Help Tools

With ZenHelp you can create HTML help files with just a few clicks. The power of Microsoft Word together with the intuitive and feature rich ZenHelp add-in will get you started creating HTML help files within just a couple of minutes. The use of topic variables and templates greatly reduces the time you spend on writing help files.
Publisher: Enkeladress Software - 2006-05-14

Type: Shareware
File size: 2150 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 9 $

Word2Help is a converter from Microsoft Word document(s) into Macromedia Dreamweaver web pages (articles). Using Microsoft Word is a best way to work with documents. With Word2Help you can use it for manage content too. Just put document file name into Word2Help project and process it into Dreamweaver articles and/or Compressed HTML help.
Publisher: Nick Mokhnatov, Independent software developer - 2005-07-30

Type: Freeware
File size: 894 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, WinXP, Windows2000, Windows2003

Price: 0 $

Convert Word to HTML Help, Doc To CHM, Create CHM from Word, HTML Help Creator, CHM Creator. Keep format/style/layout of original document. Create topic tree from outline. Unique features: 1) Create page header/footer as in Word document. 2) Create page navigator and related topics. 3) Convert cross-reference into hyper-link. 4) Add index entries to CHM index. 5) Command line and project supports, and much more.
Publisher: Macrobject Software - 2007-02-05

Type: Shareware
File size: 3593 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 99.95 $

Windows HTML To WORD is a tool to convert Html files (*.htm) to Word document directly. With this tool, you can make a specification of an application from the *.htm files.
Publisher: YpgSoft - 2007-02-02

Type: Shareware
File size: 1931 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT 3.x, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003, Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Busi

Price: 34.95 $

Windows HLP To RTF is designed to convert Microsoft Windows Help (*.HLP) to RTF format documents. It can combine Word 97/2000/XP to process the RTF files, you can edit, print or convert to the other format that you want. What you should do with using it is just to select a *.hlp files and determine the output folder ! Windows HLP To RTF provides some useful options to fit your specific demands.
Publisher: YpgSoft - 2007-02-01

Type: Shareware
File size: 2083 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003, Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vis

Price: 34.95 $

Windows CHM To HTML is a tool to convert Windows Help files (*.chm) to HTML format files directly. With this tool, you can make a specification of an application from the *.chm files. Windows CHM To HTML can extract all/any source files in a MS .chm file easily and quickly, even the .HHC .HHK project file can be recreated perfectly! 
Publisher: YpgSoft - 2007-02-02

Type: Shareware
File size: 1929 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT 3.x, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003, Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Busi

Price: 34.95 $

WinCHM is a very easy-to-use help authoring tool. Not needing to learn too much, you can be master of creating HTML help(CHM), Web help, PDF and Word documents. (help authoring tool, help authoring software, create help files, create web help, create online help, create web-based help, help maker, html help creator, create chm file, html to chm, chm editor, generator, program) Website: http://www.softany.com/winchm
Publisher: Create help files - 2007-01-15

Type: Shareware
File size: 3572 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 59 $

Design WebHelp systems and PDF manuals to be integrated and distributed with your software products. This edition creates webhelp systems that are portable and do not require a web server to run so they can be distributed on a CD, run on a network, etc.
Publisher: Extreme Ease Software - 2005-11-28

Type: Demo
File size: 9765 Kb

OS: Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 99 $

What would you do if you lost the source to your help file? Did you ever see a help file that you liked but couldn't figure out how they did it? With one click, the VQ CHM Decompiler extracts the topics, contents file, index file, window definitions, compiler options, map and alias sections, and, above and beyond most decompilers, creates the HTML Help Project File. You have the complete source to create the help file.
Publisher: Vi Qual Software - 2004-12-10

Type: Demo
File size: 6924 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 29.95 $

Visual WinHelp is the quick and efficent way to create WinHelp .hlp documentation. The simple word processor interface makes accessing the powerful features easy. Visual WinHelp supports fully customizing the help window size and position, compression, and indexing. Adding a link to a website or email address can be done in two clicks. Included utility makes documenting a Visual Basic 5 or 6 project simple by automatically documenting it.
Publisher: Digitope - 2006-09-07

Type: Commercial
File size: 3709 Kb

OS: WinXP, Windows2000

Price: 50 $

Powerful Text, HEX, HTML, PHP and Programmer's Editor. Suitable for general text editing, programmer's, web designers, binary editing, email, and all your editing needs. Key Features include: Disk based editing for files even greater than 4GB! 100, 000 word spell checker, with foreign language support Syntax Highlighting/Coloring for many languages including C/C++, HTML, VB, Java, Perl, ASP and more
Publisher: IDM Computer Solutions Inc. - 2007-02-07

Type: Shareware
File size: 1240 Kb

OS: Windows

Price: 39.95 $

Help organize your life with ease! (For Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP/Vista) This is a very simple, easy to use, task list management system which allows you to export your tasks to HTML, XML, or standard TXT files. It is very lightweight (the executable is less than 175KB) and is compatible with any windows based system from Windows 95 through the latest pre-releases of Windows Vista. Makes use of the latest .net Frameworks for Windows.
Publisher: Test1Software.com - 2006-04-23

Type: Shareware
File size: 165 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, WinXP, Windows2000, Windows2003

Price: 12.95 $

SQLHelp produces programmers reference documentation for stored procedures. Requiring no active SQL Server connection, SQLHelp can produce annotated documentation describing each procedure, its parameters, output return values and result sets, executed procedures and the transactional nature of the procedure. Output options include searchable, colorized source code for each procedure.
Publisher: Pikauba Software - 2005-08-18

Type: Shareware
File size: 2341 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 75 $

The SQL Documentation Tool creates technical documentation for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 databases. Technical documentation is created in HTML, HTML Help, RTF and plain text formats. The HTML Help format documentation is fully searchable and cross referenced. The SQL Documentation Tool documents SQL Server Tables, Views, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Table Relationships and Full-Text Catalogs. A free trial version is available.
Publisher: Winnersh Triangle Web Solutions Limited - 2007-02-01

Type: Commercial
File size: 10607 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, WinXP, Windows2000

Price: 24.95 $

Create help files for components based on source code to integrate it with Delphi IDE help system. Help file can be generated as popular Help formats (HLP and CHM) so printed documentation in PDF format. Main features: adding any source modification to help project; creating different help formats; visualization of the help writing process; fully functional word processing (WYSIWIG mode); multi language help and documentation.
Publisher: FeatherySoft - 2005-05-24

Type: Shareware
File size: 2694 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, WinXP, WinNT 3.x, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000

Price: 49 $

Software-Promoter does one thing for you: it helps you to promote your software. Free big sites collection is included for your promotion purposes. PAD specifications and promotion to national archives are supported. User-defined reports are better way to see results.
Publisher: Nick Mokhnatov, Independent software developer - 2005-04-04

Type: FreeWare
File size: 1776 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP

Price: 0 $

Convert paper documentation, particularly software user guides, into Windows Help and HTML. Many tools exist that would appear to do the job, but unlike Single Source they tend to be limited in the automatic creation of the following: " What’ s This?" help, MAP file (for linking to a program), Contents file, Related Topics lists, hypertext links, and help index. Requires Microsoft Word and Help Compiler.
Publisher: Silvawood Software - 2004-04-17

Type: Shareware
File size: 138 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT 3.x, WinNT 4.x, WinXP, Windows2000

Price: 39 $

QuickHelp is a help authoring and deployment tool for 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X and Linux. QuickHelp supports a table of contents, an index with automatic search field, word searches across topics, color highlighted topic text with hypertext links, formatted images, tables, actions and context sensitive help from applications.
Publisher: Excel Software - 2006-10-03

Type: Demo
File size: 4361 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT 3.x, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 195 $

QuickHelp is a help authoring and deployment tool for 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X and Linux. QuickHelp supports a table of contents, an index with automatic search field, word searches across topics, color highlighted topic text with hypertext links, formatted images, tables, actions and context sensitive help from applications.
Publisher: Excel Software - 2006-10-03

Type: Demo
File size: 9092 Kb

OS: Mac PPC, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Mac OS X 10.1, Mac OS X 10.2, Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.5

Price: 195 $

A. Gain in time by producing 2000 til 3000 % ! B. QuickHelp is easier and quicken than html work shop and robohelp !! C. QuickHelp create’ s for your product documentation’ s a HelpeBook with modern Outfit ! D. Adjustable skins for HelpeBook and WebHelp !! E. Product documentations are manage in some different languages by QuickHelp eBooks !!
Publisher: P+T New media group inc. - 2007-01-18

Type: Shareware
File size: 14189 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows CE

Price: 508 $

A powerful screen capture and image editing tool.
Publisher: Yan Jun - 2006-06-05

Type: Shareware
File size: 1621 Kb

OS: Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT 3.x, WinNT 4.x, WinXP, Windows2000, Windows CE

Price: 24 $

PT DocuMaker allows the software developer to easily generate pertinent application documentation. With PT DocuMaker, you can generate 20 different program support documents at the click of a button - documents like About.txt, Disclaimer.txt, Help.txt, Order.txt, Packing_List.txt, Requirements.txt, What's_New.txt and more!
Publisher: DocuMaker Communication Solutions - 2006-05-15

Type: Freeware
File size: 292 Kb

OS: Win98

Price: 0 $

PowerCHM, a powerful pdf to chm maker! With PowerCHM you can: 1. Automatically create your CHM files from Html Files, Text Files, Microsoft Word Documents and Adobe Acrobat Document. 2. Make CHM Files by Import Folders and All Sub Folders. 3. Directly Open and Save Microsoft HTML Help Workshop Project(.hhp file). 4. Edit a .htm or .html File Directly. 5. Automatically generate topic and index item title by parsing from title, filename or text of a specificed line. 6. Decompile a single CHM file or decompile CHM files in a batch.
Publisher: Dawningsoft Inc - 2006-04-01

Type: Shareware
File size: 1567 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 39.95 $

Pocket CHM is an authoring tool for Help document authors, technical writers, and developers to create online help. The program provides an easy way to create HTML Help, manuals, or ebooks in CHM format. Drag a folder containing HTML files and drop it onto Pocket CHM, then click Compile. How simple it is! And more, it also provides powerful functions for editing HTML files, customizing Help, designing TOC and Index, and so on.
Publisher: Fly Sky Software, Inc. - 2006-07-26

Type: Shareware
File size: 2403 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, WinXP, Windows2000

Price: 59.95 $

The NCD.EXE allows you to control NCD products directly from a command line interface in DOS. NCD.EXE does NOT require 3rd party tools or components, as it speaks directly to DOS. With NCD.EXE, you may test and control an NCD device directly without programming. It can also be used in a batch file to do complex jobs or called in your own program. NCD.EXE is a free distribution for use ONLY with NCD products.
Publisher: National Control Devices - 2004-10-27

Type: Freeware
File size: 418 Kb

OS: MS-DOS

Price: 0 $

MyTop FAQ Maker helps you create FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). You may create FAQ in any format: HTML, TXT, XML and more. Defaulr 10 templates and styles (classic, modern, hacker, color and more). Unlimited FAQ and Questions, Quick and optimized HTML export, small size and visual themes.
Publisher: MyTopSoft - 2006-06-10

Type: Freeware
File size: 740 Kb

OS: WinME, WinXP, Windows2000, Windows2003

Price: 0 $

MagicHelp is multi-user help systems and documentation tool, it is the fastest, easiest way to create professional Help systems and documentation. Support export format:CHM, MsHelp2.x, Word, WebHelp, JavaHelp, OracleHelp, EclipseHelp... Support import format:COM TypeLib, FileSystem...
Publisher: MagicHelp Java/Oracle/WebHelp Editor - 2006-05-08

Type: Shareware
File size: 17643 Kb

OS: Win98, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 169 $

MagicHelp is multi-user help systems and documentation tool, it is the fastest, easiest way to create professional Help systems and documentation. Support export format:CHM, MsHelp2.x, Word, WebHelp, JavaHelp, OracleHelp, EclipseHelp... Support import format:COM TypeLib, FileSystem...
Publisher: WenXuansoft - 2006-05-12

Type: Shareware
File size: 17643 Kb

OS: Win98, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 169 $

Convert Word document to perfect HTML help or CHM e-book. Keep format/style/layout of original document. Create topic tree from outline. Keywords: Convert Word to HTML Help, Word to CHM, Doc to Help, Doc to CHM. Create CHM from Word, CHM from Doc, Help from Word, Help from Doc. A HTML Help Creator, CHM Creator, Help Maker, CHM maker, CHM Converter, Help Converter. Ebook Creator, Ebook Maker, E-book Creator, E-book Maker. Help Authoring.
Publisher: Macrobject Software - 2007-02-05

Type: Shareware
File size: 3592 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 49.95 $

Convert Word to CHM, Doc To CHM, Create HTML Help from Word, Create ebook from Word. Keep format/style/layout of original document. Create topic tree from outline. Unique features: 1) Create page header/footer as in Word document. 2) Create page navigator and related topics. 3) Convert cross-reference into hyper-link. 4) Add index entries to CHM index. 5) Command line and project supports, and much more.
Publisher: Macrobject Software - 2007-02-05

Type: Shareware
File size: 3593 Kb

OS: Win98, WinME, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

Price: 99.95 $