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OpenDocument RTF Swap

OpenDocument to RTF

Your file never leaves this device. Conversion runs in your browser. The document itself is not uploaded.

1 · Choose a OpenDocument file

…or drop a OpenDocument file here

.odt · stays in this tab

2 · Convert

3 · Download

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FAQ and format details
Why convert OpenDocument to RTF?

Curriculum and government forms that still list RTF. You should not use this if DOCX or ODT is accepted — those keep more structure.

How this conversion runs

ODT → HTML → RTF subset. Simple tables become \trowd rows. Packaged PNG/JPEG pictures become \pict hex.

Keep in mind for OpenDocument → RTF

You are throwing away most of why ODT exists (styles, ISO package). Prefer ODT→DOCX. Use RTF only under duress.

After you have a RTF file

WordPad smoke test, then the picky importer. If it fails, the importer may want Word-branded RTF; LibreOffice can export RTF too.

Why would ODT→RTF ever be preferred?

Only for software that cannot parse ZIP-based formats. It is not better for humans.

Are Writer styles in the RTF stylesheet?

No. This RTF has a minimal font table, not a clone of styles.xml.

This pair at a glance
Accepts
.odt
Writes
.rtf · application/rtf
Read fidelity
high (OpenDocument → HTML)
Write fidelity
medium (HTML → RTF)
Source size
Plan for files under 24 MB

The file is read in this tab. It is not uploaded.

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About OpenDocument Text and Rich Text Format

Source file

OpenDocument Text

The ISO text format used by LibreOffice Writer and OpenOffice: a ZIP of XML, the open counterpart to DOCX.

ODT is part of the OpenDocument family (ODS spreadsheets, ODP presentations). Governments and open-source shops standardize on it. Internally it is content.xml plus styles, metadata, and media. Conversion through HTML maps text:h / text:p / tables onto HTML equivalents.

Extensions
.odt
MIME types
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
Kind
zip · binary
Category
word processing
Standard
Open format · since 2005
Comfortable size
Up to about 24 MB in this browser converter
Read into HTML
high fidelity · implemented — Reads content.xml and styles.xml: headings, lists (ul/ol), tables, strike/sub/sup, and Pictures/ as data URLs.

What this format can hold

  • headings
  • paragraphs
  • lists
  • tables
  • links
  • images
  • inline formatting
  • styles

Usually dropped on the way in

  • master styles
  • tracked changes
  • draw frames as layout
  • macros

Apps that consume OpenDocument

  • LibreOffice Writer (The Document Foundation) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Apache OpenOffice Writer (Apache) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Google Docs (Google) — creates and opens on Web
  • Microsoft Word (Microsoft) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Web
  • Calligra Words (KDE) — creates and opens on Linux
  • OnlyOffice — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux, Web

Catalog notes

  • FODT (flat XML OpenDocument) is not yet a separate type; save as ODT first.
  • ZIP collision with DOCX/EPUB is resolved by checking mimetype or META-INF/manifest.xml.

Destination file

Rich Text Format

A text-based interchange format from Microsoft for basic rich text: fonts, colors, bold/italic, and simple pictures.

RTF was designed so Word, WordPad, TextEdit, and mail clients could exchange formatted text without the full Word binary. It is verbose (control words like \b, \i, \par) but human-inspectable. Fidelity is lower than DOCX: no modern styles, limited tables, and vendor-specific extensions.

Extensions
.rtf
MIME types
application/rtf, text/rtf
Kind
text · mixed
Category
word processing
Standard
Open format · since 1987
Comfortable size
Up to about 7.6 MB in this browser converter
Written from HTML
medium fidelity · implemented — Emits RTF 1.x with ANSI/Unicode mixed encoding, nested list indents, Word-style tables, and PNG/JPEG picts.

What this format can hold

  • paragraphs
  • lists
  • inline formatting
  • images
  • tables

Usually dropped on the way out

  • css layout
  • semantic html5
  • responsive images

Apps that consume RTF

  • Microsoft Word (Microsoft) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS
  • WordPad (Microsoft) — creates and opens on Windows
  • TextEdit (Apple) — creates and opens on macOS
  • LibreOffice Writer (The Document Foundation) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Apple Notes (Apple) — creates and opens on macOS, iOS

Catalog notes

  • WordPad-era RTF is the target subset — not the full Word RTF dump.
  • WMF/EMF and OLE picts are skipped; PNG/JPEG picts are inlined as data URLs.
Other conversions

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