HelpViewer Alternatives

HelpViewer is described as 'A lightweight and simple reader for ZIP archives containing Markdown and HTML files, designed as a modern and portable help file viewer' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to HelpViewer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac and Web-based apps. The best HelpViewer alternative is BookStack, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HelpViewer are GitBook, Docusaurus, Quartz – Static Site Generator and MkDocs.

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  1. HelpNDoc  icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. ClickHelp icon
     14 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  3. Docsify.js icon
     15 likes

    docsify generates your documentation website on the fly. Unlike GitBook, it does not generate static html files. Instead, it smartly loads and parses your Markdown files and displays them as website. All you need to do is create an index.

    53 Docsify.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. An integrated help system based on files in Markdown format (and also html), for Delphi and Windows applications

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. DocFX icon
     5 likes

    DocFX generates Documentation directly from source code (.NET, RESTful API, JavaScript, Java, etc...) and Markdown files.

    37 DocFX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. 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.

    16 Microsoft HTML Help alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. WinCHM icon
     4 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. HelpScribble icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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