Help+Manual 2 Go
Mini web server that doesn’t need installation and can be used for testing and running web help locally. Can be used to avoid the problem that browsers are increasingly implementing security features that prevent browser-based online help from running properly when opened from local drives or optical media.
Price: free (Freeware); may even be distributed with your own products
http://www.ec-software.com/hm2go.html
KeyHelp
Free ActiveX control to enhance the capabilities of compiled Microsoft HTML Help systems (popups, embedded windows, auto-sizing windows, information types).
Price: free (Freeware)
http://www.keyworks.net/keyhelp.htm
SHO Guide
Delivers step-by-step guidance directly inside the user interface of an application (requires the use of a special player software).
Price: approx. $17000
https://www.transcensus.com
Epilogue Advisor
Runs in the background, tracking a user’s place in the application. When a user requests help, the program delivers the most relevant supporting content. Users can mark their favorite training and help content, allowing them to quickly access help topics most relevant to them.
Price: upon request
http://www.epiloguesystems.com
HelpBubble .NET
Allows you to easily add balloon style popup windows to your applications with multiple lines of text, buttons, titles and hyperlinks using standard HTML tags formatting, including forms. Links can open a web site, jump into online help or launch an external application.
Price: approx. $127
http://www.componentdesigns.com
CHM Editor
WYSIWYG editor to edit existing CHM files. Also supports machine translation of existing CHM files via internet machine translation services.
Price: approx. €49
http://www.chmeditor.com
Zoom Search Engine
Can be used to add full text search to browser based online help files and web sites.
Price: approx. $99 (professional edition); free version for up to 50 indexed topics available
http://www.wrensoft.com
SeekQuarry
Search engine software.
Price: free (Open Source)
http://www.seekquarry.com
H2Reg
Small utility to register MS Help 2.x Collections (namespaces, titles, plug-ins, filters) without using MSI (Microsoft Installer).
Price: approx. $100
http://helpware.net
xchm
Cross-platform GUI front-end to chmlib (http://www.jedrea.com/chmlib/). Can be used to display CHM files on Unix systems (including content tree, index, full text search, bookmarks).
Price: free (Open Source)
http://xchm.sourceforge.net
kchmviewer
CHM viewer for Unix, Mac and Windows.
Price: free (Open Source)
http://www.kchmviewer.net
Chmox
Displays CHM documents on the Mac.
Price: free (Open Source)
http://chmox.sourceforge.net
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