Installation

Aspose.Slides for Node.js via .NET is platform-independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux and MacOS) where Node.js and edge-js bridge are installed.

Install from NPM

You can easily install Aspose.Slides for Node.js via .NET from NPM through this command:

$ npm install aspose.slides.via.net

If you encounter any problem during the installation process, please refer to https://www.npmjs.com/package/edge-js.

Install from ZIP archive

To install and use Aspose.Slides for Node.js via .NET from a ZIP archive, follow these instructions instead:

Windows

1. Install .NET6 or above.
2. Install Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/download/) and add node.exe to PATH.
3. Install edge-js.

$ mkdir aspose.slides.nodejs.net

$ cd aspose.slides.nodejs.net

$ npm install -g edge-js

6. Download Aspose.Slides for Node.js via .NET and extract it to aspose.slides.nodejs/node_modules/aspose.slides.via.net.
7. Create a file named hello.js in aspose.slides.nodejs.net folder using the following sample code:

// Import the Aspose.Slides module for PowerPoint file manipulation
const asposeSlides = require('aspose.slides.via.net');

// Add necessary classes from the asposeSlides
const { Presentation, SaveFormat, PdfOptions } = asposeSlides;

const fs = require('fs');
if (!fs.existsSync("out")) fs.mkdirSync("out");

// Create and save an empty presentation to demonstrate basic functionality
function createEmptyPresentation() {
	
    // Initialize a new empty presentation
    var emptyPresentation = new Presentation();
    
    // Save the empty presentation in PPTX format
    emptyPresentation.save("out/emptyPresentation.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
    
    // Release resources associated with the presentation
    emptyPresentation.dispose();
}

createEmptyPresentation(); // Execute the function to create an empty presentation

8. Now run node hello.js @command prompt to run it.

Linux

1. Install .NET6 or above.
2. Install Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/download/) and add node.exe to PATH.
3. Install edge-js.

$ mkdir aspose.slides.nodejs.net

$ cd aspose.slides.nodejs.net

$ npm install edge-js

5. Download Aspose.Slides for Node.js via Java and extract it to aspose.slides.nodejs/node_modules/aspose.slides.via.net.
6. Create a test file named hello.js using this sample code in aspose.slides.nodejs.net folder:

// Import the Aspose.Slides module for PowerPoint file manipulation
const asposeSlides = require('aspose.slides.via.net');

// Add necessary classes from the asposeSlides
const { Presentation, SaveFormat, PdfOptions } = asposeSlides;

const fs = require('fs');
if (!fs.existsSync("out")) fs.mkdirSync("out");

// Create and save an empty presentation to demonstrate basic functionality
function createEmptyPresentation() {
	
    // Initialize a new empty presentation
    var emptyPresentation = new Presentation();
    
    // Save the empty presentation in PPTX format
    emptyPresentation.save("out/emptyPresentation.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
    
    // Release resources associated with the presentation
    emptyPresentation.dispose();
}

createEmptyPresentation(); // Execute the function to create an empty presentation

7. Now run node hello.js @command prompt to run it.

Mac

1. Install .NET6 or above.
2. Install Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/download/) and add node.exe to PATH.
3. Install edge-js.

$ mkdir aspose.slides.nodejs.net

$ cd aspose.slides.nodejs.net

$ npm install edge-js

```javascript
// Import the Aspose.Slides module for PowerPoint file manipulation
const asposeSlides = require('aspose.slides.via.net');

// Add necessary classes from the asposeSlides
const { Presentation, SaveFormat, PdfOptions } = asposeSlides;

const fs = require('fs');
if (!fs.existsSync("out")) fs.mkdirSync("out");

// Create and save an empty presentation to demonstrate basic functionality
function createEmptyPresentation() {
	
    // Initialize a new empty presentation
    var emptyPresentation = new Presentation();
    
    // Save the empty presentation in PPTX format
    emptyPresentation.save("out/emptyPresentation.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
    
    // Release resources associated with the presentation
    emptyPresentation.dispose();
}

createEmptyPresentation(); // Execute the function to create an empty presentation

9. Now run node hello.js @command prompt to run it.