Print HWP files from your phone
Send an HWP or HWPX document from your Android phone to your PC’s printer, and preview its text and thumbnail even without Hancom software.
Install Hancom Office or the free Hancom viewer on your Windows PC (or LibreOffice on Linux), then tap Print on PC on the phone and choose the HWP file. SmartPrint prints it on the PC’s printer. When you only need to check what a file says, Preview shows its text and a thumbnail without Hancom software.
At a glance
- Prints both HWP and HWPX files.
- Windows needs Hancom Office or the free Hancom viewer; Linux needs LibreOffice.
- Preview shows the text and a thumbnail without opening Hancom Office.
- Search across your devices finds words inside HWP and HWPX files.
Step by step
Prepare the PC
On Windows, install Hancom Office or the free Hancom viewer. On Linux, install LibreOffice.
Print from the phone
Tap Print on PC, choose the HWP or HWPX file, pick a printer and print.
Or print from another PC
Open the device with the printer and use Print on this device (SmartPrint).
Preview without printing
For an HWP file in My Drop or Activity, click Preview to see its text and thumbnail.
What is HWP?
HWP and HWPX are the document formats of 한글 (Hangul), the word processor in Hancom Office. They are part of everyday work in Korea. Printing them needs Hancom software or LibreOffice on the PC, which is why the phone sends the file to a PC that has it.
Find the document first
Not sure which file you need? Search across your devices looks inside HWP, HWPX and Office documents in shared folders, and matches Korean words even without spaces between them.
Questions
Do I need Hancom software on the phone?
No. The phone only sends the file; the PC does the printing, so the software is needed on the PC.
Can I print HWP on Linux?
Yes, with LibreOffice installed. On Windows, use Hancom Office or the free Hancom viewer.
Where does Preview work?
For HWP files in My Drop or Activity. It shows the text and a thumbnail, even on a device without Hancom software.