RTF to PDF
from ironpdf import *

# Instantiate Renderer
renderer = ChromePdfRenderer()

# Either load your RTF file directly
pdf_from_rtf_file = renderer.RenderRtfFileAsPdf("/files/doc.rtf")

# Or instead, load it as a string
pdf_from_rtf_string = renderer.RenderRtfStringAsPdf(r"{\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0 Arial;}}{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;}\cf0This is some \b bold \b0 and \i italic \i0 text.}")

# Save your PDF
pdf_from_rtf_file.SaveAs("pdf_from_rtf_file.pdf")
pdf_from_rtf_string.SaveAs("pdf_from_rtf_string.pdf")
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RTF to PDF

RTF to PDF

IronPDF for Python can convert Rich Text Format (RTF) documents into PDFs directly from a file path or from an in-memory RTF string.

Getting Started

Use ChromePdfRenderer and call one of two methods depending on your input source:

  • RenderRtfFileAsPdf(path): Accepts a file path to a .rtf file and returns a PdfDocument.
  • RenderRtfStringAsPdf(rtf_string): Accepts a raw RTF-formatted string and returns a PdfDocument.

Both methods produce a PdfDocument object that can be saved, merged, stamped, or further modified using IronPDF's full editing API.

Understanding the Code

  • RenderRtfFileAsPdf: Reads the RTF file from disk and converts its content - including fonts, bold, italic, and color formatting - into a faithful PDF representation.
  • RenderRtfStringAsPdf: Allows RTF content to be passed directly as a Python string, removing the need to write a temporary file to disk first.
  • SaveAs: Writes the resulting PdfDocument to the specified output path.

RTF String Format

RTF strings use a markup syntax like {\rtf1\ansi ... }. Bold text is wrapped with \b ... \b0 and italic with \i ... \i0. Standard font and color table declarations must be present for correct rendering.

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