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The Ultimate Single-Source Help Authoring Tool and Content Management System.
Help+Manual is a world-leading help authoring tool (HAT) designed for technical writers and developers to create documentation from a single source for multiple platforms. In 2026, it continues to dominate the desktop-based authoring market by blending its traditional XML-based architecture with modern AI-driven content optimization. The platform allows users to manage complex documentation projects that require output in various formats including WebHelp, PDF, Word, and CHM. Its technical core revolves around a proprietary XML source format that ensures data longevity and easy integration with version control systems like Git and SVN. Unlike SaaS competitors, Help+Manual offers a robust offline environment, making it the preferred choice for high-security sectors such as defense, medical tech, and engineering. The 2026 version features an integrated AI Assistant that utilizes OpenAI's GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 models (via API) for content rephrasing, automated translation checks, and tone adjustment, significantly reducing the manual labor involved in updating large-scale documentation sets across multiple product variants.
Uses conditional tags and variables to generate different versions of the same documentation from one source file.
Engineering-led content marketing designed to reach technical decision-makers and developers.
AI-Powered Documentation and Knowledge Base Intelligence Ecosystem
The industry-standard for transforming Microsoft Word documents into professional online Help and printed manuals.
Automated, logic-aware README.md generation via advanced LLM orchestration for technical documentation.
Verified feedback from the global deployment network.
Post queries, share implementation strategies, and help other users.
Direct integration with LLM APIs for automated rephrasing, summarization, and style checking within the editor.
Files are stored as individual XML files, allowing for granular version control and merging in developer environments.
Synchronizes translated projects with the master project, highlighting changed topics for manual or AI-assisted update.
Ready-to-use, highly customizable HTML templates that include responsive designs and full-text search engines.
Built-in screen capture and image editing suite with callout support and automatic object layering.
Automated machine translation via DeepL API directly inside the authoring interface.
Managing separate manuals for Windows, Mac, and Web versions of a single software suite.
Registry Updated:2/7/2026
Distribute tailored outputs.
Translating 500+ help topics into 10 languages without losing track of updates.
Merging developer-written API docs with user-facing conceptual guides.