HelpXplainHelp+Manual
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About
Author-it is an enterprise Component Content Management System (CCMS) with 25+ years in the structured authoring space. It helps regulated industries - manufacturing, software, utilities, aerospace, medical devices, financial services, and government - create, manage, review, translate, and publish content from a single source library.
Write a topic once. Reuse it across manuals, portals, training, compliance docs, and localised outputs - automatically. No DITA required. No XML expertise needed.
Author-it includes built-in translation workflow management, multi-stage review and approval, variant and conditional content, and AION - a structured JSON output format designed for direct LLM and RAG pipeline ingestion. Your content becomes your AI foundation, not just a document archive.
Proven ROI: $3M+ annual savings in manufacturing, 90% content reuse in enterprise software, and compliance-ready documentation across heavily regulated environments.
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About
In Technical Documentation, we often need to explain multi-steps procedures. We use bullet lists, we add screenshots and text. The more we add, the more likely it is that our readers will lose track. An Xplain, as we call it, is a series of slides freely arranged on a huge canvas to spark your creativity. HelpXplain is perfect for slideshows embedded into web pages and technical documentation. Create animated step-by-step tutorials and quick instructions in minutes instead of hours. The magic is in the method, HelpXplain animates a series of simple screenshots, each of which can be edited or replaced at any time. HelpXplain can also record multi-page screencasts of programs on your computer screen that run in autoplay mode like a video. Recording and editing them is massively easier and less stressful than trying to create a video! All Xplains are 100% standards-compliant HTML5 and Javascript.
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Platforms Supported
Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook
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Platforms Supported
Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook
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Audience
Technical publications managers in manufacturing, Compliance and regulatory documentation teams, Utilities operations and safety documentation teams, Software documentation leads scaling across releases, Global content teams managing 5+ languages, Enterprises replacing Word/SharePoint-based workflows, Aerospace and defence documentation teams, Medical device regulatory writers, Government and education content operations teams, Financial services policy and procedure owners
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Audience
Companies and individuals interested in a solution to create animated step-by-step tutorials and quick instructions
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Support
Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
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Support
Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
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API
Offers API
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API
Offers API
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PricingAuthor-it Cloud is priced on a modular, per-seat basis. Contact for a tailored quote.
Core platform includes the Library, structured authoring, and publishing. Additional modules are licensed separately: Translations module — Full translation workflow management, XLIFF export/import, locale variant management, change tracking to minimise retranslation costs Reviews module — Multi-stage review and approval workflows, SME collaboration, deadline management, full audit trail AION publishing (Included in all with no extra charge) — Structured JSON output for LLM and RAG pipeline ingestion (AI Content Foundation) Honeycomb eLearning — SCORM-compatible course authoring and publishing Magellan web portal — HTML5 help portal publishing with search integration Professional Services — Information architecture consulting, implementation, onboarding, and migration support
Free Version
Free Trial
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Pricing
€199 one-time payment
Free Version
Free Trial
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Training
Documentation
Webinars
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Training
Documentation
Webinars
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Company InformationAuthor-it
Founded: 2000
New Zealand
www.author-it.com
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Company InformationHelp+Manual
Austria
www.helpandmanual.com/hx/index.html
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Help Authoring Tools Features
Collaboration Tools
Content Library
Drag & Drop Editing
Image Library
Import HTML / Word
Multi-Format Output
Offline Editing
Preview Output
Screenshot Tool
Search
Templates
Text Editor / Word Processor
Translation Tools
Version Control
Software Documentation Features
Access Roles / User Permissions
Automatic Documentation Generation
Collaboration Tools
Docs Web Hosting
Feedback Capture
Markdown Support
Multiple Formats Support
Multiple Versions Support
reStructured Text Support
Version Control
Webhooks
WYSIWIG Editor
Content Management Features
Audio Content
Customizable Templates
Document Indexing
E-forms
Full Text Search
Image Editor
SEO Management
Text Editor
Version Control
Video Content
Website Management
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Integrations
Microsoft Word
Adobe RoboHelp
Amazon Bedrock
Claude
Cornerstone Content Anytime
DeepL
Elastic Cloud
Fluid Topics
Gemini
Honeycomb
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Integrations
Microsoft Word
Adobe RoboHelp
Amazon Bedrock
Claude
Cornerstone Content Anytime
DeepL
Elastic Cloud
Fluid Topics
Gemini
Honeycomb
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