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Some common Help authoring tools include:
*[[FrameMaker|Adobe FrameMaker]]: The most common tool for large technical documents. Requires other tools to convert content to online Help.▼
*[[AuthorIT]]: A collaborative authoring tool used for single-source content management.
*[[Chm maker]]: An easy-to-use help authoring tool for creating help files in CHM format.
*[[Doc-To-Help]]: An authoring tool based on [[Microsoft Word]]
*[[Epic Editor]]: An [[XML]]-based authoring tool.
▲*[[FrameMaker|Adobe FrameMaker]]: The most common tool for large technical documents. Requires other tools to convert content to online Help.
*[[Help & Manual]] from EC Software: Creates online help in WinHelp, HTML Help, [[PDF]] and other formats.
*HTML Help Generator: Help generator and authoring tool for [[Visual Basic]], [[Microsoft Access]] and [[Visual Studio .NET]].
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*[[Microsoft Word]]: Widely used for technical writing despite its limitations. Requires other tools to convert content to online Help.
*[[Microsoft Visio]]: Software for creating diagrams.
*Mif2Go: Publishes Frame documents to online Help format.
*[[Republicorp XDK]]: An [[XML]], [[HTML]], and Help toolkit based on Microsoft Word.
*[[RoboHelp]]: A specialized tool for creating online help.
*[[Webworks Publisher]]: Converts documents in various formats to other formats, primarily [[HTML]].
*[http://www.softany.com/winchm WinCHM]: An easy-to-use [[HTML]] help authoring tool.
*[http://www.xmetal.com/en_us/products/xmetal_author_dita/index.x XMetaL Author DITA Edition]: An [[XML]] editor optimized for single-source output (including online help) based on the [[DITA]] standard.
See [http://www.mshelpwiki.com/index.php?page=AvailableTools] for a list of all available Help authoring tools.
Technical writers often use [[content management system]]s and [[version control system]]s to manage their work.
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