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RTF stores text content alongside formatting control words in a plain-text file. While RTF is technically text-based, it is not human-readable — the control words (\b, \par, \trowd) make the raw file incomprehensible to anyone not parsing RTF syntax. Converting RTF to plain text (TEXT) strips all control words and formatting, leaving only the readable content — clean, human-readable text without any markup.
The resulting text file contains every word from the RTF document, laid out sequentially with paragraph breaks, but with no fonts, no colors, no tables, no images — just the raw textual content. This is the most thorough format simplification available.
Plain text is needed for text processing workflows. Search indexing, NLP analysis, content migration, diff comparison, and programmatic text handling all work with plain text. RTF, despite being text-based, cannot be processed by these tools without first stripping the control words.
Plain text extraction also reveals the actual content of an RTF file without formatting distractions. For content review, word counting, plagiarism detection, and text analysis, stripping formatting to plain text lets you focus entirely on the words.
LibreOffice or a dedicated RTF parser reads the control word stream, building a text model by following formatting commands while extracting only the text content. Control groups (\b, \i, \f, \pard) are parsed for structure but only text characters are retained in the output. Paragraph breaks (\par) become newlines. Table cells (\cell) are separated by tab characters. Hex-encoded special characters (\'xx) and Unicode escapes (\uN) are decoded to their UTF-8 representations. All images and non-text content are discarded.
Text content is extracted with complete accuracy. Every readable word, number, and symbol from the RTF appears in the output. RTF control words, formatting, images, and structural markup are stripped. Tables become tab-separated rows. Headings (which in RTF are just formatted text) become plain text lines. The output is clean, human-readable text.
| Device | RTF | TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Windows PC | Partial | Partial |
| macOS | Partial | Partial |
| iPhone/iPad | Partial | Partial |
| Android | Partial | Partial |
| Linux | Partial | Partial |
| Web Browser | No |
RTF to plain text strips formatting control words to reveal clean, readable content. Use it for text processing, search indexing, and content analysis.
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| No |
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| Характеристика | RTF | TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Полное название | Rich Text Format | Plain Text |
| Расширение | .rtf | .txt |
| Лучше всего подходит для | Cross-platform | Universal |