RTF to DOCX Converter
Bring Rich Text files from WordPad, TextEdit and older apps into Word.
Convert your document
Converted on our serverHow it works
- Choose an .rtf fileDrop in a Rich Text file up to 20 MB.
- Agree and convertConfirm the upload and press Convert.
- Download the DOCXOpen it in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice or Pages.
Supported formats
Any of these can be converted into any other. Old .doc files and PDFs are not supported.
About this tool
RTF files come from WordPad, TextEdit, older word processors and many programs that export reports. Word still opens them, but forms and colleagues often want .docx. This converter turns an .rtf file into a Word document, keeping the text, paragraphs, bold and italic, lists, tables, line breaks and pictures stored in the file.
RTF can describe formatting in many different ways, so fonts, colours and page settings are replaced with Word's standard styles. The conversion runs on our server with Pandoc after you agree to the upload, and your file is deleted as soon as the result is ready.
Questions people ask
Can I convert an RTFD file from TextEdit?
Are tables kept?
Do I need Word installed?
Before you convert an RTF file
Skim accented letters
Older RTF files store accented letters with code pages. They are converted to Unicode, but skim names and foreign words afterwards.
Fonts become standard
Each paragraph gets Word's standard style, so set the fonts you want once through Word's Normal style.
Make sure it really is RTF
Some programs save .rtf files that are really plain text or HTML. If the conversion fails, open the file in a text editor: real RTF starts with {\rtf.
RTF vs DOCX
| RTF | DOCX | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rich Text Format, created by Microsoft | Microsoft Word document (Office Open XML) |
| Formatting it keeps | Fonts, bold and italic, lists, simple tables and images | Everything: styles, fonts, tables, images, headers, comments and page layout |
| Best for | Older word processors and apps that cannot open DOCX | Documents people edit, review and send by email |
| Works with | Almost every word processor, including WordPad and TextEdit | Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Pages and most upload forms |