RTF to PDF Converter
Convert RTF files to PDF online for free. Preserves plain text, bold, italic, underline, and paragraphs directly in your browser.
Drop your file here
or choose a file
Supports RTF
Your files are processed locally in your browser and are not uploaded to our servers.
How to use the RTF to PDF converter
- 1
Drop an .rtf file onto the upload area, or click it to choose one.
- 2
Check the preview of the extracted text and formatting.
- 3
Choose page size, orientation, and margins.
- 4
Click "Convert to PDF" and download the result.
Common uses
- Converting an old RTF document into a shareable PDF
- Getting plain text and basic formatting out of an RTF export from another program
- Archiving an RTF file in a more universally-readable format
Supported formats and limitations
Accepts RTF, up to one file at a time.
- There's no actively-maintained RTF parsing library available for the browser, so this tool implements a deliberately minimal, purpose-built parser: plain text, bold, italic, underline, and paragraphs only.
- Tables, images, embedded objects, colors, fonts, and precise layout are not preserved — they're dropped rather than mis-rendered. If a file relies heavily on these, the result will be missing that content.
- If a file can't be confidently parsed, you'll see a clear error instead of garbled or blank output.
- 10 MB file size limit.
Frequently asked questions
No. Parsing and PDF generation both happen entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.
Plain text, bold, italic, underline, and paragraph breaks. Tables, images, colors, fonts, and precise layout are not.
There's no actively-maintained RTF parsing library for the browser, so this tool uses a small, purpose-built parser scoped to what it can convert reliably — rather than attempting more and risking a garbled result.
You'll see a clear error message rather than a broken or empty PDF.
Yes — RTF's Unicode escape sequences (how Word and other editors encode non-ASCII text) are decoded and rendered correctly, including Vietnamese.