LanguageRTF
Rich Text Format document
File type: Text file, Document file
Files with rtf extension can commonly be found as text files saved in Rich Text Format. Supported by most text editors.
Found 2 different file type records with the same rtf filename suffix.
What is rtf file?
File type category:
Text file
Document file
Date updated: January 3, 2025
File extension rtf is used for documents written in Rich Text Format, a text format with some very basic formatting preserved.
RTF format stores data in plain ASCII text file with additional formatting commands somewhat similar to HTML files. It allows exchange of text files between different word processors or different operating systems.
The RTF format was developed by Microsoft in 1987. In 2008 the updating of RTF was stopped.
MIME types used:
- application/msword
- application/rtf
- application/x-rtf
- text/richtext
- text/rtf
How to open rtf file?
Most word processors are able to read and write *.rtf documents.
How to convert rtf file?
You can easily save RTF documents to other format using almost any word processing tool.
Suggested software to open rtf file:
Associated software actions with the rtf file
Software applications that can open rtf files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
PolyEdit (Microsoft Windows)
TextMaker Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
AbiWord (Microsoft Windows)
Atlantis Word Processor (Microsoft Windows)
TextMaker (Microsoft Windows)
xplorer² (Microsoft Windows)
Corel WordPerfect (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft WordPad (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Write (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Pages for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Mariner Write (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Nisus Writer Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Word Writer (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AbiWord for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
Apache OpenOffice Writer (OpenOffice.org Writer) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
OfficeSuite Professional (Google Android)
OfficeSuite Viewer (Google Android)
OfficeSuite Classic (Other operating systems or devices)
Software applications that can edit rtf files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
TextMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Atlantis Word Processor (Microsoft Windows)
AbiWord (Microsoft Windows)
PolyEdit (Microsoft Windows)
xplorer² (Microsoft Windows)
Corel WordPerfect (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft WordPad (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Write (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Pages for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Word Writer (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Nisus Writer Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Mariner Write (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AbiWord for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
Apache OpenOffice Writer (OpenOffice.org Writer) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
OfficeSuite Professional (Google Android)
OfficeSuite Classic (Other operating systems or devices)
Software capable of saving rtf files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
TextMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Atlantis Word Processor (Microsoft Windows)
PolyEdit (Microsoft Windows)
AbiWord (Microsoft Windows)
xplorer² (Microsoft Windows)
Corel WordPerfect (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft WordPad (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Write (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Pages for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Mariner Write (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Nisus Writer Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Word Writer (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AbiWord for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apache OpenOffice Writer (OpenOffice.org Writer) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
OfficeSuite Professional (Google Android)
OfficeSuite Classic (Other operating systems or devices)
Programs for viewing rtf files:
Microsoft Word Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Cool Reader (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create rtf files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
TextMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Corel WordPerfect (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft WordPad (Microsoft Windows)
Nisus Writer Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Word Writer (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
Software apps that convert rtf files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
ABC Amber Text Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Corel WordPerfect (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that import rtf files:
RightNote (Microsoft Windows)
Storyist for macOS (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AbiWord for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calligra Suite (Multiplatform)
NoteCase Pro (Multiplatform)
Tuxcards (Multiplatform)
Free PDF Converter (On-line services)
Software apps that export rtf files:
Winmail Opener (Microsoft Windows)
ActionOutline (Microsoft Windows)
Scribus (Microsoft Windows)
My Notes Center (Microsoft Windows)
RightNote (Microsoft Windows)
latex2rtf (Microsoft Windows)
Pages for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Storyist for macOS (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that print rtf files:
AbiWord (Microsoft Windows)
TextMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Corel WordPerfect (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft WordPad (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Write (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Word Writer (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AbiWord for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
Apache OpenOffice Writer (OpenOffice.org Writer) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving rtf files:
Microsoft Office (Microsoft Windows)
Ashampoo Office (Microsoft Windows)
AbiWord (Microsoft Windows)
TextMaker (Microsoft Windows)
SoftMaker Office (Microsoft Windows)
TextMaker Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft WordPad (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Write (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
OfficeSuite Professional (Google Android)
OfficeSuite Viewer (Google Android)
ZKSofware FingerPrint Attendance System SKD data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: March 3, 2018
The rtf file extension is also associated with the ZKSofware FingerPrint Attendance System SKD version 6.0.1.1.
The rtf file contains some kind of data used by this program.
Old format, no longer used.
How to open rtf file?
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the program automatically.
How to convert rtf file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.