Convert RTF to PDF
Lays the document out and freezes it, so it looks the same everywhere.
- Free to try — no account for your first conversion
- Files up to 150 MB
- Deleted automatically, never looked at
About converting RTF to PDF
The point of a PDF is that it stops changing. We open the RTF, lay it out with the fonts it asks for and freeze the result — so the copy you send opens the same way on a phone, on a Mac and on a ten-year-old office printer. Metric-compatible substitutes for the common Microsoft fonts are installed, so a document set in Calibri keeps its line breaks.
How to convert RTF to PDF
Add your RTF file
Drag it onto the box above, click to browse, or paste it straight from your clipboard.
Check the settings
PDF is already selected. The defaults suit most files, and you can open Settings if you want to change the quality or size.
Download the PDF
Most files are ready in a second or two. Larger ones convert in the background while you watch the progress.
Quality
The file is re-encoded, so the PDF is visually equivalent rather than bit-for-bit identical. At the default settings the difference is not something you would notice.
File size
Up to 150 MB per file on this conversion
Speed
Runs in the background — you can watch the progress and download when it finishes
Questions people ask
- Is converting RTF to PDF free?
- Your first conversion needs no account at all. A free account gives you three more, and a subscription removes the limit.
- What happens to my file?
- It is deleted automatically, along with the result, and nobody looks at either. Nothing you upload is used to train anything.
- How large can my RTF file be?
- Up to 150 MB per file on this conversion
- Will the PDF look the same as the RTF?
- The file is re-encoded, so the PDF is visually equivalent rather than bit-for-bit identical. At the default settings the difference is not something you would notice.
- How long does it take?
- Runs in the background — you can watch the progress and download when it finishes