HWP file format
| Extension | .hwp |
| Category | documents |
| Programs | Hancom Office Planamesa NeoOffice Hancom Office Viewer |
| Description | This is a Hanword Document, formerly known as the Hangul Word Processor. Hangul is an alphabet used in the Korean language. It is used to save documents written in Hangul, making it a popular word processing system in Korea. This word processing document offers the same functionality as many other word processing documents, including text, graphics, and formatting functions. |
| Technical details | Recent changes in the HWP file format and updates to Microsoft's product line have raised concerns regarding the compatibility of Microsoft products with HWP files. While OpenOffice.org is able to open documents from Hangul 97, it is unable to open documents created with newer versions of the Hangul software. This has led to situations where users unknowingly share documents that cannot be opened, although they can be converted using an online document converter. |
| MIME type | application/x-hwp application/octet-stream |