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ODT to RTF converter, free and without sign-up.

Turn ODT documents into RTF. This conversion runs on our server: after you confirm, the file is uploaded over an encrypted connection, converted and then deleted.

Drop ODT files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

Ready · other file types work tooAsks before any upload

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How to convert ODT to RTF

  1. Add your ODT documents

    Drop ODT files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. RTF is already chosen

    Press Convert and confirm the upload. The file is sent to the ToAny conversion server, converted to RTF and removed afterwards.

  3. Download

    Save the RTF, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Honest about uploads

    Browsers cannot convert ODT to RTF reliably, so this pair runs on our server. You are asked before anything is sent, and the page says so plainly.

  • Removed afterwards

    The uploaded file and the result are deleted once the conversion has finished. Nobody looks at them and they are not used for anything else.

  • No account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark on the result.

ODT to RTF: what to expect

ODT is unfamiliar to many recipients and does not always open cleanly in Word. RTF opens in nearly every word processor ever made. ODT is at home in documents in open-source office suites; RTF is the usual choice for basic formatted text that must open anywhere.

ODT vs RTF

ODT

OpenDocument text

ODT is the open-standard document format used by LibreOffice Writer and OpenOffice. Word and Google Docs can open it, though complex formatting does not always survive the trip.

Opens in LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Google Docs, recent Microsoft Word

ODT converter
RTF

Rich Text document

RTF carries basic formatting such as bold, fonts and simple tables in a plain-text wrapper that nearly every word processor reads. It does not support modern layout features.

Opens in Word, WordPad, TextEdit, LibreOffice and most word processors

RTF converter
ODT compared with RTF
ODTOpenDocument textRTFRich Text document
Stands forOpenDocument TextRich Text Format
TypeEditable word-processor documentFormatted text document
CompressionZIP container of XMLNone (plain-text markup)
Introduced2005, by OASIS1987, by Microsoft
Opens inLibreOffice, OpenOffice, Google Docs, recent Microsoft WordWord, WordPad, TextEdit, LibreOffice and most word processors
Best forDocuments in open-source office suitesBasic formatted text that must open anywhere
File extension.odt.rtf

Questions

Is my ODT file uploaded?

Yes, for this conversion. Browsers cannot convert ODT to RTF reliably, so after you confirm, the file is uploaded over an encrypted connection to the ToAny conversion server, converted automatically and deleted once the conversion has finished. Most other conversions on ToAny run in your browser and upload nothing.

Is anything lost when converting ODT to RTF?

Text is kept. Formatting carries over only as far as RTF supports it.

Can I convert several ODT files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert ODT to RTF on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the ODT file, press Convert and save the RTF. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. Files sent to the conversion server are capped in size, and the page tells you when a file is too large to upload.