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We've compiled a list of 14 free and paid alternatives to Microsoft HTML Help. The primary competitors include Okular, CHM Decoder. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Microsoft HTML Help and xchm, KEL CHM Creator, Helpinator. Also you can look at other similar options here: Development Tools.


Okular
Free Open Source

Okular is a universal document viewer developed by KDE.

CHM Decoder may decompile your CHM file (Compiled Windows HTML Help) or e-book and extract all...

xchm
Free Open Source

xCHM is a cross-platform GUI front-end to chmlib, with borrowed bits from Pabs' chmdeco project.

KEL CHM Creator a is flexible, powerful and freeware CHM creator that uses Microsoft HTML Help...

Single source, multiformat, multilingual help authoring tool with screenshot capture and...

Help & Manual from EC Software is the favorite authoring tool for writing online help and...

Kchmviewer
Free Open Source

Kchmviewer is a free, open-source CHM (MS HTML help) and EPUB viewer for Unix, Mac and Windows...

CHMPane
Free Open Source

CHMPane is a Java program to process compiled html (.chm) files.

chmviewkit
Free Open Source

CHM View kit is a simple and fast CHM viewer

Adobe RoboHelp is an easy-to-use authoring and multichannel, multiscreen HTML5 publishing solution.

Microsoft HTML Help is the standard help system for the Windows platform.

Microsoft HTML Help Platforms

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Microsoft HTML Help Overview

Microsoft HTML Help is the standard help system for the Windows platform. Authors can use HTML Help to create online help for a software application or to create content for a multimedia title or Web site. Developers can use the HTML Help API to program a host application or hook up context-sensitive help to an application.

As an information delivery system, HTML Help is suited for a wide range of applications, including training guides, interactive books, and electronic newsletters, as well as help for software applications.

HTML Help offers some distinct advantages over standard HTML, such as the ability to implement a combined table of contents and index and the use of keywords for advanced hyperlinking capability. The HTML Help compiler (part of the HTML Help Workshop) makes it possible to compress HTML, graphic, and other files into a relatively small compiled help (.chm) file, which can then be distributed with a software application, or downloaded from the Web.

HTML Help consists of an online Help Viewer, related help components, and help authoring tools from Microsoft Corporation. The Help Viewer uses the underlying components of Microsoft Internet Explorer to display help content. It supports HTML, ActiveX, Java, scripting languages (JScript, and Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition), and HTML image formats (.jpeg, .gif, and .png files). The help authoring tool, HTML Help Workshop, provides an easy-to-use system for creating and managing help projects and their related files.

Microsoft HTML Help Features

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