RTF to Text Converter
Strip RTF control codes and extract clean plain text. Private, no upload.
Drop an .rtf file; control words and groups are stripped to leave readable text.
🔒 Documents are converted on your device — contracts and drafts never leave the browser.
Convert a Rich Text Format (.rtf) file into clean plain text in your browser — removing all the control codes — with no upload.
About RTF to Text Converter
Convert RTF to plain text in your browser. Rich Text Format wraps your words in control words and groups; this tool parses them out — decoding escaped and Unicode characters and turning \par into line breaks — to give you readable plain text. It all happens locally.
How to use RTF to Text Converter
- 1Drop your .rtf file.
- 2Control codes are stripped and characters decoded.
- 3Copy the text or download a .txt file.
Why use RTF to Text Converter?
- ✓Cleaning RTF exports into plain text for reuse.
- ✓Getting text out of .rtf without opening an editor.
- ✓Private, offline conversion of sensitive notes.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert RTF to plain text?+
Drop the .rtf file here. The tool removes RTF control words and groups, decodes escaped/Unicode characters, converts paragraph marks to line breaks, and shows you clean text.
Why is RTF full of backslashes?+
RTF stores formatting as backslash control words (like \b for bold). This converter discards them and keeps only the actual text content.
Is formatting preserved?+
No — output is plain text, which is exactly what you want when extracting words from a styled document.
Is my file uploaded?+
No, the conversion runs entirely in your browser.
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