v0.1.7

Zielon/INSTAv0.1.7Jul 29, 2026by afourney

AI Summary

This release focuses on performance optimizations and bug fixes for PPTX chart conversion, LaTeX equation rendering, and OMML templates. It also includes general code quality improvements and welcomes new contributors.

Key Highlights

Performance improvement: Avoided O(n^2) value lookups in PPTX chart conversion
LaTeX fix: Corrected invalid macros for mu, nu, tau, and down-arrow
PPTX handling: Fixed support for SVG images without a rasterized fallback
Template fixes: Resolved bugs in OMML templates

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* fix: avoid O(n^2) value lookups in PPTX chart conversion by @kz-000 in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/2227
* Fix invalid LaTeX macros for mu, nu, tau, and down-arrow in equation conversion by @ksprajapatii in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/2228
* Fix typos and formatting in comments, docstrings, and markdown by @chienyuanchang in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/2223
* fix: handle PPTX SVG images without a rasterized fallback by @guoyu-wang in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/2233
* Fix omml template bugs. by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/2257

## New Contributors
* @kz-000 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/2227
* @ksprajapatii made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/2228
* @guoyu-wang made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/2233

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/compare/v0.1.6...v0.1.7