# Convert PDF to RTF

> Convert PDF to RTF online for free in seconds. Files are processed in a secure, isolated sandbox and deleted automatically. No sign-up, no watermarks.

URL: https://www.converterrr.com/pdf-to-rtf

- Runs in an isolated cloud sandbox with Calibre: files are deleted automatically, and the job uses cloud credits.
- Engines: Calibre (cloud).
- API: available. `POST /api/v1/jobs` with `"output_format": "rtf"` (paid plans).
- More: [Document converter](https://www.converterrr.com/document-converter), [PDF converter](https://www.converterrr.com/pdf-converter), [Compress PDF](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-pdf).

## How to convert PDF to RTF

1. **Add your PDF files.** Drag and drop PDF files onto the converter, paste them, or click to browse. You can add several at once.
2. **Choose RTF.** RTF is already selected. Open Options if you want to change quality, size or metadata.
3. **Convert.** Click Convert. Files are processed in a secure cloud sandbox and are usually ready in seconds.
4. **Download your RTF.** Download each RTF file, or everything at once as a ZIP.

## Good to know

- PDF files are typically used for contracts, forms, reports, e-books and anything meant to be shared or printed, while RTF is best for simple formatted documents across apps.
- This conversion runs on Calibre in an isolated cloud sandbox. Files are encrypted in transit and deleted automatically.

## PDF vs RTF

|  | PDF | RTF |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Portable Document Format | Rich Text Format |
| Type | Document | Document |
| Extensions | .pdf | .rtf |
| MIME type | application/pdf | application/rtf |
| Best for | contracts, forms, reports, e-books and anything meant to be shared or printed | simple formatted documents across apps |
| Properties | open standard, multi-page | legacy format |

**PDF:** PDF preserves a document's exact layout, fonts and images so it looks identical on every device. It's the standard for sharing and printing documents.

**RTF:** RTF is a cross-platform rich text format from Microsoft that keeps basic formatting and opens in almost any word processor.

The other way around: [convert RTF to PDF](https://www.converterrr.com/rtf-to-pdf).

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## PDF to RTF: frequently asked questions

### How do I convert PDF to RTF?

Drop your PDF file onto the converter above, make sure RTF is selected, and click Convert. When it's done, download the RTF file — it usually takes a few seconds.

### Is it safe to convert PDF to RTF here?

Yes. Your file is sent over an encrypted connection to an isolated sandbox that's created for your job only, then both the original and the result are deleted automatically.

### Is the PDF to RTF converter free?

Yes. Cloud conversions like this one use credits, and you get free credits every day (3 without an account, 10 with a free account).

### Will converting PDF to RTF reduce quality?

No — RTF preserves the content of your PDF file as faithfully as the format allows.

### Can I convert multiple PDF files at once?

Yes. Add up to 5 files at a time without an account, 10 with a free account and up to 500 on paid plans, then download them individually or as a single ZIP.

### Can I convert RTF back to PDF?

Yes — use our RTF to PDF converter. Note that converting back and forth between formats can't recover detail lost to lossy compression.