Hangul HWP/HWPX Editor Challenge

    For engineers and researchers who build AI systems

    Vibe coding challenges for builders modernizing Korea-specific software. First challenge: make Hangul HWP documents better.

    Vibe Coding Challenge 001

    Hangul HWP Editor

    HWP is one of Korea's most important document formats, but the closed ecosystem has made it slow to modernize. This challenge tracks builders trying to make HWP and HWPX easier to open, edit, convert, and use with AI.

    Challenge target

    Open

    Load real HWP and HWPX files in the browser without an install.

    Edit

    Handle Korean documents, tables, fields, images, pagination, and form-heavy layouts.

    Export

    Save back to useful formats, especially HWPX, Markdown, HTML, DOCX, and AI-readable text.

    Corporate sponsorship

    Open Projects track what is already happening on GitHub; a challenge gathers the similar efforts around one neglected problem and gives them direction. That push needs a backer. We are looking for corporate sponsors to adopt this challenge — fund it, set the milestones, and take the ecosystem work forward. [email protected]

    Coverage so far

    Found HWP/HWPX projects and tools. No creator submission required. Know another ad-free HWP editor? Send it to [email protected].

    14 links

    3. Source code

    Open repositories for engines, parsers, editors, viewers, and developer toolkits.

    5 links

    rhwp source

    Source

    Rust + WASM HWP/HWPX engine

    The open-source engine behind the rhwp demo, including parser, renderer, editor surface, CLI, extension work, and npm packages.

    Open

    web-hwp-editor

    Source

    Browser HWP/HWPX editor

    A separate web-based editor project that says HWP/HWPX files can be opened and edited directly in the browser, with local AI synonym suggestions.

    Open

    OpenHWP

    Source

    Rust HWP/HWPX read-write foundation

    An all-in-one Rust project for HWP document libraries, viewer work, editor models, HWP parsing, HWPX parsing, and HWP to HWPX conversion.

    Open

    hwp.js

    Source

    Web HWP viewer and parser

    A TypeScript-era HWP viewer and parser library powered by web technology, useful background for browser-native rendering approaches.

    Open

    hwpkit

    Source

    Python HWP/HWPX editing toolkit

    A Python toolkit for reading, filling, editing, and extracting Korean HWP/HWPX documents without Windows, COM automation, or Hancom.

    Open