.HWP File Extension

An HWP file is a document created by Hancom Hanword, a Korean word processing application. HWP files typically contain text written using Hangul, the Korean alphabet. They may also contain graphics and document formatting information.

You can open any HWP file in Hancom Hanword (multiplatform), Hancom Office Viewer (iOS, Android), Polaris Office Web Hangul (Web), or Cloud HWP Viewer (Web). You can open HWP files created by Hangul Word Processor '97 and earlier versions in LibreOffice Writer (multiplatform), OpenOffice Writer (multiplatform), and Planamesa NeoOffice (Mac).

You can use Microsoft's free Hanword HWP Document Converter for Microsoft Word to convert HWP files to .DOCX files. You can use Cloud HWP Viewer to save an HWP file as a .ZIP file that includes an .HTML version of the file's contents.

If you are comfortable using a Korean language program, you can use Hancom Hanword to convert HWP files to the following formats:

• .DOC, .DOCX - Microsoft Word Document
• .HWDT - Thinkfree Office NEO Word Template
• .TXT - Plain Text
• .PDF - Portable Document Format
• .ODT - OpenDocument Text Document
• .HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
• .JPG - JPEG Image
• .PNG - Portable Network Graphic

An HWP file may be a plain text document written using Hangul, the Korean alphabet. However, this kind of HWP file is uncommon, as the .hwp extension is now more commonly used for Hanword Documents.

You can open an HWP file in Microsoft Notepad, Apple TextEdit, or any other text editor. You may have to install an Asian font pack to view the file's contents correctly.

After opening an HWP file in a text editor, you can use the text editor to convert the file to other text and document formats. For example, you can use Microsoft WordPad to convert HWP files to:

• .RTF - Rich Text Format
• .DOCX - Microsoft Word Document
• .ODT - OpenDocument Text Document
• .TXT - Plain Text