RTF to PDF
Turn a Rich Text Format file from WordPad, TextEdit or Word into a PDF that looks the same everywhere.
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RTF to PDF in 3 steps
- Select your RTF files, or drop them on the box.
- Click Convert to PDF.
- Download the PDF and send, print or upload it.
Rich text, fixed as a PDF
RTF files are written by WordPad, TextEdit on the Mac, Word and many business programs that export letters and reports. The converter reads the RTF in your browser: paragraphs, bold, italic, underlined and struck-through text, fonts, sizes and colours, alignment, indents and spacing, headings, bulleted and numbered lists, tables with merged cells, PNG and JPEG pictures, links, page size and margins, headers and footers with page numbers, and footnotes. Text in other alphabets and old code pages (Cyrillic, Greek, Central European, Japanese, Chinese) is decoded correctly.
The pages are laid out again with fonts that have the same widths as the common Windows and Mac fonts, so the result is close to the original but line breaks can move slightly. Old Windows metafile drawings (WMF and EMF), embedded objects and drawing shapes are not included.
Frequently asked questions
What is an RTF file?
RTF (Rich Text Format) is a simple document format created by Microsoft in 1987. It stores text with fonts, colours, tables and pictures, and almost every word processor can read and write it, which is why many programs use it to export documents.
Will my formatting be kept?
Yes for the usual things: fonts, sizes, colours, bold and italic text, alignment, lists, tables, pictures and links. Drawing shapes, embedded objects and old WMF or EMF pictures are left out, and line breaks may shift a little.
Can I convert RTF files from a Mac?
Yes. TextEdit saves rich text as RTF by default, and those files are converted with their fonts, colours, lists and tables. Files saved as RTFD (with pictures in a folder) should be saved as RTF or converted from a .docx copy instead.
Is the text in the PDF selectable?
Yes. The PDF contains real text, so you can search it, copy from it and have it read aloud, and links remain clickable. Characters the built-in fonts lack are drawn as small pictures so nothing disappears.
Is my document uploaded to a server?
No. The file is read and converted inside your browser on your own device, so contracts, CVs, reports and letters are never sent to us or stored anywhere. Once the page has loaded it keeps working even without an internet connection.