Help+Manual Alternatives

Help+Manual is described as 'Help & Manual from EC Software is the favorite authoring tool for writing online help and technical documentation. Thousands of software developers and technical writers enjoy working with the most powerful single-source publishing tool on the market' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Help+Manual for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, SaaS, Mac and The Portable Freeware Collection apps. The best Help+Manual alternative is Sonat, which is free. Other great apps like Help+Manual are Archbee, CHM Decoder, HelpNDoc and Adobe RoboHelp.

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Help+Manual alternatives page was last updated May 22, 2024
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  1. Sonat icon
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    Sonat

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    Modern documentation tool to create and manage online user manuals, user guides, knowledge bases, instructions, and tutorials.

    7 Sonat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Top Sonat Features

    1.  AI-Powered
    2.  Document templates
    3.  Workflow
    4.  Help Center
    5.  Publishing
    6.  Knowledge Management
    7.  Built-in Commenting System
    8.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    9.  WYSIWYG Support
    10.  Knowledge base
    11.  Wiki documentation
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    • Sonat is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Help+Manual.

    • Sonat is the most popular free alternative to Help+Manual.

    • Sonat is Free and ProprietaryHelp+Manual is Paid and Proprietary
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    Archbee

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    Archbee is a documentation platform that provides tools to create, manage, and distribute AI-assisted documentation. It enables team collaboration, publishing to a private domain, and integration with external tools.

    110 Archbee alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
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    Top Archbee Features

    1.  Document Sharing
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Integrated Search
    4. Slack icon  Slack integration
    5.  Support for @mentions
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  API Management
    8.  Self-Serve Capability
    9.  Knowledge base
    10.  Function Key Shortcuts
    11.  Writing assistance
    12.  Component Diagrams
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    • Archbee is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Help+Manual.

    • Archbee is the most popular commercial alternative to Help+Manual.

    • Archbee is Paid and ProprietaryHelp+Manual is also Paid and Proprietary
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    CHM Decoder

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    CHM Decoder may decompile your CHM file (Compiled Windows HTML Help) or e-book and extract all source files. This tool free for use and work easily and quickly. Want to convert CHM to HTML and view that in your PocketPC or in your web pages? CHM Decoder can help to you.

    30 CHM Decoder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    CHM Decoder Features

    1.  Support for Batch Mode
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    Discontinued

    It looks like CHM Decoder doesn't exist anymore, and/or has been replaced with CHM Editor.

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    Archbee

    Archbee is a documentation platform that provides tools to create, manage, and distribute AI-assisted documentation. It enables team collaboration, publishing to a private domain, and integration with external tools.

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    HelpNDoc

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    HelpNDoc is an easy to use yet powerful and intuitive tool to create html help files, help web sites, printed manuals and eBooks.

    20 HelpNDoc alternatives
    HelpNDoc's user interface

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HelpNDoc Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Create PDF files
    New project wizard
    Documentation generation dialog
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  7. Adobe RoboHelp icon
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    Adobe RoboHelp

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

    24 Adobe RoboHelp alternatives
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    License model

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    • Windows

    Adobe RoboHelp Features

    1.  Knowledge Management
    2.  Knowledge base
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  8. ClickHelp icon
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    ClickHelp

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    ClickHelp is an AI-powered online documentation tool to author, host, and deliver your technical documentation in a single portal!.

    9 ClickHelp alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Online
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    Top ClickHelp Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  File Versioning
    4.  Automatic Backup
    5.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    6.  WYSIWYG Support
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  Support for @mentions
    9.  Single Sign-On
    10.  Web-Based
    11.  PDF documentation generation
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  10. Innovasys HelpStudio icon
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    Innovasys HelpStudio

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    HelpStudio is the fastest, easiest way to create and publish help systems and integrate them with your desktop or web based applications or components, including .NET. Generate help output in cross-platform plain HTML, responsive HTML for tablet and mobile, HTML Help (CHM), Help...

    10 Innovasys HelpStudio alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Innovasys HelpStudio Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Translation Management
    3.  Export to HTML
    4.  Export to PDF
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  11. KEL CHM Creator icon
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    KEL CHM Creator

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    KEL CHM Creator a is flexible, powerful and freeware CHM creator that uses Microsoft HTML Help Workshop to combine your HTML files into one compressed and compact CHM (Compiled Help Modules) file. The CHM file-format is widely used for software documentation and e-book...

    16 KEL CHM Creator alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Vole Media CHM Free Edition icon
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    Vole Media CHM Free Edition

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    Vole Media CHM Free Edition lets you create standard and edit CHM with ease. Since CHM is totally supported by Microsoft Windows. Readers don’t need install any software can open and read CHM file. This software is 100% Portable.

    12 Vole Media CHM Free Edition alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • The Portable Freeware Collection

    Vole Media CHM Free Edition Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
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  13. Microsoft HTML Help icon
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    Microsoft HTML Help

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    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.

    15 Microsoft HTML Help alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Microsoft HTML Help Features

    1.  Bundled with Windows
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  14. WinCHM icon
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    WinCHM

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    WinCHM - Help authoring software (CHM,WebHelp,Single HTML - Word, PDF) 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 manual and Word documents.

    20 WinCHM alternatives
    pdf

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinCHM Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    webhelp
    chmfile
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    template
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  15. HelpScribble icon
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    HelpScribble

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    HelpScribble is a full-featured help authoring tool for easily creating professional Windows help files from start to finish.

    16 HelpScribble alternatives

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    • Windows
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