Opening HWP files on iPhone and iPad

iOS tells you the attachment can't be previewed. The file downloaded fine — iOS simply has no reader for it.

Drop your HWP file here
or click to browse · .hwp · .hwpx

🔒 This file never leaves your device — nothing is sent to a server

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Why iOS refuses to preview it

The iOS preview engine supports a fixed list of formats: PDF, Office documents, images. HWP is not on it, and never will be — the format is used almost entirely inside South Korea.

Why this beats installing a viewer app

Most HWP viewer apps on the App Store upload your document to their own servers to convert it. That is a poor trade for a transcript, a contract or a government form. This page does the work on your phone, so the file never leaves it.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Save the file first

    From Mail, long-press the attachment and choose Save to Files. From KakaoTalk, tap the file then Share → Save to Files.

  2. 2

    Open this page in Safari

    Then tap the box above.

  3. 3

    Choose 'Browse' and pick the file

    It opens right there in the browser.

  4. 4

    Keep it as a PDF

    Tap Save as PDF, then Save to Files from the share sheet. The Files app can open it directly afterwards.

Frequently asked

Does this work on iPad?

Yes, identically. On iPad you can also drag the file from the Files app into Safari in Split View.

How much data does it use?

About 1 MB once, when the page loads. The document itself is never transmitted, so its size doesn't matter.

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