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Microsoft HTML Help vs WinCHM

A side-by-side look at Microsoft HTML Help and WinCHM. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Microsoft HTML Help

Microsoft HTML Help

Office & Productivity

Microsoft HTML Help is a Microsoft proprietary format for writing help content. It allows creating help files with HTML, providing features like full text search, index, table of contents. It integrates with Visual Studio and other Microsoft products.

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WinCHM

WinCHM

Office & Productivity

WinCHM is a free tool for creating CHM help files for software documentation and user manuals. It has an easy to use WYSIWYG editor for adding text, images, tables, links etc. Good for quickly building software help files.

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