Convert RTF to Word
Ethical Tube's free RTF to Word converter turns RTF documents into Word (DOCX), Microsoft Word's standard document format, using LibreOffice, the open-source office suite. It runs entirely in your browser, so your documents are never uploaded, and it's free with no sign-up or watermark. The first conversion downloads the LibreOffice engine (77 MB) once, and it's cached after that.
Files are converted on your device and never uploaded.
- Price
- Free
- Uploads
- None, it runs on your device
- Sign-up
- Not needed
- Batch
- Unlimited files
- Output
- Word (DOCX)
- First use
- 77 MB download, once
How it works
How to convert RTF to Word
Add your RTF files
Drop RTF files onto the converter, click to choose them, or paste from the clipboard. Add as many as you like.
Check the settings
Word (DOCX) is already selected. The first time, confirm the one-time download of the document engine.
Download your Word documents
Each file gets its own download button as soon as it's ready. Download all saves everything in one ZIP file.
The formats
RTF and Word at a glance
What is an RTF file?
RTF is a text-based document format from Microsoft that stores text with basic formatting like fonts, bold, colors, and simple tables. Nearly every word processor reads it, which made it a common exchange format, but it lacks many modern Word features. It opens in Microsoft Word, WordPad, TextEdit on Mac, LibreOffice Writer, Google Docs, and Apple Pages.
What is a Word file?
DOCX is the document format Microsoft Word has used since 2007. It stores editable text with styles, tables, images, comments, and tracked changes, and it's what most people mean when they ask for a Word file. It opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, LibreOffice Writer, WPS Office, and the Word app on phones.
Good to know
What changes when you convert RTF to Word
- Text, formatting, tables, and images carry over to Word.
- The first conversion downloads LibreOffice compiled to WebAssembly (77 MB). It's cached, so later visits start quickly.
- Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text may appear in a fallback font.
- Password-protected documents can't be converted.
- It works best on a computer, because LibreOffice needs a lot of memory.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is this RTF to Word converter free?
Yes. It's completely free, with no sign-up, no watermark, and no limit on how many files you convert. It costs Ethical Tube nothing to run, because the conversion happens on your own device rather than on a server.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs inside your browser with LibreOffice compiled to WebAssembly, so your files never leave your device. Once the page and the engine have loaded, it even works offline.
Why is there a download the first time?
The conversion uses LibreOffice, the open-source office suite, compiled to run inside your browser. It's about 77 MB, downloads once from Ethical Tube's own server, and is cached for next time. Your documents are never uploaded.
Can I convert several RTF files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like. They're converted one after another, and you can download each Word file as soon as it's ready or all of them in one ZIP file.
Does it work on iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows?
It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, but it's built for computers. LibreOffice needs about 1 GB of memory, which many phones can't spare.
What can open a Word file?
Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, LibreOffice Writer, WPS Office, and the Word app on phones.
Is there a file size limit?
There's no upload limit because nothing is uploaded. The practical limit is your device's memory: everyday files are fine, and most computers handle documents with hundreds of pages.
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