RTF File Viewer

Open and read Rich Text Format (.rtf) documents right in your browser, with formatting preserved - including tables, colors, fonts and styles. 100% free, fast and private: your file is processed on your device and never uploaded. Working with other documents? Open a DOCX, ODT or TXT file too.

Drop your RTF file here

or click to browse - your file stays on your device

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Processed locally - nothing is uploaded

How to View RTF Files Online

1

Upload

Drop your RTF file onto the box or click to browse. It never leaves your device.

2

View

Read your formatted document instantly - tables, colors and styles included.

3

Search & adjust

Find text, change the reading size or theme, and go full screen for comfortable reading.

4

Export

Copy the text, or download the document as a TXT or HTML file to reuse anywhere.

Features

Accurate Tables

Tables render as real tables with rows, columns and proportional widths - not run-together text.

Formatting & Colors

Preserves bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, font sizes, and text colors.

Search & Themes

Find any text with highlighted matches, resize the type, and switch to sepia or night reading.

Private by Design

Files are processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is ever uploaded to a server.

About RTF Format

RTF (Rich Text Format) is a document file format developed by Microsoft in 1987. It stores text with formatting such as bold, italic, underline, different fonts, colors, sizes, lists and tables using plain-text control codes, which makes RTF files highly compatible across word processors and operating systems - a common choice for exchanging formatted documents. Our online RTF viewer lets you open and read a .rtf file without Microsoft Word, WordPad or any other installed software - it works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS straight from the browser.

If you need to open other document types, try our DOCX viewer, ODT viewer, TXT viewer or PDF viewer.

Frequently Asked Questions

RTF (Rich Text Format) is a document file format that supports text formatting like bold, italic, fonts, colors, and tables. It was developed by Microsoft and is compatible with most word processors.

Yes. Our viewer parses RTF table markup (rows, cells and column widths) and renders it as a real HTML table, so tables display correctly instead of running together as plain text.

Yes! Your RTF files are processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to our servers. Once you close the page, all file data is removed from memory.

This is a viewer tool, not an editor. You can view, search, copy text, and download your documents, but editing is not available. For editing, we recommend WordPad, LibreOffice, or Microsoft Word.

Guides & Tutorials

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