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 HP plotter files to another format, you need AutoCAD or other Vector Image software.
Convert a file to HP
To convert other file formats to the "Plotter Graphics File" file type, you need software like AutoCAD or a similar tool.
About HP files
The .hp file primarily represents a Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HP-GL) or HP-GL/2 file. It stores 2D vector instructions originally designed to drive mechanical pen plotters. Less commonly, this extension acts as a compiled object file for Hewlett-Packard graphing calculators, scientific spectral data for Horiba LabSpec, or game-specific assets like Cyberpunk 2077 hair profiles. You can typically open the plotter variants using CAD software such as AutoCAD or dedicated HPGL viewers. However, sharing .HP files is highly impractical. Modern operating systems and web browsers cannot natively open them. Because they are essentially raw, legacy print instructions tailored for specific hardware, they lack universal styling support. Opening one usually requires an expensive CAD subscription or specialized desktop software. For easy sharing and web viewing, convert to PDF or SVG. If you need to edit the vector paths in modern design software, convert to DXF or EPS. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.
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 "Plotter Vector Graphics Storage" 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 "Plotter Vector Graphics Storage" 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.