File Extension RTF

While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the RTF file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the RTF file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the RTF file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the RTF file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.

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Programs that open the RTF file

Windows

• WordPad
• Microsoft Word
• WordPerfect Office
• LibreOffice
• OpenOffice.org
• Microsoft Works
• TextMaker Viewer
• TextMaker
• AbiWord
• IBM Lotus Symphony
• Ability Write
• Atlantis Word Processor
• Microsoft Word Viewer
• ABC Amber Text Converter
• Ashampoo Office
• Microsoft Office
• SoftMaker Office

Linux

• KWord

MacOS

• Apple TextEdit
• Apple Pages
• Microsoft Word
• LibreOffice
• OpenOffice.org
• TextEdit
• NeoOffice
• iWork Pages

Android

• OfficeSuite Viewer
• OfficeSuite Professional

iOS

• Notability for iPad

Common problems with the RTF file

RTF file is damaged

If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the RTF extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the RTF file you want to open

The RTF file extension is not linked with the appropriate application

In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the RTF file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your RTF file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the RTF file using the program installed earlier.

The entry for the RTF file in the "Windows Registry" has been removed or damaged

Entries containing links of the RTF file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.

The RTF file is infected by a virus

There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the RTF file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the RTF file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the RTF file is infected.

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