Please note folks: HelpNDoc includes free updates for a full version cycle (for example, 8.2 to 9.2 included), and includes a safety period of one year.
Sometimes you just want to get down to the nitty-gritty task of writing help documentation without the hassle of dealing with expensive, complicated help authoring software packages with steep learning curves.
If this is you, then you need to get yourself a copy of HelpNDoc. It's easy to use, intuitive, and it generates compiled HTML files, Word documents, PDF documentation, web content, iPhone websites as well as ePub and Kindle eBooks, Markdown documents and Qt Help files from a single source!
HelpNDoc looks and feels like your typical word processing application -- you use the WYSIWYG interface to type up your documentation, apply formatting, change fonts -- everything that you're used to doing in Microsoft Word. The magic happens when you hit the 'Generate Help' button. HelpNDoc does all of the hard work for you, producing a fully functional compiled HTML help file, Word and PDF documentation or iPhone websites -- ready to use, right off the rack. And what's more, HelpNDoc requires absolutely no complex technical understanding of HTML coding!
Even if you are HTML proficient, HelpNDoc has you covered. In addition to producing self-contained compiled HTML help (CHM) files, you can also export individual help topics as HTML files for use in your website. HelpNDoc also includes a powerful template system where every single aspect of the documentation output can be customized: the possibilities are endless!
Please Note: A HelpNDoc license includes at least one year of free updates and continues as long as a full version cycle hasn't been reached.
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- New! Full 64-bit application for faster and more efficient operations
- New! Word and PDF document signing and encryption using invisible digital signature and strong encryption algorithms
- New! SVG image support, which can adapt to any screen sizes without any loss of quality
- New! Ability to override styles for each build to create truly customized documentation output for specific targets
- New! Build actions to run actions (such as showing a message, running a script or an external program) before or after the generation process
- New! Topic templates to create new topics with a predefined content
- Enhanced! Greatly improved HTML, Word, DocX and Qt help documentation generation
- Enhanced! Improved syntax highlighter to automatically insert highlighted code in topics
- Customize your documentation output using the powerful template system.
- Manage and export your media files with the centralized library container.
- Program-wide live spell checker using OpenOffice.org dictionaries.
- Generate code for any programming language to interact with the generated help file.
- Import existing compiled CHM Help files, HTML files, WinHelp HLP files, ePub eBooks, Markdown and Word documents.
- Fine-tune your PDF documentation with powerful options such as advanced font embedding customization.
- Project wizard to get started with a new documentation project in a matter of seconds.
- WYSIWYG editor supports advanced Word processing features such as floating images and styles.
- Create HTML help documentation, Web documentation, PDF and Word documents, iPhone web-sites, ePub and Kindle eBooks, Markdown documents as well as Qt Help files in no time without a steep learning curve.
- Create helpful keywords using the Keyword Editor.
- ePub and Kindle eBook generation, compatible with all eReaders including Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle.
- Build system: create as many customized builds of any documentation format as needed.
- You can download and install a free trial of this software before purchasing
- Download available for: Windows 8, 10, 11 (32 and 64 bit)
- Get all this at a discounted price!
- After you purchase HelpNDoc Professional Edition it may be used indefinitely.
- HelpNDoc Professional Edition is licensed per user, so if more people are going to use HelpNDoc Professional Edition you will need to purchase additional copies.
- Transfer of a license to another owned computer is allowed.
- Online license activation is required without a hardware footprint. what's this?
- License can be used for Commercial and Personal use.
- Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free up to the next major version. For versions after that, upgrades will require additional payment, which will be discounted.
- Support is provided for the lifetime of the product.
- No return policy.
- Prices do not necessarily include taxes, which will vary by country.
- Review what others have to say...
- “HelpNDoc makes the complicated process of help file generation simpler and more efficient.Technical writers spend more time concentrating on the inner workings of the help generation tools than the content itself. This trend can be changed using this simple, effective tool. All it requires you to do is to enter your text and images in the built-in word processor. Complete the help authoring and compile the same to generate read-made help files. You need not spend time and effort in understanding the complex tools as well as money to acquire them. The interface is based on the standard WYSIWYG concept and can be mastered in no time. If you are proficient with general Windows functionalities and word processors, it is as good as having learnt this tool. Make the output professional using the spell-check and editing features.Generate professional looking help files faster than ever before and spend time on your work and leave the rest of the work to HelpNDoc.”- Free Downloads Center
- “You are totally exhausted by the overwork; got no time to have rest and relax. I know your job is about creating HTML help files. How can you ease your job and life? I'm telling you, better use HelpNDoc.HelpNDoc is very powerful and easy to use software designed for creating HTML help files and help websites; you would be pleased with it, no doubt.Operating HelpNDoc is very clear; it requires no special knowledge. All you have to do is simply enter the necessary text with some nice images or tables or something else in the built-in word processor and then push on the "Compile" button and get what you want - an HTML help file.The interface based on the standard WYSIWYG concept is quite friendly and efficient. Besides, with HelpNDoc you get a fully functional word processor capable of dealing with hyperlinks, tables, images, bullets and numbering. The automatic generation of Topic IDs, smart warning and error hints, and fast and easy keyword management - the software features an endless list of helpful tools for making your life better.HelpNDoc is great software, an excellent HTML help creation application, which makes the complicated job of generating help files efficient and enjoyable.”- 3d3f software archive
- “I downloaded the freeware version to try out and see if its worth considering converting our pretty useless PDF/DOC format help into 'proper' help documents. I must say I expected to be up all night and banging my head on the desk by morning!WOW! is all i've got to say, i haven't been this excited about a product since I first got my hands on .NETIt makes our documentation look much more professional, its fast to navigate, a breeze to use.Took me under an hour from scratch to convert an an entire products documenation! Thats a 16 page document in under an hour! Simplicity itself!If my boss doesn't shell out I will do it personally it will save me so much time and make my product look and feel so much better!Have to say i laughed very hard when i saw a rivals product for £1,000 odd pounds!I downloaded and tested quite a few of the `best' products and non held a candle in my opinion, most were just as bad as Microsofts HTML Help program! I don't have time to read through reams and reams of documentation to perform what should be a simple task, so thanks very much for a very usable and friendly program.FANTASTIC! I really can't say enough good words! Keep up the good work.”- David Chiles
- “I just wanted to take a minute to let you know how much I'm impressed with HelpNDoc. I've been using the freeware version and will most definitely be buying the full product. I've been looking for a passable HTML help creator for software that I'm writing (HTML help looks much more professional), and instead I found a great one in your product.. No other HTML ceators out there come close in style, ease of use, and with such a reasonable price tag.”- Aaron Devine
- “By the way, when I discovered that Windows Vista does not support WinHelp documents, and in a panic had to find a way to convert everything to HTML, I was very pleased to find your program! It works well and the price is very reasonable. Thanks to HelpNDoc, my users now have a Help document which works on Vista, and is easier to use than the old WinHelp was.”- Crawford Woodman
- “This is an excellent product at an excellent price in a market dominated by providers who think that a HAT should cost at as much as an entire development IDE.”- Paul Coddington
- “Absolutely wonderful program that we could recommend to all our clients as well as reworking our Procedure Manuals. I have dreamt of this program for years - thanks.”- David Latter
- “I am *really* happy with your HelpNDoc, and was pleased to register it today!! It is far above any of the other free or inexpensive help creators that I've looked at.”- Dan Miller
- “If you are looking for a good no fuss Html Help creation application, look no further than HelpNDoc. I download several trial versions of many other more popular Html Help tools and I was really drawn to the nice user interface and ease of use. It's also free if you are doing non-commercial work. I bought my copy though - it's only 45 euros and it's well worth it (and you automatically get the next major version for free). Very responsive to my queries (like 10 minutes later). Recommended highly and it is written in Delphi as well!”- Jeremy North, Creator of Delphi Configuration Manager
- “The FRSO (Federation Regionale des Sports d'Orientation) in Belgium uses a very sophisticated home-made software to handle the various aspects and rules of the competitions. The documentation for the users was only available on paper, until we discover HelpNDoc. Only a few days were necessary to transform our papers in a fully integrated Help file, with one topic per screen, subsequent links and (new with 1.4) anchors. At last but not least, by far easier to maintain up to date. With the continuous innovations of the versions, a performing help desk when necessary, at the most reasonable price, HelpNDoc reaches the same limits... as our software.”- Robert Marique, Responsable informatique de la FRSO
