Conducting thin films of RuO2 were grown at temperatures down to 623K on glass by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Tris-trifluoroacetylacetonate-ruthenium(III) (Ru(tfa)(3)) served as precursor. Smooth, specular and well adherent films were deposited, if the reaction gas contained water. The films were investigated by X-ray diffraction, SEM, and four-probe resistivity measurement. Growth kinetics were also studied by in situ ellipsometry. The results are compared with films prepared by d.c, reactive sputtering before and after annealing. The properties of the MOCVD films, in particular the resistivity (rho down to 72 mu Omega cm), are comparable to CVD films deposited at much higher temperatures and sputtered films after high temperature annealing.