Convert RTF to ODM

What is RTF file?

The .RTF (Rich Text Format) file extension is used for documents that contain text files with formatting attributes. It is supported by various different text processors, such as Microsoft Word, and can be used for documents created in these programs. The .RTF format is supported by several other programs, including OpenOffice , LibreOffice, and various other word processors. [ ⏩ ] RTF file extension

What is ODM file?

The ODM file extension is associated with OverDrive Media. It is used to store an account user's data, such as rent a book/ebook, bookshelf, language settings, and lending estimate. Files in this format come protected with the proprietary Digital Rights Management (DRM) from OverDrive. Such files can be viewed on mobile devices like Apple’s iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Windows Mobile, as well as desktop computers. The DRM prevents unauthorized users from accessing the content of an ODM file. [ ⏩ ] ODM file extension

How to convert the file from RTF to ODM?

To successfully convert the RTF file to ODM, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.RTF). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case ODM (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than ODM).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. RTF to ODM. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting RTF files to ODM files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension ODM, while before this step we had the RTF file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new ODM file, or not.

Other RTF and ODM file conversions