RTF (Rich Text Format) to Plain Text
RTF (Rich Text Format) to Plain Text: Strips RTF control words (`\rtf1`, `\fonttbl`, `\b`), ignores color tables, and extracts unformatted text runs.
About this rtf (rich text format) to plain text
RTF (Rich Text Format) to Plain Text — browser-based utility.
How this tool works
Implements client-side RTF (Rich Text Format) to Plain Text operations. Strips RTF control words (`\rtf1`, `\fonttbl`, `\b`), ignores color tables, and extracts unformatted text runs specifically designed for a legal clerk extracts clean plain text from a legacy rich text format (.rtf) court deposition file.
- Container Unpacking & XML Navigation: Unpacks the EPUB/iCalendar file stream, parsing root XML structures and calendar VEVENT blocks.
- Metadata & Spine Extraction: Extracts Dublin Core book metadata, manifest items, and spine reading order, or parses recurrence rules (RRULE).
- Content Transformation: Strips HTML formatting from XHTML book chapters to produce clean Markdown, or maps vCard contact fields to QR codes.
- Diagnostic Reporting: Reports broken manifest links, missing spine references, and calendar timezone offsets.
Worked example
Scenario: Extract a controlled RTF text draft.
Sample input:
Processing: Decode the two-digit escape, replace par and tab, then remove control text and braces.
Illustrative output:
Limits and verification
DRM-encrypted EPUB books (protected by Adobe Adept or FairPlay) must have encryption removed before inspecting contents. iCalendar parser supports standard recurrence rules (RRULE); complex EXDATE exclusions are noted.
Examples demonstrate an expected workflow; they do not prove every input or every branch of an external specification. Check important results with an independent source before using them for money, security, compliance, safety, or irreversible file changes.
Browser processing boundary
Tool input is processed by code running in the browser and is not intentionally sent to a CZOA processing API. The page can still request ordinary site assets, analytics, or advertising when those services are enabled. Browser extensions and managed-device software remain outside this tool's control.
Relevant references
These references govern or help explain the format, protocol, or calculation used here. Listing a reference does not claim certification or complete implementation of every optional feature.
Content owner: CZOA Tools · Last reviewed: 2026-09-15 · Review methodology
How to use it
- Enter, paste, or select your input data into the RTF (Rich Text Format) to Plain Text workspace controls.
- Review available parameter fields, units, formats, or options configured for your task.
- Click the action button or observe immediate live calculations rendered in your browser runtime.
- Inspect the resulting output and any diagnostic messages, then copy or download the result if needed.
Frequently asked questions
How does RTF to Plain Text process control text?+
It applies a fixed regular-expression sequence: two-digit \'hh escapes are decoded as Windows-1252, \par becomes a newline, \tab becomes a tab, alphabetic control words with optional digits are removed, escaped braces and backslashes are restored, remaining braces are removed, and the result is trimmed.
Which controls and output are available?+
The page has one local file chooser and Process locally, then downloads czoa-plain.txt. There are no code-page, Unicode fallback, formatting, destination, group, object, metadata, table, image, preview, edit, or validation controls.
What RTF correctness limits apply?+
This is a text-draft regex extractor, not an RTF parser. It does not implement group scope, destinations, U or Uc Unicode rules, font encodings, binary content, embedded objects, field results, styling, complete error recovery, or safe semantic interpretation of malformed documents.
What did isolated browser verification establish?+
A local browser run converted an independently authored RTF containing \par, \tab, and \'e9 into exact plain text Hello, newline, World, tab, X é. Network requests observed during the example contained no fixture text; this covers only the tested extraction path.