RTF to Markdown Converter

Paste RTF source and get clean Markdown back. Rich Text Format is dense with control words that make the raw file unreadable. This strips them and leaves the text with its structure.

Convert from→ Markdown

Markdown output

What this converter does

Removes RTF control words, groups and font tables that carry no readable content.
Keeps paragraph breaks so the text does not collapse into one block.
Preserves bold and italic emphasis as Markdown where the source marks it.
Decodes escaped characters so accents and symbols come through correctly.

How to use it

1Open the RTF as text. Open the .rtf file in a plain text editor rather than a word processor, so you see the raw source beginning with a backslash-rtf control word.
2Paste the source. Paste the whole thing in. The control codes are expected and will be stripped.
3Copy the Markdown. Copy the cleaned-up text out for your docs or as a chatbot training source.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my RTF look like a wall of backslashes?

Will images in the RTF be preserved?

Should I use this or just copy from Word?

Does it handle tables in RTF?

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