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RTF to PDF Converter

Turn a Rich Text file into a PDF with its fonts, tables and pictures, without opening a word processor.

or drop files here

Accepts RTF

Encrypted upload. Files are deleted automatically after 1 hour.

About RTF to PDF

RTF to PDF is for the .rtf files that still turn up from WordPad, TextEdit on a Mac, older office programs and export functions in business software. Rich Text looks different from one program to the next, and a PDF doesn't, so it's the better format to send, submit or file. Upload one RTF or several, and each becomes its own PDF. Data exports that come as CSV can go through CSV to PDF, which lays them out as a table.

The file is read with its formatting and then printed the way our Word to PDF prints a document. Fonts and sizes, colours and highlighting, bold, italic, underline, superscript and subscript, alignment, indents, spacing and page breaks come across, tables keep the RTF's column widths, and PNG and JPEG pictures keep their size. Text saved in a Windows code page, such as Chinese in GBK or Big5, Russian, Greek or Turkish, prints as the right characters rather than gibberish. Old Windows drawings in WMF or EMF format are left out, and the result says how many. There's nothing to set.

How to use RTF to PDF

  1. 1
    Upload the RTF file

    Choose or drop one or more .rtf documents on the page.

  2. 2
    Click RTF to PDF

    No settings needed. Each file is read with its formatting and laid out on PDF pages on our server.

  3. 3
    Download the PDF

    It keeps the name of your file, so letter.rtf becomes letter.pdf, and several files also come together as one ZIP.

Why use Cubfile for this

  • No word processor needed

    Convert from any browser, including on a phone or a PC without Office.

  • Tables, pictures and fonts

    Tables with their column widths, PNG and JPEG pictures, fonts, sizes and colours come through in the PDF.

  • Every code page

    Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Greek and other RTFs saved in a Windows code page print correctly.

FAQ

RTF to PDF: questions and answers

Why should I convert an RTF file to PDF?
RTF opens differently in WordPad, Word, TextEdit and other programs, and some upload forms don't accept it. A PDF looks the same everywhere and is accepted almost everywhere.
Does RTF to PDF keep tables and pictures?
Yes. Tables are laid out with the RTF's column widths, and PNG and JPEG pictures keep their size. Old Windows drawings in WMF or EMF format are left out, and the result tells you how many. Headers, footers and footnotes aren't carried over.
How do I open an RTF file on my phone?
Upload it here and open the PDF you get back. Phones display PDFs out of the box, while RTF usually needs an app.
Is this RTF to PDF converter free, and how many files can I add?
Yes. Visitors get 2 tasks in total, free accounts 2 a day, with files up to 50 MB and 20 files per task. VIP lifts the task limit and takes files up to 1 GB and 50 per task.
Will anyone read my document?
No. The RTF is uploaded over HTTPS, converted in an isolated process and removed along with the PDF after one hour.
Share RTF to PDF with a friendIt runs in any browser, and they can try it without signing up.

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