Got an old .rtf document whose formatting you no longer need — for a script, an import, an archive, or a text-only system? This free rtf to txt converter pulls out just the words: fonts, colours, tables, and images are dropped, and clean plain text comes back. Everything runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded and no signup is needed.
How to use this rtf to txt converter
Three quick steps — no signup, no cost.
Choose an .rtf file from your device — or paste RTF source text directly.
The converter strips the formatting codes and keeps the words, with paragraph breaks preserved as line breaks.
Save the result as a .txt file, ready for any editor, script, or import. That is all — no account needed.
Why this rtf to txt converter keeps your words intact
Stripping formatting should never mean losing text.
Bold, italic, fonts, and colours are removed — but every word and paragraph break stays exactly where it was.
Formatting codes and hidden destination groups are handled properly, instead of being guessed at with pattern matching that mangles text.
The TXT output opens in every editor and system, from Notepad to a decades-old import tool, with no special software.
Your document never leaves your device, because the conversion runs entirely in your browser.
RTF to TXT Converter FAQs
Short, direct answers to the questions readers ask most.
Fonts, sizes, colours, bold and italic styles, alignment, headers and footers, images, and embedded objects. What remains is the readable text, with paragraph breaks kept as line breaks.
No — plain text has no table structure. Cell text is kept, separated by spaces or tabs, but complex tables usually need manual tidying afterwards.
Renaming changes nothing inside the file: the formatting codes are still there and will show as gibberish. The file must be parsed and re-exported as text, which is what this converter does.
Yes, when the output is read as UTF-8, which is the encoding this converter uses. A receiving program that expects an older encoding may still show some characters incorrectly.
Yes. It runs entirely in your browser — no account, no signup, and nothing uploaded.
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