LanguageHGL
Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language picture image
File type: Graphics file
A hgl file extension is associated with the Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language picture image format.
Found 2 different file type records with the same hgl filename suffix.
What is hgl file?
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The hgl file extension is related to HPGL, sometimes hyphenated as HP-GL, the primary printer control language used by Hewlett-Packard plotters.
The name is an initialism for Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language. It later became a standard for almost all plotters. Hewlett-Packard's printers also usually support HPGL in addition to PCL.
How to open hgl file?
Use XnView to view content of *.hgl files.
How to convert hgl file?
XnView is able to export *.hgl files to other formats.
Suggested software to open hgl file:
Associated software actions with the hgl file
Programs for viewing hgl files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Software apps that print hgl files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
AutoVue graphic plug-in
File type category:
Plugin, addon file
Date updated: January 17, 2019
The hgl file extension is associated with the AutoVue, an enterprise visualization solutions.
The hgl file contains graphic plug-in.
Oracle has acquired Cimmetry Systems, makers of AutoVue software.
Mime types:
application/vnd.hp-HPGL
How to open hgl file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert hgl file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open hgl file:
Associated software actions with the hgl file
Software apps that import hgl files:
AutoVue (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving hgl files:
AutoVue (Microsoft Windows)