How to convert HWPX to PDF
You need an HWPX file as a PDF, to print it, attach it to an email or just read it. Word refuses to open it, and every converter you find wants you to upload the file first.
Short answer: open the HWPX to PDF converter, drop the file in, and download the PDF. It runs in your browser, needs no Hancom Office and no account, and the file is not uploaded. The rest of this page explains why Word cannot help, what the other options are, and what to check in the result.
Why Word cannot open an HWPX file
HWPX is the newer file type of Hangul (한글), the Korean word processor made by Hancom. Inside, it is a set of XML files in a ZIP, and the structure is a published Korean standard (KS X 6101, also called OWPML). That sounds like it should be easy for Word, since a .docx is also XML in a ZIP. It is not: the two use completely different structures, and Word has no built-in support for Hangul's.
An open format still has to be implemented by each program, and Word and Google Docs have not done it. Renaming the file to .docx does not change what is inside, so Word will just report that the file is damaged.
What is HWPX, and how is it different from HWP?
Ways to convert HWPX to PDF
| Method | What it needs | Does the file leave your device? | Layout |
|---|---|---|---|
 Save as PDF in Hangul | Hancom Office (Hangul 2010 SE+ or later opens HWPX) | No | Most faithful, original fonts |
| Hancom's free viewer for Mac | Install from the Mac App Store | No | As Hangul shows it |
 LibreOffice with H2Orestart | Install LibreOffice, the extension and Java | No | Dense forms can clip or shift |
| Online conversion sites | Nothing | Yes, it is uploaded | Varies widely |
| HWPX to PDF on this site | A browser | No | Pagination recomputed by the engine; fonts substituted |
If you have Hangul, use it: it draws its own format with its own fonts. This guide is for when you do not.
Converting in the browser, step by step
When it finishes you see the page count, plus a note if anything could not be carried over. Older .hwp files work on the same screen, so you do not need to know which of the two you have.
The engine reads the OWPML inside the HWPX directly, lays the document out page by page using the same pagination rules Hangul uses, and writes those pages into the PDF. This is the same job Hangul does when you choose Save as PDF, done inside your browser instead of on a server.
What carries over, and what changes
| In the PDF | |
|---|---|
| Tables, pictures, shapes, gradients | Carried over |
| Headers, footers, page numbers | Carried over |
| Text | Written as text, so you can select, search and copy it |
| Line and page breaks | Where the original had them |
| Fonts | Replaced with Nanum Gothic and Nanum Myeongjo, with Noto Sans KR for Hanja and Kana |
| Symbols that exist only in Hancom fonts | Left out, and the result says how many |
The font swap is unavoidable for any tool other than Hangul, because Hancom's typefaces cannot be redistributed. What matters is that glyph positions come from the engine, not from the new font, so lines do not rewrap and tables do not move. If the exact typeface matters, for example on a print master, save the PDF from Hangul instead.
If the conversion does not go through
- It asks for a password: enter it and run the conversion again.
- It is protected by company DRM: it cannot be opened outside that company's software. Ask the sender for an unprotected copy or a PDF.
- It is a very old Hangul file: HWP 5.0 and HWPX are supported, older formats such as HWP 3.0 are not.
- It will not read at all: copy the file, rename the copy to .zip and try to unpack it. If that fails too, it is probably a renamed .hwp or a damaged download, and asking the sender to save it again is the quickest fix.
Check the PDF before you send it
- Does the page count match the original?
- Did the last row of any table jump onto the next page?
- Can you drag-select a sentence? If nothing highlights, the text was turned into an image somewhere along the way.
HWP to Word: why the layout breaks and what survives
If you need something other than a PDF
To edit the document and send it back, open it in the HWP editor and save as HWPX or HWP. If someone with an older Hangul needs it, convert HWPX to HWP. If you only want the words, HWPX to text shows the body text with a copy button.
Open and edit HWPX in your browser
Related reading
What is an HWP file, and how do you open it without Hancom?
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Common questions
- Is it free? Is there a watermark?
- It is free, with no sign-up and no watermark.
- Does it work on a Mac?
- Yes. The conversion runs in the browser, so you do not need Windows or Hancom Office.
- Can I convert several HWPX files at once?
- The HWP to PDF converter takes several files in one go, and HWP and HWPX can be mixed in the same batch.
- Is my file uploaded?
- No. The document engine and the PDF writer both run inside your browser. Only the engine and fonts are downloaded, once.
- Is EZPZ File made by Hancom?
- No. EZPZ File is not affiliated with Hancom. HWP and HWPX are Hancom's formats; our tools are built separately on the open-source rhwp document engine.
Last updated October 14, 2026 · Accurate as of October 2026. Hangul version support follows Hancom's official FAQ pages.
