Harrison-Booth · Oct 12, 2026 · Oct 12, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · Oct 27, 2026
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ members = ["crates/*", "apps/*", "xtask"]
 default-members = ["crates/*", "apps/deckcraft", "apps/deckcraft-cli"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.95"

diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Ranked; detail and the full beta plan in [docs/roadmap.md](docs/roadmap.md).
    and animation bounce end. Still open: a corpus of real decks, #70, #74, #77, EMF+ records,
    MicroType Express font subsets and SVG. 36–64 h.
 3. **Localization:** catalog, system language (#15), zh-Hans, es, fr, de, ja with IME. 27–46 h.
-4. **Output:** vector PDF, printing. 10–16 h.
+4. **Output:** printing (vector PDF landed). 5–8 h.
 5. **Depth that users hit:** font weights (#69), chart data and elements, Animation Pane timeline,
    presenter view on the right display, native macOS menu bar, Format Shape pane. 33–56 h.
 
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ app's JSON control channel (`deckcraft --control PORT`).
 | 2026-10-12 | Title bar: Export button next to Save, opening the Export dialog on every platform (a shortcut beside File › Export) |
 | 2026-10-13 | PPTX export writes modern threaded comments (`p188`) next to the flattened legacy part; replies and resolved state survive a round trip, and real PowerPoint decks stop importing their comments twice (#70) |
 | 2026-10-12 | Canvas: a right click selects the shape under the pointer before the context menu opens (`contextclick` pointer kind for the control channel and MCP); in edited text the menu offers text items |
+| 2026-10-15 | Vector PDF export: shapes, gradients, transparency, tables and charts as PDF paths, real text in font subsets, pictures embedded as they are; effects and patterns rasterize per element (`vector: false` keeps the raster mode) |
 | 2026-10-12 | Canvas: dragging the frame of a text box being edited moves it (move cursor on the frame, one undo step); the caret zone follows rotated boxes |
 | 2026-10-13 | Start screen: a missing Recent file is marked and its click shows the error there; entries can be removed from the list (#172) |
 | 2026-10-12 | Tables: the caret and text selection show in the cell being edited; clicks and double-clicks place the caret in the clicked cell (and select the word); dragging inner column borders, the right edge and row borders resizes them in one undo step; Tab skips cells hidden under a merge |

diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
         cmd!(noundo "file.saveAs", "Save As…", ["File"], Some("Cmd+Shift+S"), "{path, format?}", has_doc, save_as),
         cmd!(noundo "file.saveTemplate", "Save as Template…", ["File"], None, "{path}", has_doc, save_as),
         cmd!(query "file.saveBytes", "Save to Data", [], None, "{format?: deckcraft|pptx} → {data: base64}", has_doc, save_bytes_cmd),
-        cmd!(noundo "file.export", "Export…", ["File"], None, "{path, format?: png|jpeg|pptx|deckcraft|outline|rtf|pdf|gif (else by path), slide?: index, all?: bool, scale?: px per pt, layout?: slides|notes|handouts (pdf), perPage?: 1|2|3|4|6|9, paper?: letter|a4|legal|a3 (pdf), orientation?: portrait|landscape (pdf), dpi?, slides?: [index]|range (\"1-3,5\"), includeHidden?, textLayer?, frame?, transparentBackground?: bool (png: leave the slide background out), width?: px 16-3840|small|medium|large|extraLarge (gif), secondsPerSlide?: 0.1-600 (gif; 5), loop?: bool (gif; true: forever)} → {path, bytes} or {files} (png, jpeg); gif adds frames, width, height, secondsPerSlide", has_doc, export),
+        cmd!(noundo "file.export", "Export…", ["File"], None, "{path, format?: png|jpeg|pptx|deckcraft|outline|rtf|pdf|gif (else by path), slide?: index, all?: bool, scale?: px per pt, layout?: slides|notes|handouts (pdf), perPage?: 1|2|3|4|6|9, paper?: letter|a4|legal|a3 (pdf), orientation?: portrait|landscape (pdf), vector? (pdf; true), dpi?, slides?: [index]|range (\"1-3,5\"), includeHidden?, textLayer?, frame?, transparentBackground?: bool (png: leave the slide background out), width?: px 16-3840|small|medium|large|extraLarge (gif), secondsPerSlide?: 0.1-600 (gif; 5), loop?: bool (gif; true: forever)} → {path, bytes} or {files} (png, jpeg); gif adds frames, width, height, secondsPerSlide", has_doc, export),
         cmd!(
             query "file.info",
             "Info",
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ pub fn save_bytes(doc: &Presentation, format: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
 /// Paper sizes for notes and handouts, for the UI's Print page.
 pub use deckcraft_pdf::{PAPERS, paper_size};
 
-/// PDF options from command params: `{layout: slides|notes|handouts, perPage, dpi, slides,
+/// PDF options from command params: `{layout: slides|notes|handouts, perPage, vector, dpi, slides,
 /// includeHidden, textLayer, frame, paper: letter|a4|legal|a3, orientation: portrait|landscape}` for a presentation of `count` slides. `slides` is a list of
 /// 0-based indices or a range as typed in PowerPoint's Print page (`"1-3, 5"`, 1-based).
 pub fn pdf_options(p: &Value, count: usize) -> Result<deckcraft_pdf::PdfOptions> {
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ pub fn pdf_options(p: &Value, count: usize) -> Result<deckcraft_pdf::PdfOptions>
         "handouts" => deckcraft_pdf::PageLayout::Handouts { per_page: usize_param(p, "perPage").unwrap_or(6).clamp(1, 9) as u8 },
         _ => deckcraft_pdf::PageLayout::Slides,
     };
+    o.vector = bool_or(p, "vector", true);
     o.dpi = f64_or(p, "dpi", o.dpi).clamp(36.0, 600.0);
     o.slides = match p.get("slides") {
         Some(Value::Array(a)) => Some(a.iter().filter_map(|v| v.as_u64().map(|x| x as usize)).filter(|i| *i < count).collect()),

diff --git a/crates/mcp/src/tests.rs b/crates/mcp/src/tests.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ fn export_tool_lists_pdf_and_its_options() {
     }
     assert_eq!(props["layout"]["enum"], json!(["slides", "notes", "handouts"]));
     assert_eq!(props["perPage"]["enum"], json!([1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9]));
-    for p in ["dpi", "slides", "includeHidden", "textLayer", "frame", "paper", "orientation"] {
+    for p in ["vector", "dpi", "slides", "includeHidden", "textLayer", "frame", "paper", "orientation"] {
         assert!(props.get(p).is_some(), "{p}: {export}");
     }
     // What the schema describes is accepted.

diff --git a/crates/mcp/src/tools.rs b/crates/mcp/src/tools.rs
@@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ pub fn tool_definitions() -> Vec<Value> {
                     "scale": num("Pixels per point for images (default 2)"),
                     "layout": {"type": "string", "enum": ["slides", "notes", "handouts"], "description": "PDF page layout (default slides)"},
                     "perPage": {"type": "integer", "enum": [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9], "description": "PDF handouts: slides per page (default 6)"},
-                    "dpi": num("PDF: raster resolution of slide artwork, 36-600 (default 200)"),
+                    "vector": boolean("PDF: vector slides with real text (default true); false: each slide one raster image"),
+                    "dpi": num("PDF: resolution of raster slides (vector: false) and of effects rasterized in place, 36-600 (default 200)"),
                     "slides": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 0}, "description": "PDF and GIF: slide indices to export, in order (default all)"},
                     "includeHidden": boolean("PDF and GIF: include hidden slides (default false)"),
-                    "textLayer": boolean("PDF: invisible text layer for search, select and copy (default true)"),
+                    "textLayer": boolean("PDF raster slides: invisible text layer for search, select and copy (default true)"),
                     "frame": boolean("PDF notes/handouts: thin frame around each slide (default true)"),
                     "paper": {"type": "string", "enum": ["letter", "a4", "legal", "a3"], "description": "PDF notes/handouts: paper size (default letter)"},
                     "orientation": {"type": "string", "enum": ["portrait", "landscape"], "description": "PDF notes/handouts: page orientation (default portrait)"},

diff --git a/crates/pdf/Cargo.toml b/crates/pdf/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ name = "deckcraft-pdf"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-description = "DeckCraft PDF export (craft-pdf/Krilla): slides, notes pages and handouts with a selectable text layer, links and bookmarks"
+description = "DeckCraft PDF export (craft-pdf/Krilla): vector slides, notes pages and handouts with real text, links and bookmarks"
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
+deckcraft-color = { workspace = true }
 deckcraft-model = { workspace = true }
 deckcraft-fonts = { workspace = true }
 deckcraft-text = { workspace = true }