.RTF file extension

How to open file with .RTF extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.RTF is the file extension developed by Microsoft Corporation for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .RTF extension belong to the "Document Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Rich Text Format Document. Files with the .RTF extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .RTF extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Rich Text Format Document

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WINDOWS
Microsoft Word Microsoft Word
Microsoft Works Microsoft Works
TextMaker Viewer TextMaker Viewer
TextMaker TextMaker
AbiWord AbiWord
IBM Lotus Symphony IBM Lotus Symphony
Microsoft WordPad Microsoft WordPad
Ability Write Ability Write
PolyEdit PolyEdit
Atlantis Word Processor Atlantis Word Processor
OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Writer
LibreOffice Writer LibreOffice Writer
Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Word Viewer
ABC Amber Text Converter ABC Amber Text Converter
Nota Bene Nota Bene
Z88 PipeDream Viewer Z88 PipeDream Viewer
Ashampoo Office Ashampoo Office
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office
SoftMaker Office SoftMaker Office
MAC TextEdit TextEdit
NeoOffice NeoOffice
iWork Pages iWork Pages
Linux KWord KWord
Android OfficeSuite Viewer OfficeSuite Viewer
OfficeSuite Professional OfficeSuite Professional
iOS Notability for iPad Notability for iPad

ZKSofware FingerPrint Attendance System SKD

OS Software

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .RTF extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .RTF extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .RTF extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.