How to convert RTF to TXT
- Add your .RTF file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .TXT in a few seconds.
- Download your new .TXT file.
What to expect
- All formatting is permanently lost - bold, italic, font sizes, colours, and table borders are stripped; only text and line breaks survive.
- Images embedded in the RTF are dropped entirely and will not appear in the
.txtoutput. - Choose UTF-8 encoding during Save As to avoid garbled characters for accented letters, Cyrillic, or other non-ASCII text.
Frequently asked questions
Does the TXT output keep paragraph breaks?
Yes - each paragraph in the RTF becomes a line break in the
.txt file, and blank lines between paragraphs are usually preserved.Can I convert RTF to TXT without installing software?
Yes - use our free converter above, or upload the file to Google Drive, open it with Google Docs, copy the text, and paste it into any text editor.
Why does my TXT file show garbled characters?
The encoding was set incorrectly during conversion - redo the export and choose UTF-8 in the file conversion dialog.
Can I keep heading structure in the TXT output?
Standard TXT has no heading markers; use
pandoc input.rtf -o output.md instead to get Markdown with # headings.Programs that convert RTF: AbiWord · IBM Lotus Symphony · Microsoft Word · Microsoft WordPad · Ability Write · NeoOffice · KWord · OfficeSuite
