Kchmviewer Alternatives

Kchmviewer is described as 'Free, open-source CHM (MS HTML help) and EPUB viewer written in C++ for Unix, Mac and Windows systems. Unlike most existing CHM viewers for Unix, it uses Trolltech Qt widget library, and could optionally be compiled for better KDE integration' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Kchmviewer for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and BSD apps. The best Kchmviewer alternative is CHM Decoder, which is free. Other great apps like Kchmviewer are xCHM, Chmox, iChm and Microsoft HTML Help.

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Kchmviewer is a free, open-source CHM (MS HTML help) and EPUB viewer written in C++ for Unix, Mac and Windows systems....

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Kchmviewer alternatives page was last updated Jun 2, 2025
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  1. CHM Decoder icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

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

    CHM Decoder Features

    1.  Support for Batch Mode

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    • CHM Decoder is the most popular Windows alternative to Kchmviewer.

    • CHM Decoder is the most popular free alternative to Kchmviewer.

    • CHM Decoder is Free and ProprietaryKchmviewer is Free and Open Source
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    xCHM

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    xCHM is a cross-platform GPL frontend for CHMLIB (http://www.jedrea.com/chmlib/) written with the wxWidgets framework.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    xCHM screenshot 1

    xCHM VS Kchmviewer

     

    • xCHM is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Kchmviewer.

    • xCHM is the most popular Open Source alternative to Kchmviewer.

    • xCHM is Free and Open SourceKchmviewer is also Free and Open Source
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    Chmox

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    Chmox is a free (of charge), open source application for OS X which lets you read Windows Help Files (CHM files).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Chmox screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last version, 0.3, released on February 2005, is still downloadable from the official website.

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  5. iChm icon

    iChm

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    iChm for Mac, iPhone/iPod Touch [for Mac:

    • Fully built with Cocoa. No ugly window and slow rendering.
    • Tab browsing
    • Search. Result sorted by relevance.
    • Text encoding detecting/switching
    • Find in the page
    • Tag powered bookmark
    • Index
    • Back/Forward
    • Text zoom
    • Export to.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    on an iPhone

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  6. Microsoft HTML Help icon

    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

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Microsoft HTML Help Features

    1.  Bundled with Windows

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  7. CHM Reader Pro icon

    CHM Reader Pro

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    CHM Reader Pro is can read CHM file and Convert CHM to PDF.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    CHM Reader Pro screenshot 1

    CHM Reader Pro Features

    1.  Export to PDF

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  9. ChmFox icon

    ChmFox

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    ChmFox is a Mozilla Firefox extension which brings the best CHM file reading experience to all platforms. CHM file could be viewed directly in Firefox using this extension under Windows, Mac and Linux.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
    ChmFox screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Extension is unavailable and is probably removed after the Firefox Quantum update requiring pure JavaScript extensions

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  10. WinCHM icon

    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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    pdf

    WinCHM Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support

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    • WinCHM is the most popular commercial alternative to Kchmviewer.

    • WinCHM is Paid and ProprietaryKchmviewer is Free and Open Source
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    GnoCHM

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    GnoCHM is a CHM file viewer. It is designed to integrate nicely with Gnome.

    It uses PyCHM, a Python package that exports the CHMLIB API. Features are:

    • Support for external ms-its links
    • Full text search support
    • Bookmarks
    • Configurable support for HTTP lin.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    GnoCHM screenshot 1

    GnoCHM Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Integrated Search

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  12. Read CHM icon

    Read CHM

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    Read CHM is ultimate CHM (Compiled HTML Help) file reader. Its FREE!!! Get it now and spread the word, Its fantastic CHM reader application. Simple and intuitive tab view reading. Sidebar to show CHM file Contents, Index and Search results. Search in file or index. Even support t.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Read CHM screenshot 1

    Read CHM Features

    1.  Fullscreen support

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  13. chmviewkit icon

    chmviewkit

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    CHM View kit is a simple and fast CHM viewer.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

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  14. CHMPane icon

    CHMPane

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    CHMPane is a Java program to process compiled html (.chm) files. It has a stream based API for accessing CHM file content and provides a GUI to navigate and view the content.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    CHMPane Features

    1.  Java based

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