How to Convert PDF to RTF in C#

This quick tutorial focuses on the document conversion process and how to convert PDF to RTF in C#. This article provides detailed stepwise pieces of information to perform document transformation, how to configure the document conversion package and an example to demonstrate the working of the C# PDF to RTF converter functionality. Further, this guide can be used on any platform like MS Windows, Linux, and Mac OS that support a .NET environment and without setting up any additional software.

Steps to Convert PDF to RTF in C#

  1. Setup GroupDocs.Conversion for .NET package from the NuGet package manager in the .NET application to convert PDF to RTF
  2. Add a reference to the GroupDocs.Conversion namespace for developing the PDF to RTF functionality
  3. Initialize Converter class and load the input PDF document
  4. Set convert options for the output RTF document by initializing the WordProcessingConvertOptions class
  5. Finally, save the converted RTF file to the disk by consuming the Convert method

The C# PDF to RTF converter application can be developed by following the aforementioned steps in a sequence. The Converter class instance enables you to load the source PDF file for conversion and then WordProcessingConvertOptions class allows you to define the parameters for customizing the converted RTF document. In the end, the convert method allows you to save the resultant RTF file to the disk.

Code to Convert PDF to RTF in C#

In the above code snippet, the PDF to RTF C# capability is developed using the simple API calls of the document conversion library. This sample code can also be used for performing the document conversion to other word processing formats like DOC, DOCX, DOT, TXT, and many more. Further, the converted RTF file can be customized by setting the properties such as Width, Height, Zoom, Dpi, PageOrientation, and many more by using the WordProcessingConvertOptions class.

We have discussed the document conversion process to convert PDF to RTF using C# and created a sample code for it. Recently, we published an article to change PDF to Image using C#, have a look at how to convert PDF to Image in C# guide for more information.

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