HWP

File Format
Name	HWP
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Document Word Processor HWP
Extension(s)	.hwp
PRONOM	fmt/1083, fmt/1084
Wikidata ID	Q2875795
Released	1989

HWP is Hancom Word's file format, and is based on Microsoft's OLE compound document format.

A specification was released in 2010, but it is in Korean only.

• Additional formats include OWPML (HWP 2018 open format), HWPX (HWP 2010 open format)

Software & Samples

• HWP format specification docs in HWP and PDF formats
• Software patches / Fonts / Free Viewers
• dexvert samples — document/hancomWord

References

• Questions on POLE library (and HancomWord support) Provides basic info on the format.
• [1] Further post in the thread, linking to the specification download page, and telling how to download and extract it properly.

• Hancom Word specification Make sure to read the post above.