Convert RTF to HTML
To convert RTF to HTML, upload your .rtf file and choose HTML as the target. LibreOffice reads the RTF and turns bold and italic text, lists, tables and links into HTML tags, while images are embedded as base64. The result is a single UTF-8 .html file that opens on its own in any browser and whose content you can move into a website or CMS editor.
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- Files deleted within 30 minutes
- Up to 100 MB
Files are permanently deleted from our servers within 30 minutes.
How to convert RTF to HTML
Upload your RTF file
Drag your RTF file onto the upload area or browse for it (up to 100 MB).
Keep HTML as the target
HTML is already selected in the menu; you can pick another format if you need one.
Convert and download
Press “Convert” and the download of the converted file starts automatically.
What is preserved?
Kept
- Bold, italic and underlined text
- Lists and tables
- Hyperlinks
- Images (embedded as base64)
Changed
- Formatting may be written as inline styles and font tags
- The document language attribute is set to lang="tr"
Not carried over
- Page size, margins and page breaks
When to use it
Publishing RTF content on a website
Product descriptions, announcements or manuals that arrived as RTF from an older system can be converted to HTML and added to your site or help center without retyping the formatting.
Opening help files and manuals in a browser
Converting an RTF manual to HTML lets users without office software open it in any browser, images included. Since the images live inside the file, there is no separate folder to send along.
Limitations to know
- Embedded images can make the HTML file large.
- Change the lang attribute if your document is not in Turkish.
About the formats
What is RTF?
RTF (Rich Text Format) is a document format published by Microsoft in 1987 that stores formatted text as plain text with control codes. It can carry bold and italic text, fonts, alignment, lists, tables and images. Its main strength is compatibility: RTF opens in WordPad on Windows, TextEdit on macOS, LibreOffice and Word. It is less capable than DOCX for complex layouts, and its appearance can vary between the programs that open it.
What is HTML?
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the markup language web pages are written in. Headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, links and images are defined with tags, and CSS controls how they look. An .html file opens in any web browser without extra software and reflows to the screen width instead of using fixed pages. External stylesheets, web fonts and remote images are separate resources and do not travel with the file unless they are embedded in it.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use the HTML in an email newsletter?
Because formatting is written as inline styles, the markup is generally a reasonable starting point for email templates. However, many email clients do not display base64-embedded images. For a newsletter, upload the images to a server and replace the image sources in the HTML with those links.
Why is the generated markup so busy?
Every piece of RTF formatting, such as font, size and color, may be written as an inline style or font tag so the page looks like the original in a browser. That makes the code verbose. If you only need the structure, RTF to Markdown gives a much leaner result.
Can I convert the HTML back to RTF later?
Yes, with our HTML to RTF converter. In this output the styles are inline and images are embedded, so they are kept in that conversion. If you later add an external CSS file or images loaded from a URL, those are not fetched when converting from HTML.
Is converting RTF to HTML free?
Yes, completely free. There is no account, subscription or watermark — just upload your file and convert it.
Is my file safe and when is it deleted?
Your file is transferred over HTTPS and stored on our server under a random code. The upload and the output are permanently deleted within 30 minutes, and the download link only works for whoever holds your unique code.