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Help+Manual

Salzburg, Austria

Plans and prices

Help+Manual v10, Basic Edition

€569one-time

per-seat license · local installation on your PC · excludes translation support, version control and multi-user editing

Help+Manual v10, Professional Edition

€899one-time

per-seat license · local installation on your PC

Help+Manual v10, Floating License

€1,569one-time

concurrent floating license · Internet connection required at startup · licenses can be checked out for offline work

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On the record

Included tools
The toolkit includes screen capture, a syntax highlighter for 53 programming languages, a graphics editor, QR code generator, PDF layout editor and report generator.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Integrations
The feature matrix lists direct Confluence database import, RoboHelp and Author-It project import, and a DeepL automated translation plugin.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Intended users
The maker recommends Professional for professional authors, software developers and small authoring teams, and Basic for part-time authors, content contributors and private users.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
License terms
The store describes the license as perpetual with no subscription, and says 12 months of maintenance with free updates and support are included.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Platform requirement
The download page lists Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7 as supported operating systems and does not support Windows XP or older.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Privacy
The maker says its public website does not use cookies and it does not sell, trade or rent personal information.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Product
Help+Manual is an XML-based, single-source authoring environment for creating online help and PDF user manuals.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Publishing
It publishes from one source to formats including Webhelp, HTML Help, PDF, Microsoft Word, ePUB, Kindle eBooks, Markdown and print manuals.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Security and licensing
The maker says its license activation server stores no personal information and its licensing system is generally anonymous.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Support
Support options include user manuals, tutorials, public forums and direct email support.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Team editing
Professional supports multiple authors working on the same project at the same time without additional server components.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Translation
Professional projects use XML that can be translated directly with tools such as SDL Trados, for which configuration files are included.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Trial
The Help+Manual trial is fully functional for 30 days and includes the complete Professional Edition feature set.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Version control
Professional and Floating editions support Subversion, Microsoft Team Foundation Server and Microsoft Visual SourceSafe compatibles.helpandmanual.com · read 9 Oct 2026

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