File Extension Library


.HLM File Extension

  • Category: Text Files

What are .HLM files and how to open them?

Can't open .HLM file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .HLM file.

What is a .HLM file extension?

.HLM file extension has been classified as Text Files.

.HLM is Help data

The hlm file extension is generally related to various help file formats.

These files contains questions and answers or other related topics to help the user in operating a program.

.HLM file format is deprecated and this file format is no longer supported.

Currently, .HLM file type is not actively used and is obsolete. This usually happens with system files in older operating systems, files from long-discontinued software, or with previous versions of some file types (documents, projects, images, etc.) that were replaced in later versions of the original programs.


How to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .hlm file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

How to fix problems with .HLM files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .HLM files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .HLM file format
  2. You need to check the .HLM file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)