What apps create RTF files?

TextEdit on macOS saves RTF by default. WordPad on Windows, OpenOffice, and many older apps also use RTF.

Are images in RTF files preserved?

Text content and formatting are preserved. Embedded images are referenced in the Markdown output.

Convert RTF to Markdown

Convert RTF to clean Markdown online. Great for ChatGPT, Claude, and LLM prompts. Bold, italic, lists, tables preserved from TextEdit and WordPad. Free.

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RTF

Max file size: 20MB ·

Precision Extraction

Engineered for clean output.

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Rich Text Mapping

Bold, italic, underline, and other RTF styles are mapped to Markdown equivalents.

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Universal Format

RTF is produced by macOS TextEdit, Windows WordPad, and many legacy applications.

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Instant Results

RTF files are lightweight and convert to Markdown in under a second.

Why use mdstill?

Feature	mdstill	Standard Tools
Privacy	Files deleted after processing	Server-side storage
Table Fidelity	High-precision GFM	Broken text blocks
Output Quality	Semantic Markdown	Raw text dumps
Max File Size	20 MB	Usually 5-10 MB

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