PDF to RTF Converter Command Line
Okdo PDF to RTF Converter Command Line converts PDF into RTF directly on your Windows PC. Process whole folders in one batch. Everything runs offline, so your files never leave your computer, and you don't need Adobe Acrobat or Reader to get clean, layout-accurate results. In addition, it can password-protect or unlock PDFs.

Key features
Advanced capabilities
- ✓Convert PDF to RTF quickly and easily.
- ✓No third-party PDF software required.
- ✓Batch-convert source files using wildcard characters, e.g. *.pdf, aa*.pdf, bb??.pdf.
- ✓There are three ways to specify the files to convert.
- ✓Specify the source file path to convert.
- ✓Load source file paths from a text file.
- ✓Specify a source folder.
- ✓Load files from subfolders.
- ✓Customize the directory for saving output files.
- ✓Create a subfolder within the target folder.
- ✓Save output files to the same folder as the source.
- ✓Rename the output file if it already exists, or overwrite it.
- ✓Supports encrypted PDF.
- ✓Convert specified pages of PDF.
- ✓Retain PDF all contents into RTF document.
- ✓Option to flow text from PDF to RTF without text boxes.
- ✓Option to extract text content from PDF into RTF.
- ✓Convert multiple documents from PDF to Word/RTF one time.
Supported formats
➡️ Input
Adobe
PDF *.pdf
⬅️ Output
RTF *.rtf
Command-line usage
Okdo PDF to RTF Converter Command Line runs from a DOS command prompt. Change to the installation folder, then invoke the executable using the syntax below.
converter.exe [options] <source file> <target file>Options
Why convert with Okdo
What customers say
Converted a 300-page document in seconds. Batch mode processes whole folders in one click.
Our locked-down machines can't install Acrobat, so a standalone tool like PDF to RTF was exactly what we needed. Preserves the original layout, fonts and images.
Dropped in a folder of Adobe PDF *.pdf → RTF *.rtf files and it was done — refreshingly simple. Command-line automation fits straight into our scripts.
Great value for a one-time purchase. Handles encrypted and password-protected documents.
We handle confidential client files, so PDF to RTF running 100% offline was the dealbreaker. Batch mode processes whole folders in one click.
Compared three converters; PDF to RTF was the only one that preserved our layout on Adobe PDF *.pdf → RTF *.rtf. Command-line automation fits straight into our scripts.