RTF to PDF
Convert RTF documents to PDF with fonts, bold, italics, tables and lists preserved. Useful for legacy and cross-platform text files.
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About This Tool
RTF is the format that was meant to move formatted text between incompatible word processors, so it turns up in legal templates, older case management systems and anything exported by software from the 1990s that is still in production.
It opens in most editors, but rendering varies and it is still an editable format. Converting to PDF fixes the appearance and makes the document safe to distribute.
Character and paragraph formatting, fonts, bold and italics, tables, lists, indentation and embedded images are all carried through and laid out onto real pages.
How to Use
Add your RTF file
Drop in the document.
Set the page size
Choose A4 or Letter with your preferred margins.
Convert and download
Save the PDF.
Use Cases
Legacy system exports
Case management and practice software that only exports RTF, converted into something filable.
Legal templates
RTF precedent documents fixed as PDF once they have been completed.
Cross-platform text
A formatted document that renders identically regardless of which word processor the recipient uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are tables and lists preserved?
Yes. Table structure, borders, bullet and numbered lists and indentation all convert.
What about embedded images?
Images stored in the RTF are extracted and placed in position.
Why convert RTF at all if it opens in Word?
Because it renders slightly differently in every editor and stays editable. PDF fixes both.
Are fonts embedded in the output?
Fonts available to the converter are embedded so the PDF renders consistently. Exotic fonts fall back to a close substitute.