List of help authoring tools

This page is a list of help authoring tools, organized by operating system.

Mac

Name Author License Remarks
Help CrafterPutercraft LLCApple App Storenone

Windows

Name Author License Remarks
Adobe RoboHelpAdobe SystemsProprietarynone
Doc-To-HelpMadCap SoftwareProprietarynone
HelpSmithDivcom SoftwareProprietarynone
MadCap FlareMadCap SoftwareProprietarynone
Help & ManualEC SoftwareProprietarynone
HelpNDocIBE-SoftwareProprietaryFree and Paid app
SandcastleMicrosoft CorporationMS Publicnone

Cross-platform

Name Author License Remarks
DocBook OASIS
Kindle Direct Publishing Amazon.com
AsciiDoc Stuart Rackham GNU GPL Open-source software
ClickHelp ClickHelp LLC
Author-it Cloud Author-it Software Corporation Proprietary
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References

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