LanguageRT
Rich Text document
File type: Text file
Files with rt file extension can also be found as documents saved in Rich Text Format. The default rtf extension is much more common though.
Found 2 different file type records with the same rt filename suffix.
What is rt file?
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The rt file extension is sometimes used for text files in Rich Text Format. In this format the text along with some very common formatting is preserved and stored in a plain ASCII text file with additional formatting commands somewhat like HTML files).
The more common file suffix used for Rich Text files is the RTF file extension.
MIME types:
text/richtext
How to open rt file?
Any text editor or word processor with support of RTF format should be able to open and work with *.rt files.
How to convert rt file?
You can convert these documents much like any other *.rtf files. Just rename the suffix from rt to rtf if your program has trouble recognizing it as RTF document.
Suggested software to open rt file:
Associated software actions with the rt file
Software applications that can open rt files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
gedit (Linux/Unix)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that can edit rt files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
gedit (Linux/Unix)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software capable of saving rt files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
gedit (Linux/Unix)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that print rt files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
gedit (Linux/Unix)
RealText subtitle
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
RealText, a RealSystem product for streaming text from files or live sources.
With RealText you can create presentations consisting of text alone, or combine text with other media to create, for example, closed-captioned video.
Mime types:
text/vnd.rn-realtext
How to open rt file?
Use VLC Player to work with *.rt files.
How to convert rt file?
Use compatible tools to export *.rt files to other formats.
Suggested software to open rt file:
Associated software actions with the rt file
Programs for viewing rt files:
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
RealPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
KMPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
VLC Media Player for iOS (Apple iOS)
VLC media player for Android (Google Android)
Apps designed for playing rt files:
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)