Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your HP file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert HP to another file type
To convert your HP file to another format, you need AutoCAD or other Cad software.
Convert a file to HP
To convert other file formats to the "Plotter Command File" file type, you need software like AutoCAD or a similar tool.
About HP files
The .HP file extension is primarily associated with the Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HP-GL and HP-GL/2), a command set used by pen plotters and large-format printers to draw complex vector graphics. Unlike standard raster images (like JPG), these files contain ASCII codes instructing a machine on how to move a pen (e.g., "PU" for Pen Up, "PD" for Pen Down) to create technical drawings, architectural blueprints, and circuit diagrams. While historically vital for CAD workflows, .HP files present significant challenges today: they are rarely supported by modern operating system previews, web browsers, or standard photo viewers. Opening them often requires expensive industry-specific software like AutoCAD or legacy drivers. To make these technical drawings accessible, it is highly recommended to convert them. For archiving and easy sharing, convert .HP to PDF. For editing vector paths in modern design tools like Adobe Illustrator, convert to SVG or DXF. For quick visual reference, convert to PNG.
Convert.Guru analyzes your HP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert HP file to KVA, CC, MW, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG or CONF, you can use AutoCAD or similar software from the "Vector Plotter Instructions" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to HP, try AutoCAD or another comparable tool in the "Vector Plotter Instructions" category.
The HP 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 HP converter.