PDF to RTF Converter

How to Convert a PDF to RTF

1. Drop your PDF onto the tool, or click Choose PDF File.
2. Remove pages you do not need with the trash icon on each thumbnail. Only the pages left in the grid are converted.
3. Set Preserve Layout. Yes (Preserve line breaks) starts a new line where the PDF does. No (Continuous text) joins everything into one flowing block.
4. Set Include Headers. Yes adds the file name, a Page number line and the date at the top of each file. No leaves the page text bare.
5. Click Convert to RTF. A preview card appears for every page.
6. Download. Use Download RTF on a single page, or Download All (ZIP) for every file at once.

Why Use This PDF to RTF Converter

• Your file stays on your device. The text is pulled out and the RTF files are built by code running in your browser.
• Opens almost anywhere. RTF is read by Word, WordPad, TextEdit, LibreOffice and most other word processors.
• One file per page. Grab a single page, or take the whole set in one ZIP.
• Quick previews. A text preview of each page shows what was extracted before you download.

Good to know: the files hold plain text in Times New Roman at 12 pt. Images, fonts, colors, tables and columns are not kept, and you get separate files per page rather than one document. A scanned PDF has no text to extract, so run it through OCR PDF first. Accented letters and non-Latin scripts such as Arabic, Cyrillic or Chinese are written as Unicode, so the characters come through, but right-to-left layout is not applied. Open one file in your word processor and check the font before converting a whole book. For one editable document, try PDF to Word.

FAQ

How do I convert a PDF to RTF?

Drop your PDF onto the tool, choose your options and click Convert to RTF. Download single pages, or click Download All (ZIP) to get every page file together.

Do I get one RTF file or one per page?

One per page. A 10-page PDF gives you ten RTF files named page_1.rtf to page_10.rtf, which you can download as a ZIP.

Are images and formatting kept?

No. The RTF files contain text only, set in Times New Roman. Pictures, fonts, colors and tables are not carried over.

Do accented letters and non-Latin scripts work in the RTF?

Yes. Accented letters and non-Latin scripts such as Arabic, Cyrillic or Chinese are written as Unicode characters. Right-to-left layout is not applied, and your word processor needs a font that has those characters. Check one page before converting a long document.

Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?

No. The PDF is processed in your browser, so your file stays on your device.

Is there a file size limit?

Your file size limit is shown on this page, and a free account raises it.