RTF converter, in your browser.
Convert RTF files to PDF, DOCX, TXT and HTML and more, or turn other files into RTF. Most of these conversions run in your browser and upload nothing. The ones marked “uploads” run on our server and ask first.
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About RTF
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.
RTF supports only basic formatting and produces bulky files. RTF opens in nearly every word processor ever made.
- Stands for
- Rich Text Format
- Type
- Formatted text document
- Compression
- None (plain-text markup)
- Introduced
- 1987, by Microsoft
- Opens in
- Word, WordPad, TextEdit, LibreOffice and most word processors
- Best for
- Basic formatted text that must open anywhere
- File extension
- .rtf
- MIME type
- application/rtf
Questions
How do I open an RTF file?
RTF opens in: Word, WordPad, TextEdit, LibreOffice and most word processors. If your device or app cannot open it, convert it to PDF or DOCX above.
What can I convert RTF to?
toany converts RTF to PDF, DOCX, TXT, HTML, MD, DOC and ODT.
What can I convert to RTF?
toany creates RTF files from HTML, MD, TXT, DOCX, DOC and ODT.
Are my files uploaded?
It depends on the conversion. Most run inside your browser and upload nothing. Some (RTF to PDF, RTF to DOCX, RTF to DOC, RTF to ODT, DOCX to RTF and DOC to RTF and others) cannot be done reliably in a browser and run on our server instead: those are marked, ask for your consent first, and the file is deleted after conversion.
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