Microsoft Help Compilers

A help compiler is required to turn the output of any help authoring tool (including Help & Manual) into a compiled Windows help file. The help compilers are provided by Microsoft for free. There are separate compilers for HLP and for CHM (HTML HELP) files.

Microsoft HTML HELP Workshop (compiler for .CHM files)

HTML HELP Workshop download

This is the download file on Microsoft.com for the MS HTML Help Workshop. It contains HCP.EXE - the actual HTML HELP compiler, the HTML HELP runtime and the HTML HELP runtime deploy package.

 

Microsoft Winhelp compiler (compiler for .HLP files)

32-Bit Winhelp compiler "HCWSETUP.EXE" 4.03 (1.596.080 byte)


This is a self extracting archive which installs the MS Help Workshop. It contains HCW.EXE and HCRTF.EXE - the actual 32 bit help compiler as well as the hot spot image editor SHED.EXE.