unrtf ☆

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Description:
RTF to other formats converter

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: rtf converter text-processing cli gnu

Install: brew install unrtf

About:
Unrtf is a command-line tool that converts documents from the Rich Text Format (RTF) to various other formats like HTML, LaTeX, and plain text. It parses the RTF structure and translates it into the target format, preserving as much formatting as possible. This utility is essential for users needing to migrate legacy documents or extract text from RTF files without a dedicated word processor.

Key Features:

Supports output to multiple formats including HTML, LaTeX, and plain text
Handles various RTF control words and font encodings
Command-line interface for easy scripting and automation
Open-source and part of the GNU project

Use Cases:

Converting legacy RTF documents to modern HTML for web publishing
Extracting clean text from RTF files for processing in command-line pipelines
Batch converting RTF files to a different format using shell scripts

Alternatives:

pandoc – Pandoc is a much more powerful universal document converter that supports RTF among many other formats, but Unrtf is a lightweight, dedicated tool specifically for RTF conversion.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 11:45pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f98a9e8b