.rtf Word processors
How to open a .rtf file
Rich Text Format (1.x)
Interchange format that most programs still open, but old RTF 1.x files often render oddly.
- Full name
- Rich Text Format (1.x)
- Made by
- Microsoft
- Era
- 1987-present
- Family
- Word processors
- Converts to
- pdf · docx · odt · txt · html
- Detection
- Recognised from the file's bytes, even if renamed
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Other ways to open .rtf files
- Word
- LibreOffice Writer
- WordPad
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