Convert RTF to PDF
Upload an RTF file from WordPad, TextEdit or another program and download a PDF that opens anywhere with its formatting intact.
- RTF→ becomes PDF
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- No WordPad needed
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What is an RTF file, and why convert it to PDF?
RTF (Rich Text Format) is an old but still widely used document format that Microsoft developed in the late 1980s; it stores fonts, bold and italic text, tables and images as plain-text codes. WordPad on Windows and TextEdit on the Mac save documents as RTF by default, and accounting, payroll and inventory programs often export their reports as RTF too.
RTF doesn't open the same way everywhere: phones often can't open it at all, and fonts and tables can change from one program to another. Converting it to PDF locks the document in place, so you can email it, upload it to application portals or print it.
Dönüştür.net opens your RTF file on our server with LibreOffice and exports it to PDF. The same converter also accepts DOCX, DOC, ODT and TXT files; up to 25 MB per document.
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How to convert RTF to PDF in 3 steps
Choose your RTF file: Drag the .rtf file into the area above or click to select it. Reports that a program saves with a .doc extension but that are really RTF inside are recognised too.
Convert to PDF: Click “Convert to PDF”; the document is opened on the server and exported to PDF page by page.
Download: Download your PDF. The file keeps the RTF's name; for example, November payroll.rtf downloads as November payroll.pdf.
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When is converting RTF to PDF useful?
WordPad documents: Sending a formal letter, minutes or notes written in WordPad in a readable form to someone who doesn't have the program.
Program output: Archiving or passing on, as PDF, the reports and lists that accounting, payroll, inventory or appointment software exports as RTF.
Mac TextEdit documents: Getting a text written in TextEdit to someone on Windows or a phone without the layout falling apart.
Old archives: Keeping RTF documents saved years ago as PDF, a format that will still open the same way in the future.
Applications and email attachments: Being able to upload an RTF document to application portals that only accept PDF.
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Formatting, code pages and limits
Formatting is preserved: Fonts, bold/italic/underlined text, alignment, indents, tables, bullet lists, headers/footers and images embedded in the RTF are carried over to the PDF. Text stays selectable and searchable in the PDF.
Turkish characters and code pages: RTF stores letters according to the code page written in the file (1254 for Turkish). If the file was saved correctly, ç, ğ, ı, İ and ş come through intact. If an old program wrote the wrong code page, you'll see ð, þ, ý instead of ğ, ş, ı; this error is inside the file, usually looks the same when you open it in Word, and conversion doesn't fix it.
RTFs with a .doc extension: Some programs save RTF reports with a .doc extension. The tool looks inside the file; if the content is RTF, it opens it as RTF even though the extension is .doc.
RTFs with images are large: Because RTF stores images as text codes, an RTF with images can be several times larger than the same document saved as DOCX. If a file goes over the 25 MB limit, save it as DOCX or ODT in Word or LibreOffice and upload that instead.
Fonts: If a font used in the document isn't available on the server, it is replaced with a font of similar metrics; for Times New Roman, Arial, Courier New, Calibri and Cambria, open fonts with the same metrics are used.
Unsupported files and security: Mac RTFD packages with images (.rtfd) can't be uploaded, because they are actually folders. Macros are never run and linked objects are not fetched from the internet. Up to 25 MB per file; a conversion that does not finish within 2 minutes is stopped.
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Privacy and automatic deletion
Your files are sent to our server over an encrypted HTTPS connection. The original file you upload is deleted as soon as processing finishes. The result file is kept only briefly so you can download it: an automatic clean-up job runs every minute and permanently deletes files older than 10 minutes. We therefore recommend downloading your result as soon as it is ready.
The download link only works for the user or browser session that started the job, and your files are never shared with other users. Our job log stores only details such as the file name, size and type of operation, never the file itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I open an RTF file?
RTF opens in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, WordPad in older versions of Windows and TextEdit on the Mac. On a phone, or on a computer without these programs, the easiest option is to convert the file to PDF.
WordPad is gone from Windows 11 – what do I do with my RTF files?
Microsoft has removed WordPad from newer versions of Windows 11. You can open your RTF files in Word or the free LibreOffice, or convert them to PDF on this page and read them on any device.
Why do Turkish letters show up as ð, þ, ý?
It means the RTF file was saved with the Western European code page instead of the Turkish one: ğ is read as ð, ş as þ and ı as ý. The error is inside the file. Exporting the document again with Turkish settings from the program that created it fixes the problem; if that isn't possible, you can save the text as TXT and run it through the Fix Text Encoding tool.
Can I convert a file with a .doc extension that is actually RTF inside?
Yes. The tool looks at the file's content; an RTF report with a .doc extension is recognised as RTF and converted to PDF.
Are images in the RTF carried over to the PDF?
Yes, images embedded in the RTF are carried over. Only images inserted as links – that is, not stored inside the file – are not fetched, for security reasons.
Can I convert a TextEdit document from my Mac?
Documents that TextEdit saved as .rtf are converted. TextEdit documents containing images are saved as .rtfd packages and can't be uploaded; you can turn those straight into a PDF with TextEdit's “File → Export as PDF” command.
Can I convert RTF to PDF on my phone?
Yes. The tool runs in the browser on Android and iPhone; you can pick an RTF attachment from an email or a document in the Files app and upload it.
Is it free, and is my file stored?
The tool is free and works without an account; guests can use it 10 times in 24 hours. Your uploaded file is deleted as soon as the conversion finishes; the PDF is kept only so you can download it and is deleted automatically within about 10 minutes.