Will tables and images come through?

No — text only. RTF spec supports tables but extracting them from PDF reliably requires layout reconstruction outside this tool's scope.

Are non-ASCII characters handled?

Unicode chars are escaped as RTF \uNNNN sequences. Most modern word processors render them correctly.

Are the files uploaded?

No — extraction is client-side.

PDF to RTF

Extract text from a PDF and wrap it in a minimal Rich Text Format (.rtf) file — opens in any word processor.

Your files never leave your browser. All processing happens on your device — nothing is uploaded.

1. Upload your file

How does the PDF to RTF work?

Extract text from a PDF and wrap it in Rich Text Format — the universal interchange format that opens in Word, LibreOffice, TextEdit, Pages, Google Docs (via paste). Page breaks are preserved as bold "Page N" headings. Format is plain RTF1 with Helvetica fontTable; no fancy formatting (tables, images, columns). For richer round-trips use PDF to Word.

🔒 Security & Privacy

All processing happens on your device. Your files never leave your browser, never touch our servers, and are not stored anywhere. Close the tab and the file is gone.

📱 Use it on any device

Works in any modern browser — Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, and tablets. No installation, no app to download. Just open the page and start.

⚡ Quick & easy

Drag, drop, click. Most files process in seconds, not minutes. No watermarks added to your output, no per-day limits, and the tool always shows the result before asking you to download.

🎁 Always free, no signup

Free to use, every time. No account creation, no email required, no “trial” that converts to a paid plan. We make money from ads so you don’t have to pay.

Frequently asked

PDF to Text gives plain .txt (no formatting). PDF to Word produces .docx with formatting via a server-side LibreOffice pass. PDF to RTF is the lightweight middle: client-side only, basic formatting (bold page headings), opens in any word processor.