DHS Converter

Extract text from HyperSnap drawings (DHS)


Drop or upload your .DHS file
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How to extract text from your DHS file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your DHS file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert DHS to another file type

To convert DHS drawings to another format, you need HyperSnap or other Vector Image software.

Convert a file to DHS

To convert other file formats to the "Screen Capture File" file type, you need software like HyperSnap or a similar tool.


About DHS files

A .DHS file is a proprietary vector drawing created by HyperSnap, a Windows screen capture utility developed by Hyperionics. These files store a raster screen capture alongside editable vector shapes, such as arrows, callouts, and text boxes. Because .DHS is a closed format, it requires HyperSnap to open and fully edit the native layers. The major disadvantage of this format is its lack of cross-platform compatibility. Standard image viewers or web browsers will not recognize it. To share these screenshots, you must convert the .DHS file to a standard raster format like JPG, PNG, or PDF. Converting to these formats flattens the image, meaning you will lose the ability to edit the individual shapes, but the final image becomes universally accessible. Since .DHS is a closed proprietary format, many standard online converters fail to process it. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.

Convert.Guru analyzes your DHS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted ZIP, PKR and RS files.


FAQ

If you want to convert DHS file to PKR or RS, you can use HyperSnap or similar software from the "Screen Capture Annotations" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to DHS, try HyperSnap or another comparable tool in the "Screen Capture Annotations" category.



The DHS Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our DHS converter.