can mac computers read rtf files

[isnoend07]

My app emails rtf files as attachments. Does Mac computers without word able to read these files?

[Hack]

Moved To General Developer

[JuggaloBrotha]

There are programs for Macs and Linux that can read/write RTF files.

[isnoend07]

There are programs for Macs and Linux that can read/write RTF files.

yes, but do they need to install a program if they do not have one?

[Jenner]

I'm pretty sure they do. I don't think there is a native RTF reader that comes bundled with OSX. I could be wrong though.

[isnoend07]

thanks guy's
Decided to convert the rtf to jpg and not have to worry

[RH-00]

Well, if you're looking to expand your knowledge somewhat, you could always try to make a RTF-reading Notepad in .Net. All you'd need to run it is Mono. Of course, it would be a bit of a chore... probably more trouble than what you're looking for, eh?

[tr333]

Yes, OSX can read RTF files out of the box using the included TextEdit program. It even has support for docx and odt files.

[penagate]

I don't think there's any modern desktop OS that doesn't support RTF.

[Cander]

Here is the supported formats that the built in TextEdit app in OS X supports

Plain Text (.txt)

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Rich Text Format (.rtf)

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Rich Text Format Directory (.rtfd)

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HTML (.html)

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Web Archive (.webarchive)

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Open Document (.odt)

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Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx)

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Microsoft Word 97 (.doc)

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Microsoft Word 2003 XML (.xml)