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Convert HTML to RTF

Convert HTML to RTF in seconds. Free, no signup, no watermark, no file-size limit. Your file is processed in your browser and never uploaded.

At a glance

Source
HTML
Target
RTF
Where it runs
Your browser
Cost
Free, unlimited
Account
Not needed
HTML

Converter

HTML to RTF

On device

Drop one or more html document files.

or select html document

Your file never leaves this browser

    The details

    What happens when you convert between document formats

    The format the web is built on. A document that a browser knows how to lay out. The document is opened in a layout engine and re-saved in the target format, mapping each style onto the closest equivalent in the new format. The result is a rich text format. plain text with formatting codes, written so that any program can read it, produced entirely inside your browser.

    What survives

    • The text and the paragraph structure
    • Most formatting: fonts, sizes, colours, alignment, lists and tables
    • Embedded images

    What changes

    • Styles that have no equivalent are approximated
    • The file may gain or lose features the target format does not support

    Where it goes wrong

    • Styles are usually mapped by name, so renaming a style before converting can lose the mapping
    • The target format may not support the same page size or margins

    Why anyone would do this

    Different teams use different formats, and the content should not be held hostage by that.

    About the format

    The format the web is built on.

    A tree of elements and attributes, usually with CSS for styling and JavaScript for behaviour. The browser builds the page from it at request time.

    Where it is good
    • Reflows to any screen size on its own
    • Semantic markup makes a document readable by a screen reader
    • Links, images and forms are all part of the format
    Where it falls short
    • A saved page is often full of scripts and styles you did not write
    • Not a stable archive — it can rot as the web changes
    • Printing a web page rarely gives you the layout you wanted
    You will find it on
    Every website, every email client, every browser

    The thing people miss

    A browser can print a page to PDF perfectly well — which is why most "PDF from the web" features are just the print dialog.

    About the target

    Rich Text Format.

    A stream of ASCII characters. Formatting is expressed as backslash-prefixed control words, and anything unknown is simply skipped.

    • Almost any program that has ever existed can open it
    • Survives being opened and re-saved by ancient software
    • The formatting survives even when the fonts do not

    Real jobs

    What people are actually doing with HTML

    Turning a document into a shareable web page

    Sending a rich, styled letter that works on any device

    Reading a page that no longer renders on its own site

    Specification

    The details, in one table

    Source formatHTML — HTML document
    Target formatRTF — Rich Text Format
    Typical source size10 KB – 5 MB
    RunsIn your browser
    Account neededNo
    WatermarkNone
    File extension.html .htm → .rtf

    How to

    HTML to RTF, step by step

    1. 01

      Add your html document

      Drag the file onto the drop zone, or tap to browse. Only one file is needed.

    2. 02

      Choose the RTF settings

      Set the RTF-specific options — everything happens locally, so the speed is your device, not a queue.

    3. 03

      Download the result

      The finished RTF downloads to your device. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is retained.

    Also available

    HTML converts into

    PDFPDF documentMDMarkdownTXTPlain textDOCXWord document

    Questions

    HTML conversion questions

    What actually happens to my HTML file when I convert it to RTF?

    The document is opened in a layout engine and re-saved in the target format, mapping each style onto the closest equivalent in the new format. So the HTML file is unpacked, the content is laid out, and the result is written out as RTF. The text and the paragraph structure survives unchanged.

    Will converting HTML to RTF reduce the quality?

    Partly. Styles that have no equivalent are approximated The text itself is never re-typed, so no words are lost.

    Is my HTML file uploaded to a server?

    No. This HTML to RTF conversion runs as JavaScript inside your browser tab. The file is read from your device and the result is written back to your device, so there is no upload step, no file-size limit and no copy of your HTML file on any server.

    Do I need an account or will there be a watermark?

    Neither. There is no sign-up step, no email capture and no watermark on the output. The only limits are the ones your own device imposes.

    What is the most common mistake people make when converting HTML to RTF?

    Styles are usually mapped by name, so renaming a style before converting can lose the mapping

    Why would somebody convert HTML to RTF at all?

    Different teams use different formats, and the content should not be held hostage by that. In short: turning a document into a shareable web page

    Something most people do not know about HTML?

    A browser can print a page to PDF perfectly well — which is why most "PDF from the web" features are just the print dialog.