List of help authoring tools

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

Windows

Name	Author	License	Remarks
Adobe RoboHelp	Adobe Systems	Proprietary	none
Author-it	Author-it Software Corporation	Proprietary	Formerly AuthorIT
Doc-To-Help	ComponentOne	Proprietary	none
Doc-O-Matic	Toolsfactory Software Inc.	Proprietary	none
Dr.Explain	Indigo Byte Systems, LLC	Proprietary	none
HelpIQ	HelpIQ.com Inc.	Proprietary	Free and Paid
HelpNDoc	IBE-Software	Proprietary	Free and Paid app
FAR HTML	Helpware	Proprietary	none
HelpConsole 2010	Extreme Ease Software	Proprietary	none
Help & Manual	EC Software	Proprietary	none
Help Generator	AGORA Software BV	Proprietary	none
Helpinator	Major Mind Software	Proprietary	none
HelpMapper	HelpMapper	Proprietary	none
HelpServer	HelpServer	Proprietary or SaaS	none
HelpSmith	Divcom Software	Proprietary	none
HelpStudio	Innovasys	Proprietary	none
HyperText Studio	Olson Software	Proprietary	none
MadCap Flare	MadCap Software	Proprietary	none
Precision Helper	Precision software & consulting	Freeware	none
Sandcastle	Microsoft Corporation	MS Public	none
WinCHM	Softany	Proprietary	Free and Paid app

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