.RTF File Extension

Are you having difficulty opening a file that ends with .RTF? Such files can be executed only by certain programs. If you cannot open the .RTF file, it can be due to the following reasons: either you do not have an appropriate program to open it, or your file association is corrupted. For more information about this extension, please read the article below.

What is a .RTF file?

.RTF file belongs to the category of Text Files used in operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

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Developer: Microsoft

File Type: Rich Text Format File

Category: Text Files

Format: Text

.RTF file is associated with Rich Text Format File developed by Microsoft, has a Text Format and belongs to Text Files category.

The .RTF (Rich Text Format File) file is a text format that can transfer text between different programs. RTF Rich Text Format was developed in 1982 using add-ons of Microsoft and Adobe. The RTF format is supported by any modern text editor that has the option of formatting text documents.

More information

The Rich Text Format (RTF) allows users to type the text, save, and copy it into other operating systems. Unlike other text formats, the RTF format can only contain text data. In this case, the text can be typed in any other formats, and then saved in the RTF format. The format makes it easy to transfer the text from one program to another, as well as from one Windows version to another. However, the RTF format should not be confused with such formats as enriched text, Rich text or RFT-DCA from IBM.

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