RTF Viewer

Display .rtf (Rich Text Format) files in the browser

What is RTF Viewer?

RTF Viewer is a unique Chrome extension for conveniently viewing Rich Text Format (.rtf) files in the browser. By clicking on any RTF file link, the file contents will automatically be displayed in the existing tab, similar to Chrome's PDF preview feature. For accessing local files, permission can be granted to the extension, giving access to file URLs. RTF Viewer operates independently of external services, ensuring a seamless RTF viewing experience.

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Extension stats

By: Tom Zöhner

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Users: 50,000+

Rating: 2.39 (46)

Version: 1.4.0 (Last updated: 2020-06-01)

Creation date: 2020-06-01

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>

Size: 948.22K

Ranking

# 160227 ▼ 738

Other rankings

#23644 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 18 #206 in viewer keyword 70 ▼ 1

Other platforms

RTF Viewer (v1.4.2)

3.60

(5) 246

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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This chrome extension allows to view RTF (Rich Text Format) files in the browser and does so automatically when clicking any link to an RTF file. The RTF file is then automatically displayed in the same tab (similarly to the pdf preview feature in chrome).

This plugin does not depend on any external services to generate the preview.

To open local files click on the extension icon in the toolbar or open files on the file system with chrome (requires giving the extension the permission "Allow access to file URLs" on the extension page).

Please report any issues at https://github.com/zoehneto/chrome-rtf-viewer/issues

User reviews

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Pros

Works for opening RTF files from web URLs
Helpful for university file access
Operates as advertised for some users

Cons

Does not open RTF files on local systems
Inconsistent performance across operating systems
Frequent errors when accessing files directly
Causes files to download instead of rendering
Can change site data, which some users dislike

Most mentioned

Did not work for me
Does not open rtf files
Worked first time, been searching for a solution
Cannot open local files
Error messages when attempting to open files

Recent reviews

Did not work for me

M. M. (aus H.), 2022-01-01

Does not open rtf files on Linux Mint.

Juergen Menge, 2021-08-16

is it possible at all to open local files in chrome with this? Files in web urls seem to work, but even if I do a local directory index page and click on a file:// url like [file:///C:/Users/username/Desktop/Sample.rtf] it does a download instead of rendering.