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HWPX to PDFA Converter

Convert HWPX to PDFA online for free. Fast, secure, and high-quality conversion with no sign-up or software required.

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How it works

Three steps to your converted file

Everything happens in your browser tab - upload, pick a format, download. The heavy lifting runs on our servers.

01

Upload your file

Drag and drop, click to browse, or paste a URL. Batches take up to 20 files at once - 230+ input formats across video, audio, image, document, and archive types.

02

Choose an output format

Pick from over a hundred output formats. Filter by category or search by name - every option is open to everyone, no account needed.

03

Convert & download

Hit Convert and grab your download link moments later. Originals are erased when the job completes; results are cleared within about an hour.

What is an HWPX file?

HWPX is the modern, open standard document format for Hancom Office Hangul, introduced to adhere to the OWPML (Open Word Processor Markup Language) standard, also known as KS X 6101. Unlike the binary HWP format, HWPX utilizes a ZIP-compressed container structure holding XML files to define content, styles, and metadata, conceptually similar to Microsoft's DOCX. This shift enables better data interoperability, programmatic parsing, and machine readability for big data analytics and public record archiving.

How to open an HWPX file

HWPX files are primarily opened using Hancom Office 2010 SE+ or newer iterations. Users can also utilize the Hancom Office Viewer or the cloud-based Hancom Docs service. Because HWPX is a ZIP-based XML format, the raw contents can be inspected by renaming the extension to .zip and extracting it, though proper rendering requires the Hancom engine or the Naver Whale browser's document viewer.

HWPX Technical Info

Full Name
Hangul Word Processor XML
Developed By
Hancom Inc.
Initial Release
2010
MIME Type
application/hwp+zip

What is a PDF/A file?

PDF/A is an ISO-standardized (ISO 19005) variant of the PDF format designed specifically for long-term digital archiving. It embeds all fonts, color profiles, and metadata directly inside the file and prohibits external dependencies, encryption, and JavaScript, ensuring the document will render identically decades from now regardless of which software or fonts are available on the viewing system. It's widely required for legal, government, and institutional record-keeping.

How to open a PDF/A file

PDF/A files open in any standard PDF viewer, including Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Preview, and built-in browser PDF viewers, since the format is fully backward-compatible with regular PDF readers. Dedicated archival software such as Adobe Acrobat Pro can also validate that a file meets PDF/A compliance.

PDFA Technical Info

Full Name
PDF for Archiving
Developed By
ISO / AIIM
Initial Release
2005
MIME Type
application/pdf

Why RunConvert

The fastest way to convert any file

Purpose-built for speed, privacy, and breadth of format support.

Convert HWPX to PDFA in seconds

Every HWPX to PDFA conversion runs on our servers, so your device stays fast and the output quality stays intact.

Fast, cloud-powered

No queue, no waiting. Files are processed on high-performance servers and returned in seconds, even for large files.

Secure & private

Encrypted in transit and never shared with anyone. Uploads are erased the moment your job completes, and results shortly after.

Free - no account needed

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Developer API

Convert HWPX to PDFA via API

Automate HWPX to PDFA conversions in three steps: create a job, upload your file, then poll for the result.

# 1. Create job
curl -X POST https://api.runconvert.com/v3/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "tag": "hwpx-to-pdfa",
    "tasks": {
      "upload-file": {
        "operation": "import/upload"
      },
      "convert": {
        "operation": "convert",
        "input": "upload-file",
        "output_format": "pdfa"
      },
      "export-result": {
        "operation": "export/url",
        "input": "convert"
      }
    }
  }'

# 2. Upload your file (use upload_url from the response)
curl -X PUT "$UPLOAD_URL" --upload-file input.hwpx

# 3. Poll for result
curl https://api.runconvert.com/v3/jobs/$JOB_ID?include=tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your RunConvert API key. Get your free API key at runconvert.com/api.