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PDF to RTF Online Free — PrivaTools

TL;DR: Upload a PDF and download an RTF file you can open in Word/LibreOffice without conversion artefacts.

Convert PDF to RTF online for free — produce a Rich Text Format file that opens in WordPad, Word, Pages, LibreOffice, and every other editor. Preserves page breaks and Unicode text.

Using PDF to RTF doesn't require an account, an email address, or a paid plan. Your file is held in temp memory only for the duration of processing, then permanently unlinked. No watermarks, no upsells, no behavioural tracking.

How to PDF to RTF with PrivaTools

  1. Upload the PDF — Select a PDF up to 500 MB.
  2. Download the RTF — Click Convert. The RTF file opens in WordPad, Microsoft Word, Pages, LibreOffice, and any other RTF-aware editor. Unicode is preserved via RTF escape sequences.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's RTF good for?

Rich Text Format opens in every word processor (Word, Pages, LibreOffice, WordPad) without the bloat of .docx and with better text fidelity than .txt. Useful for legacy or cross-platform document exchange.

Are images preserved?

No. The current implementation focuses on text and structure. For full visual fidelity, use PDF to Word instead.

Does it handle Unicode?

Yes. Non-ASCII characters are encoded via the standard RTF \uN escape mechanism.

Last reviewed 2026-05-01 by the PrivaTools maintainers. Source code on (MIT-licensed, self-hostable).

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