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RTF to TXT converter, without the upload.

Turn RTF documents into TXT. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop RTF files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert RTF to TXT

  1. Add your RTF documents

    Drop RTF 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. TXT is already chosen

    Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

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

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The RTF to TXT converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your documents are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

RTF to TXT: what to expect

RTF supports only basic formatting and produces bulky files. Plain text opens on every device and is easy to search or paste elsewhere. RTF is at home in basic formatted text that must open anywhere; TXT is the usual choice for notes, logs and text that must be read by anything.

Headings (styles named Heading, or a bold paragraph set much larger than the text), lists, tables and PNG or JPEG pictures are read; fonts, colours, headers, footers and footnotes are dropped.

RTF vs TXT

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
TXT

Plain text

A TXT file is characters and nothing else: no fonts, no images, no layout. That makes it the most portable document there is, and the easiest to search, diff or feed into another program.

Opens in Every device and every text editor

TXT converter
RTF compared with TXT
RTFRich Text documentTXTPlain text
Stands forRich Text FormatPlain text
TypeFormatted text documentUnformatted text
CompressionNone (plain-text markup)None
Introduced1987, by MicrosoftThe 1960s, by no single author
Opens inWord, WordPad, TextEdit, LibreOffice and most word processorsEvery device and every text editor
Best forBasic formatted text that must open anywhereNotes, logs and text that must be read by anything
File extension.rtf.txt, .text, .log

Questions

Are my documents uploaded anywhere?

No. The RTF to TXT conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting RTF to TXT?

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

Can I convert several RTF 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 RTF to TXT 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 RTF file, press Convert and save the TXT. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. Files up to 150 MB are accepted; a larger one is refused with a message. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.