select the open presentation and press “Select”.

Data and contact

Your slides and images are not sent anywhere. The only request to another service is the license check (the key and product ID). Questions and bug reports: dailypicks.blog@gmail.com

Google Slides™ and Google Drive™ are trademarks of Google LLC. This add-on is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.