RTF to PDF
Turn a Rich Text Format document into a clean, selectable PDF. Your formatting, fonts, colours, and layout are kept, the result previews live, and the whole thing runs inside your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no watermark.
100% private. Your files are processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded.
Why convert RTF to PDF with frisqoo
100% private
Your RTF is read and converted inside your browser. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
Keeps formatting
Bold, italic, underline, font sizes, text colour, and alignment carry across to the PDF.
Many languages
Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic, with right-to-left shaping for Arabic.
Live preview
See the finished pages before you download, so there are no surprises.
Lightning fast
No upload and no queue. The PDF is built on your device in seconds and works offline.
Free & unlimited
No watermark, no sign-up, and no size limit. Commercial-safe fonts included.
How to convert an RTF file to PDF
- Drop your .rtf file onto the box, or browse for one.
- The document is parsed and rebuilt as a PDF in your browser, keeping its text and inline formatting.
- Check the preview and click Download PDF, or continue in another tool.
Everything runs on your device, so the export is fast and your document stays private, even with no internet once the page has loaded.
Free, and nothing leaves your device
Most free RTF to PDF converters upload your document to their servers to do the work, which means your words leave your device, you wait in a queue, and free tiers often stamp a watermark or cap the pages. This tool does the whole job in your browser, so your file is never uploaded, there is no queue, and there is no watermark or limit. That makes it a safe choice for letters, contracts, and anything confidential.
- Your RTF never leaves your device, so it is safe for private content.
- No upload and no queue, so the PDF is ready in seconds and works offline.
- No watermark, no sign-up, and no page limit.
- Fonts are embedded and free for commercial use.
What is kept, and what is not
Here is the honest breakdown so there are no surprises:
- Paragraphs, line breaks, and automatic page breaks.
- Bold, italic, underline, per-run font sizes, and text colour.
- Left, center, right, and justified alignment.
- The document\u2019s own page size and margins.
- Selectable, searchable text with embedded fonts.
- Embedded images, which are skipped with a notice on screen.
- Complex tables (kept as tab-separated text), headers, footers, and exact tab stops.
Is the text real, selectable text?
Yes. The words are written into the PDF as a genuine text layer rather than a flat image, so the finished file can be searched with Ctrl+F, selected, copied, and read by screen readers. If you later need the words back out, PDF to text reads that same layer.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. This tool works in any modern browser on iPhone, Android, tablets, and computers, with nothing to install. Add your RTF, watch the preview, tap Download PDF, and the file saves straight to your device.
FAQs about RTF to PDF
Is my RTF file uploaded anywhere?
No. The whole conversion happens inside your browser on your own device. Your file never leaves your computer, which makes this safe for private letters, contracts, and drafts. Close the tab and nothing is left behind.
What formatting is kept?
Paragraphs and line breaks, bold, italic, underline, per-run font sizes, text colour, and left, center, right, or justified alignment. The document’s own page size and margins are honoured, and long lines wrap with automatic page breaks. The text is drawn as a real, selectable layer, not a picture.
What is not converted yet?
This first version focuses on text and inline formatting. Embedded images, complex tables, headers and footers, and exact tab stops are not reproduced; when your file contains images or tables, a short notice tells you on screen. Table content is kept as tab-separated text so nothing is lost.
Can it handle other languages?
Yes. Latin and European accented text work out of the box, and Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic use a matching open-license font loaded only for that document. Arabic is shaped and joined. Bold and italic apply to Latin text; some scripts use a single regular weight.
Is the text in the PDF selectable?
Yes. Every word is written as a genuine text layer, so the PDF can be searched, selected, and copied in any reader, and read by screen readers.
Are the fonts safe for commercial use?
Yes. The bundled fonts are under permissive open licenses (SIL Open Font License or Bitstream Vera), and the license texts ship with the site, so PDFs you create are safe to use commercially.
Is there a file size or page limit?
There is no fixed cap and no watermark. Because everything runs in your browser, a very large document simply uses more of your device’s memory.
Does it work offline?
Yes, once the page has loaded. The PDF is built on your device, not on a server, so you can turn off your internet and it still works.
Is it really free?
Yes. No sign-up, no watermark, and no size limit. It works the same on phones, tablets, and computers in any modern browser.