File Extension RTF

File type: Rich Text Format File

About the RTF file type:

If Windows cannot find the appropriate program associated with .RTF files, then your registry may have errors. Check your Windows registry for errors (includes file association errors).

The RTF file extension is used to save the documents in the common text file format. This means that the RTF files may be accessed, opened, created and modified using any text application. Files of this type may include different text formatting types. These include italics, bold type, custom tab settings, different fonts, different font sizes, etc. The RTF file extension may also support the images saved in the text file.


Detailed information for file extension RTF

Category: Text Files
File format: Open Source
Open with Windows: Nuance OmniPage Professional, Windows WordPad, Any text editor that supports formatted text
Open with Linux: N/A
The RTF file extension is also used in Windows Help file script. Most of the time, a system is set so that a Word program opens every time the system encounter an RTF file. The RTF files can be saved on the computer and may be viewed using any word processor, such as Notepad, Wordpad, Star Office and Microsoft Word.