PDF to RTF
A formatted text file every word processor opens, on any system.
- Zero-transmission processing
- No watermark
- Limited daily trial
- Unlimited on Pro
Drop your PDF here
or choose it from your files
Your files are never transmitted. Nothing is uploaded.
Before you start
- Guess headings from text size turns larger lines into real headings; Plain paragraphs keeps it simple.
- RTF opens in Word, Pages, LibreOffice and WordPad alike.
Good to know
- Accepts
- Files at once
- One at a time
- Transmission
- None — nothing is uploaded.
Chain it
Run this tool and the next one back to back — nothing to download in between.
How to do it
Add your file
Add the PDF you need as an editable text document that opens anywhere, on any machine.
Set it up the way you want
There is nothing to configure. The text and its heading structure come across as they are.
Download the result
Download the RTF. Word, WordPad, LibreOffice, Pages and TextEdit all open it without a converter.
Questions about PDF to RTF
- Why RTF instead of Word?
- Because RTF opens everywhere, including on machines with no Office at all — WordPad on Windows and TextEdit on macOS both read it out of the box. It is the safest choice when you do not know what the other person has installed.
- Will my Turkish, Arabic or Chinese text survive?
- Yes. Every non-ASCII character is encoded in the way RTF requires, which is exactly where naive converters fail and hand you a page of question marks. It is worth checking one line of your own text after any conversion, from any tool.
- Does it look the same as the PDF?
- No, and no converter can promise that. A PDF is a fixed page; an RTF is flowing text that reshapes itself to the window and the printer. Headings, paragraphs and emphasis come across; exact positions, columns and page breaks do not.