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PDF to RTF Node.js Overview
Convert PDF documents to Rich Text Format (RTF) for editing in popular word processors. Preserve text flow and basic formatting, tables, images, and paragraph structure so content remains easy to revise and reuse. Limit processing to specific page ranges, open password-protected files, and choose a layout reconstruction mode: Flowing, Continuous, or Exact to balance editability against visual fidelity. Recover content from scanned PDFs by activating OCR, selecting the engine and languages to maximize recognition quality. Designed for automation and batch workflows, the NodeJS package produces predictable, clean RTF output for search, redaction, and downstream editing.
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Customizable Parameters
Fine-tune your automation with these powerful conversion options
File
File Supported formats: .pdfFile to be converted. Value can be URL or file content.
Password
StringSets the password to open protected documents.
PageRange
String Default: 1-2000Set page range. Example 1-10 or 1,2,5.
Layout
Collection Default: flowingControls how the original PDF page layout is reconstructed in the output: choose flowing to produce editable flowing text, continuous to preserve the layout using continuous text frames, or exact to reproduce the page pixel-perfectly using text boxes.
Annotations
Collection Default: textBoxSet how PDF annotations are handled in the DOCX output: choose textBox to place each annotation as an editable text box near its anchor, comment to convert annotations into Word comments attached to the relevant text, or none to omit all annotations from the result.
OcrMode
Collection Default: autoDefines how OCR is applied during conversion. Auto performs OCR only when needed. Force applies OCR to all pages. Never disables OCR entirely.
OcrLanguage
Collection Default: autoConfigure the OCR language for text recognition. If auto-detection fails, manually specify the language.
Values: auto ar ca zh da nl en fi fr de el ko it ja no pl pt ro ru sl es sv tr ua thOcrEngine
Collection Default: nativeSelect the OCR engine to use for text recognition. Each engine may produce slightly different results. If Tesseract is selected, the OcrLanguage property must be explicitly set, as automatic language detection is not supported.
StoreFile
Bool Default: FalseWhen the StoreFile parameter is set to True, your converted file is written to ConvertAPI’s encrypted, temporary storage and made available via a time-limited secure download URL, valid for up to 3 hours. After this period, the file is permanently deleted.
When StoreFile is set to False, conversion happens entirely in-memory. The raw file bytes are streamed back in the API response without touching disk or external storage, ensuring maximum security and zero persistence so that only you can access the content.
Step-by-Step Guide
Easy PDF to RTF integration programmatically using our simple npm package for Node.js
1. ConvertAPI Node.js library install
ConvertAPI provides a Node.js library that allows you to perform a PDF to RTF conversion with just a few lines of code.
First, install our convertapi library from npm:
NPM package >
npm install convertapi --save
2. Authenticate your Node.js library
You can obtain your API Token by signing up for a free account. Once you sign up, you'll receive 250 free conversions instantly! Grab your API Token from the account dashboard, and authenticate the ConvertAPI Node.js library like this:
// get your API Token here: https://www.convertapi.com/a/auth
var convertapi = require('convertapi')('api_token');
Or using ES modules:
import ConvertAPI from 'convertapi';
const convertapi = new ConvertAPI('api_token');
3. Convert PDF to RTF using Node.js in no time!
Once you have your authentication in place, simply copy-paste this pdf to rtf conversion code snippet into your Node.js project:
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Easy PDF to RTF automation using our simple Node.js SDK
Compatible With all NodeJS Frameworks & Tools
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