{"id":347389,"date":"2021-10-02T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-an-rtf-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/"},"modified":"2021-10-02T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T10:00:00","slug":"what-is-an-rtf-file-and-how-do-i-open-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-rtf-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is an RTF File, and How Do I Open One?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a39d835fbd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a39d835fbd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-rtf-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#What_Is_an_RTF_File\" >What Is an RTF File?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-rtf-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#How_Do_I_Open_an_RTF_File\" >How Do I Open an RTF File?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-rtf-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#How_to_Convert_an_RTF_File\" >How to Convert an RTF File<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Is an RTF File, and How Do I Open One?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-758006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rtf-file-icon-on-a-blue-background.jpg.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rtf-file-icon-on-a-blue-background.jpg.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rtf-file-icon-on-a-blue-background.jpg.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/rtf-file-format-icon-extension-gradiant-1766013605\">Iconstar\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A file with the .RTF file extension\u00a0is a Rich Text Format file. While a normal text file stores only plain text, RTF files can include extra information about font style, formatting, images, and more. They are great for cross-platform document sharing because they are supported by lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_an_RTF_File\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_0\">What Is an RTF File?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>RTF was created by the Microsoft Word team back in the 1980s. It was intended as a universal format that could be used by most word processors, making it easier for people to share Word documents with people who don\u2019t use Word. It was also incorporated as the default format used by Windows\u2019 built-in WordPad app\u2014a lightweight word processor.<\/p>\n<p>Before they were superseded by HTML files, RTF was also used as the basis for the Windows help files.<\/p>\n<p>With most word processors being able to read and write an RTF file, this means if you create one on Windows, then you\u2019ll be able to send it to a colleague who uses a Mac, Linux, or Chromebook without encountering any problems. It\u2019s also widely used in other types of apps, such as email clients.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft discontinued the development of RTF in 2008, but it\u2019s still widely supported by apps on almost every operating system.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Open_an_RTF_File\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">How Do I Open an RTF File?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first thing to try is just double-clicking (or tapping on mobile) to open the RTF file directly.<\/p>\n<p>You almost certainly have an app already built-in or installed on your system for opening RTF files. To start with, if you have any word processing apps installed\u2014Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, OpenOffice, AbiWord, and so on\u2014you can open an RTF file with it.<\/p>\n<p>Most file syncing services\u2014like Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive\u2014have built-in viewers that let you at least read an RTF file, even if you can\u2019t edit it there. Google Docs does let you edit RTF files, though.<\/p>\n<p>And most operating systems have a built-in editor that can open RTF files. In Windows, that\u2019s WordPad. In Mac, you can use Apple TextEdit or Apple Pages. And unless you\u2019ve installed something else (like Microsoft Word), those apps will be the default for opening RTF files. For example, even on a fresh install of Windows, double-clicking an RTF file opens it right up in WordPad.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-13_14h34_04.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Example of a RTF file with multiple formats and styles\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> While there\u2019s not a built-in RTF editor in most Linux distros, you can certainly install something like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/download\/download\/\">LibreOffice<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you prefer that RTF files open with a different app than the one currently set as the default, that\u2019s easy enough. On Windows or Mac, just right-click the file and you\u2019ll see an \u201cOpen With\u201d command or something similar for picking the app you want to use.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the window that pops up when you do that in Windows (macOS is similar). It shows a list of apps that can open RTF files. Just pick the one you want to use. And you can select the \u201cAlways use this app to open .rtf files\u201d option to have that app become the default.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-359066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-12-1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select a program that you want to open an RTF file on Windows\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Convert_an_RTF_File\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">How to Convert an RTF File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While many applications support RTF files, you might want to convert them to something else. You can\u2019t just\u00a0change a file\u2019s extension to do that\u2014you have to convert the file. Typically, you\u2019re going to want to convert it to the format used by your word processor. The easiest way to do that is to open the RTF file in that app, and then use that app to save it in a different format.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you open your RTF file in Microsoft Word and then use the Save As command, you\u2019ll come to the Save As dialog box. You can then use the \u201cSave As Type\u201d dropdown menu to choose from a bunch of different formats.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-359068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-12-2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Change the &quot;Save as Type&quot; to convert the RTF file\" width=\"556\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a full word processor installed, you can also try whatever comes with your OS. The WordPad Save As window, for example, doesn\u2019t offer as many formats as Microsoft Word does, but there are still a few useful ones.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-13_15h12_57.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"On Windows when viewing an RTF file, click &quot;File,&quot; select &quot;Save Ad,&quot; and choose &quot;Other Formats&quot;\" width=\"534\" height=\"435\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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