.rtf
1 claimant
1 primary
0 secondary
unambiguous primary
SWH popularity
Distinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
1.1M
total files
288.9K
first seen 2021–2025 (25.3%)
2018
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .rtf (1.1M), .RTF (22.8K), .Rtf (146) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to Rich Text Format as primary by 2 authoritative claims.
Claimants (2)
Languages that list
.rtf among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Text Format | linguist | primary |
| Rich Text Format | wikidata | primary |
Wikidata says… (14)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.rtf on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
Click Use as new PL on any row to open the
Add-PL form pre-filled with that entry's name, Wikipedia/Wikidata
URL, and this extension — one submission creates the PL + claim.
| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Text Format Q467454 document file format developed by Microsoft | file format family | — | application/rtf; text/rtf | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Text File Q132527488 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Letter file Q121158020 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .rtf in our local mirror yet.