Compare the Top Help Authoring Tools in Asia as of February 2026

What are Help Authoring Tools in Asia?

Help authoring tools (HAT) are software solutions used to create and publish user manuals, online help systems, FAQs, and other types of documentation for software applications, websites, and products. These tools allow authors to design, write, and structure help content in a way that is easy for users to access and understand. Features of help authoring tools typically include a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor, multi-format export options (e.g., HTML, PDF, CHM), built-in templates, search functionality, and support for multimedia integration (such as videos and images). These tools are essential for creating in-app help, troubleshooting guides, and product documentation to improve user experience and provide support. Compare and read user reviews of the best Help Authoring Tools in Asia currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Document360
    Document360 is an AI-powered Knowledge base platform designed to streamline knowledge management in organizations. It helps teams create, manage, and publish content effortlessly, ensuring clarity and accessibility for users. Use Cases Knowledge Base for Customers and Teams: Offer a seamless self-service experience with AI search, auto-tagging, and analytics to boost productivity and reduce support queries. IT Documentation (Including API Docs) Simplify technical documentation with markdown support, version control, and API-friendly features like code embedding and AI-driven insights. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Maintain consistent workflows with centralized SOPs, AI content suggestions, and easy updates for team alignment. User Manuals Deliver user-friendly manuals with customization, localization, and AI tools for faster, polished content.
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    Starting Price: contact us
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    Doc-O-Matic

    Doc-O-Matic

    Doc-O-Matic

    Use Doc-O-Matic to effortlessly and reliably create source code and API documentation and author general purpose documentation in a multitude of formats and styles in the shortest possible time. Doc-O-Matic takes source code and comments, adds conceptual topics and external input and produces documentation from it. With its single-source approach, Doc-O-Matic generates many different kinds of output from a single documentation base. Doc-O-Matic produces HTML-based Help files including HTML Help, Help 2, Help Viewer 2.x and browser based Web Help. Doc-O-Matic also creates printable documentation in PDF and RTF formats as well as XML output ideally suited for post-processing. Documentation created with Doc-O-Matic is feature rich out of the box. It provides collapsible and tabbed sections, automatically cross-links the entire documentation, including source code. Your Help bridges the gap, truly integrating into pre-existing library documentation.
    Starting Price: $49 per user
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    HelpStudio

    HelpStudio

    Innovasys

    HelpStudio is the fastest, easiest way to create and publish procedures, documentation and help systems and integrate them with your desktop, web or mobile applications or components. Generate output in cross-platform Browser Help, automatically responsive for tablet and mobile, HTML Help (CHM), Help 2.x, Microsoft Help Viewer (the Visual Studio Help Format) or printable PDF. Built in localization support means that you can take your help system to a global audience if required. HelpStudio seamlessly combines a feature packed WYSIWYG authoring environment, Html based layout templates and customizable Content Widgets to make it simple to create and localize consistent, professional looking help systems with the minimum of effort. No dependencies on Word or other editors and integrates with Source Control for Team Working and Collaboration. HelpStudio supports Unicode throughout, including Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Unicode support is not a high priced add-on,
    Starting Price: $413 per year
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    HintEd

    HintEd

    HintEd

    HintEd allows to onboard new employees into their digital platforms in just 1 day without even leaving their workplaces for training with the help of interactive on-screen guides. HintEd is the no-code tool: plugins, stand-alone windows applications, and SDKs for creating interactive in-app walkthroughs (hints, popups, tooltips) for enterprise applications: web and desktop. We help companies to reduce training costs by 2 times, boost employee and customer onboarding, and cut support costs by 70%. HintEd is the substitution of User handbooks, face-to-face training, and video guides and the ideal solution for SMBs and Enterprises willing to automate software training and user/customer support.
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    Heretto

    Heretto

    Heretto

    Heretto is the ultimate content operations platform for customer-driven companies. Our cutting-edge CCMS, Deploy API, and Portal toolset empowers users to independently resolve product issues, streamlining support and elevating customer experiences. Effortlessly create, distribute, and personalize documentation for exceptional content experiences across all touchpoints all on one cloud-based platform. From the blank page to fully personalized help sites, Heretto's intuitive interface ensures swift content deployment and seamless collaboration for enterprise organizations. Stay ahead in the digital landscape and deliver content that delights modern customers with Heretto's unrivaled capabilities.
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    Daux.io

    Daux.io

    Daux.io

    Daux.io is a documentation generator that uses a simple folder structure and Markdown files to create custom documentation on the fly. It helps you create great looking documentation in a developer friendly way. The navigation is generated automatically with all pages that end with .md or .markdown. To sort your files and folders in a specific way, you can prefix them with a number and underscore. Full access to the internal API to create new pages programatically. Work with pages metadata. 100% mobile responsive, 4 built-in themes or roll your own. Functional, flat design style, optional code float layout, and shareable/linkable SEO friendly URLs. Supports Google Analytics and Piwik Analytics. Change the output format. It is recommended you set only formats that support the live mode as this will also be read by the integrated web server. And you set the other formats (like confluence) only by command line.
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    OnPlan Work Instructions
    Efficiently build, maintain and deploy maintenance instructions for large industrial assets with OnPlan work instruction software. OnPlan work instruction software by AssetOn is for maintenance departments who are dissatisfied with the time it takes to build and manage maintenance documents. With this in mind, OnPlan software and services let users quickly build, manage and deploy high quality work instructions and inspection sheets in a structured way using repeatable elements. This ensures jobs are well planned and safe, leading to fewer injuries and more efficient job execution. Specifically, the solution includes features designed for asset managers and owners of heavy industrial assets. Detailed hazard and control alerts, stop and halt steps, fatal risk management. Up to 50% reduction in document development and management costs. Reduce execution time by up to 20% with clear instructions and job readiness checks.
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