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List of help authoring tools
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<h2 id="mac">Mac</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Author</th><th><a href="/facts/License/xaP3U6ga">License</a></th><th>Remarks</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Help_Crafter/KN1L8X7V">Help Crafter</a></td><td>Putercraft LLC</td><td>Apple App Store</td><td>none</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="windows">Windows</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Author</th><th><a href="/facts/License/xaP3U6ga">License</a></th><th>Remarks</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Adobe_RoboHelp/xYt2PLRg">Adobe RoboHelp</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Adobe_Systems/Bj1d5XvJ">Adobe Systems</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>none</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/HelpSmith/mt26dECz">HelpSmith</a></td><td><a href="/facts/HelpSmith/mt26dECz">Divcom Software</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>none</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/MadCap_Software/4xMIBJE7">MadCap Flare</a></td><td><a href="/facts/MadCap_Software/4xMIBJE7">MadCap Software</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>none</td></tr><tr><td>Help & Manual</td><td>EC Software</td><td>Proprietary</td><td>none</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/HelpNDoc/uWvVnkjR">HelpNDoc</a></td><td>IBE-Software</td><td>Proprietary</td><td>Free and Paid app</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sandcastle_(software)/U3Iq2lUf">Sandcastle</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Corporation/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft Corporation</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Public_License/wRewF7Ja">MS Public</a></td><td>none</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="cross-platform">Cross-platform</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Author</th><th>License</th><th>Remarks</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/DocBook/8RpRVfCQ">DocBook</a></td><td><a href="/facts/OASIS_(organization)/a2r8y7tX">OASIS</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kindle_Direct_Publishing/Q3mwKKaB">Kindle Direct Publishing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon.com/YzUTUVE8">Amazon.com</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AsciiDoc/WUVfzXFW">AsciiDoc</a></td><td>Stuart Rackham</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU GPL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">Open-source software</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>James-Tanny, Char, <a href="http://www.stcboston.org/broadside/11_2002/v60_no2_james-tannyprint.shtml"><i>Choosing Help Authoring Tools: What Are Your Choices?</i></a>, retrieved 5 Oct 2008</li> <li>James-Tanny, Char, <a href="http://www.stcboston.org/broadside/01_2003/v60_no3_james-tannyprint.shtml"><i>Choosing Help Authoring Tools: What Factors Affect Your Decision?</i></a>, retrieved 5 Oct 2008</li> <li>James-Tanny, Char; Freeman, Jim; Gielczy, Lisa, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080724091444/http://www.hat-matrix.com/compare_hats/"><i>Hat-Matrix: Compare HATS</i></a>, archived from <a href="http://hat-matrix.com/compare_hats/">the original</a> on 24 July 2008, retrieved 5 Oct 2008</li></ul>