Documents conversion
Convert PPTX to RTF
Updated Jul 2026
PPTX is the slide format for presentations; RTF is a plain rich text format almost any word processor can open. Converting turns the slide text into a flowing document, leaving layout, animations, and slide design behind. Doing this on your own computer keeps the file off someone else's server.
- Extension
- .pptx
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Presentations
- Extension
- .rtf
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Cross-app rich text
Convert PPTX to RTF on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert PPTX to RTF
- Open Morphjet and drag in the PPTX file, or a whole folder of presentations, to start the conversion.
- Choose RTF as the output format.
- Convert. The text from each slide is written into an RTF file next to your original, and nothing leaves your machine.
PPTX vs RTF: what actually changes
| PPTX | RTF | |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Slides, with layout, positioning, and design | One flowing document, no slides |
| Opens everywhere | Needs presentation software installed | Yes, opens in almost any word processor |
| File size | Compact, images compressed inside a zipped package | Often larger, since images are stored as plain text inside the file |
| Animations and transitions | Yes, full slide animations and transitions | No, these don't exist in a text document and are dropped |
| Speaker notes | Yes, stored separately from the slide content | Not carried over as a separate section |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert PPTX to RTF when you need the words from a presentation, like a script, talking points, or a report, as a plain formatted document that opens in almost any word processor, without needing the original presentation software.
Keep the original PPTX if you still need the slides themselves, since RTF has no idea of slides and drops the layout, image positions, and animations the moment you convert.
Why not just use an online converter?
A pitch deck or internal presentation often has content you would not want sitting on a stranger's server just so you can pull the text out. Uploading it to an online converter means a copy of it processes on someone else's machine, and you have to trust that it gets deleted afterward. Converting on your own computer keeps the presentation, and everything in it, right where it already was.
Questions
Does converting PPTX to RTF lose anything?
Yes, the slide structure itself. RTF is a plain document format, so it has no way to represent slides, layouts, animations, or transitions, only the text and basic formatting. It's good for pulling out the words, not for preserving a deck.
Will speaker notes come across?
Not as a separate section. RTF doesn't have a concept of speaker notes distinct from slide content, so depending on the file they may be folded into the plain text or left out.
Can I open the RTF file on any computer?
Yes. RTF was built to be read by different word processors on different systems, so it opens without needing the original presentation software installed.
Can I convert PPTX to RTF without uploading the file anywhere?
Yes. Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so the presentation never travels over the internet or sits on someone else's server.
Morphjet converts PPTX, RTF, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.