# %w\[RTF DOC PDF\] converter to TXT

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 7, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/w-rtf-doc-pdf-converter-to-txt/173391 "2009-08-07T22:24:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/w-rtf-doc-pdf-converter-to-txt/173391/1 "2009-08-07T22:24:01Z")

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Hi ppl,

Are there any good RTF, DOC and PDF converters to plain text available  
for Ruby?

Thanks!

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**Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/w-rtf-doc-pdf-converter-to-txt/173391/2 "2009-08-07T23:26:54Z")

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On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Olexandr  
Prokhorenko[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi ppl,
> 
> Are there any good RTF, DOC and PDF converters to plain text available  
> for Ruby?

With some limitations, you could use PDF::Reader to extract text from  
a PDF, but it a low level tool so you’d need to roll up your sleeves.  
Not sure about RTF or DOC.

-greg