HAN Converter

Extract text from HAN files


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

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

Convert HAN to another file type

To convert your HAN file to another format, you need Amazon Kindle or other Data software.

Convert a file to HAN

To convert other file formats to the "eBook Metadata" file type, you need software like Amazon Kindle or a similar tool.


About HAN files

A .han file is primarily an Amazon Kindle data file used to store user-generated annotations, such as bookmarks, highlights, and reading progress. These files serve as "sidecar" metadata containers that accompany the actual eBook file (typically AZW3 or MOBI).

Users frequently run into problems when attempting to "open" a .han file, mistakenly believing it contains the book itself. In reality, it is a proprietary - and often JSON-based - data file that cannot be read as a standalone document. Because it relies on the specific Kindle firmware version and book ID, these files are notoriously difficult to transfer or merge between devices without losing data. For archiving or reviewing your reading notes, the best workflow is to convert the .han data into human-readable formats like TXT for plain text extraction, JSON for structured data analysis, or PDF for a printable report of your highlights.

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


FAQ

If you want to convert HAN file to PDF, EPUB, MOBI, AZW, AZW3, KFX, PRC, LIT, OPF, CBZ, CBR or CB7, you can use Amazon Kindle or similar software from the "eBook Annotation Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert FB2, MOBI, CBT, RTF, CB7, DOCX, DJVU, AZW, CBA, PDF, DOC or EPUB files to HAN, try Amazon Kindle or another comparable tool in the "eBook Annotation Data" category.



The HAN 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 HAN converter.