Authoring Tool Software

HelpScribble

Full-featured, easy-to-use help authoring tool for creating help files from start to finish. Create WinHelp (.hlp), HTML Help (.chm), a printed manual and online documentation (on a web site) from the same source. HPJ+RTF files created with other help authoring tools or by a decompiler can be imported. Built-in editors for SHG files (hotspot bitmaps), WinHelp macros, contents tree, browse sequences, etc.

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Hyper Publish

Create a catalog, a manual, a site, quickly. Publish to Web sites or CDROM. You edit a single hypermedia file (e.g. a whole Web site), you can publish it anytime to both Web/autoinstall CD, with automatic Wizards. Visual, suitable also for beginners (no code, not an HTML editor)! Link pages with font/styles, hot-spots; frames, forms, rollover images, shopping cart... A productive authoring tool focusing on normal people rather than developers. Hyper Publish is licensed as shareware and filed in web cdroms catalogs publishing, html, winhelp, html help, hypertext, hypermedia, e-books, educational, wordprocessor, internet authoring, web sites section.

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Help & Manual

This development tool is a stand-alone authoring tool with an integrated WYSIWYG editor. It creates all types of standard help files: * HTML HELP * Winhelp (.hlp) * Browser help * PDF Features: * Various outputs * One single source * All outputs highly customizeable * PDF manuals with active hyperlinks * Image and screen shot tools included Download the fully functional evaluation version to try Help & Manual for 14 days!

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VizAcc HelpJotter

HelpJotter is a stand-alone Help Authoring Tool for producing WinHelp, PDF, HTML-Help, Custom format, HTML-Websites and printed manual. It has it's own built-in word processor, help decompiler, help, graphics editor and screen capture program. 30 day's trial. There is no nag or watermark on the output of the Help files or manuals generated.

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Advanced Installer Professional

Software that 1.4 is a Windows Installer authoring tool which enables developers and system administrators to easily build reliable MSI packages. Advanced Installer runs on Windows 2000/XP, and the install packages it creates run on all Microsoft Windows 9x/ME/NT/2k/XP operating systems.

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e-Learning Authoring Tool

HTML editors such as Dreamweaver and FrontPage are great tools for creating e-learning course content. However, if you want to create test questions, bookmarks and support for SCORM you will spend several weeks programming with JavaScript. You can get documented source code for these essential e-Learning capabilities right now with the Kit. It lets you use your favorite HTML editor to create e-learning courses quickly and easily. e-Learning Authoring Tool is a demo software filed under development tools utilities.

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PowerCHM

This utility is a help authoring tool that allows you to create professional CHM files from Html Files, Text Files, Microsoft Word Documents and Adobe Acrobat Document. You can create your first CHM help or CHM ebook files in 10 seconds with PowerCHM. This utilities shareware PowerCHM is categorized under chm maker.

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Rich Chart Server

This development tool generates captivating dynamic Flash charts from ASP.NET. Use the included authoring tool to visually design a chart template which can include stunning animation effects, audio narration, text and image elements, links and tooltips. Apply the template to any available .NET data source or XML document to generate an interactive Flash chart with drill-downs, enabling sophisticated data navigation between multiple charts.

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KoolMoves

This graphics utility is an affordable Flash authoring tool that is full featured and easy to use. It is ideal for creating a wide range of web content including high impact web pages, banners, navigation systems, and multimedia slide shows. It features libraries of text effects, Flash templates, and clip art. For advanced users, it has Flash MX action scripting, interface components, and bones for character animation. It received 5 stars from PC Magazine. This demo is archived under flash tools, animation, multimedia, graphics, multimedia authoring, animation authoring category.

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Help Development Studio

This development tool is a stand-alone tool for creating application help systems (WIN & HTML). The program has a built-in text editor, contents editor, macros editor, keyword editor and other necessary tools. Also there is a possibility to install additional plug-ins which still more relieve the process of developing help files. Help Development Studio is a shareware software filed under programming help authoring tools, programming utilities, programming text editors utilities.

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Sothink SWFEasy+Encoder Suite

A Flash animation software for both novice and intermediate users. Want to create attention-grabbing ad banner, well text animation, eye catching Flash album and greeting card? Now you can leave all design issues to us and concentrate exclusively on how to convey your message. With more than 1000 well-designed resources, 60 animation effects, 30 templates and flexible ActionScript, it is the fastest and easiest way to create Flash presentation.

PowerKaraoke

This multimedia utility is a CDG Karaoke mastering tool. It allows to create a song from scratch or can import any KAR (MIDI Karaoke song). Advanced options allow to fine-tune the CD+G track (insert bitmaps, create duets and more). Free Power CD+G Player and vocal removal tool are included.

HyperText Studio, Web Edition

WYSIWYG Web site authoring tool. The WYSIWYG and HTML Code editors work together to ease page creation. Frame, ImageMap, and Cascading Style Sheet editors help you create attractive, functional sites. Site and link management tools let you manage projects of any size effectively. Integrated site management and editor features make creating your content as simple as drag and drop. Use Topic Styles for consistency. Tutorials help you learn quickly.

Procedure Charter Professional PLUS!

An advanced flow charter that extends beyond static graphical flow charters. Simple to use intuitive quick draw pallet and auto placement of figures and lines. Detailed description and who does what, spell checking, report designer and field designer. Field designer allows custom layout and linking to external databases and bringing external information into Procedure Charter reports. Procedure Charter Professional PLUS! is licensed as demo and filed in presentation tools section.

SWF Easy

As a quick and easy-to-use Flash authoring tool, Sothink SWF Easy provides Flash fans with a great variety of resources, effects, templates and flexible Action Script. The built-in Flash Album, Banner, Navigation Buttons templates and animated effects will help you to create professional Flash arts easily and quickly. Also, it supports importing external resources, like shapes, images, buttons, sounds, movie clips and video. SWF Easy is licensed as shareware and filed in web development flash tools section.

for Windows Help Designer/Winhelp

Visagesoft for Windows® Help Designer is a stand alone and true WYSIWYG Windows help authoring tool. It provides all the basic features of a Help authoring software, including the ability to work with topics, set the browse order of topics, and open and save RTF files. It can also launch the Windows Help compiler to build the project. However, the features don't stop there.

Actual Drawing

This internet utility is a visual Web Authoring tool, which helps you make Web Pages without having to know HTML, simply by dragging and dropping page content. The program has own image manipulation features, that you can easy add shadow to image or text block, make it glow, and transparent. It converts all graphical content of page into web compatible images with optimized size, and has a support to upload Web page to Internet. This shareware is archived under html editors category.

MoreMotion Application Studio

This development tool is a rapid Web appication development tool equipped with numerous unique features for fast development of professional web applications that uses XML technology most often without having to write a single line of code. It includes a powerful WYSIWYG web design editor, a J2EE compliant open source application framework and a rich set of components.

Jubler

This multimedia utility is an open source tool to edit text-based subtitles. It can be used as an authoring software for new subtitles or as a tool to convert, transform, correct and refine existing subtitles. The most popular subtitle formats can be used. Preview of the subtitles in realtime or in design time, spell checking, translation mode and styles editing are some of the main features.

PresenterSoft MediaEasy

This business software is a multimedia presentation software that allows you to create web-based streaming video presentations including PowerPoint slides, images, HTML and Flash that change in synchronization with the video or audio contents. PresenterSoft MediaEasy supports both Real and Windows Media ,you can import files with file name extensions of rm, ra, asf, wmv, wma, mp3, avi, wav,mid, mpg and mpeg.

Sitecraft

This internet utility is the simple solution for creating good-looking websites. Looking to create your own website? Looking for a fast, user-friendly and simple means of doing so? You've just found it! Sitecraft will not only produce the slick, professional and polished look that you're hoping for, but will also lead you through the process, step by step. No need for technical expertise, no need for experience, and no need for any additional software!

JXHTMLEDIT - WYSIWYG XHTML Editor

JXHTMLEDIT is a cross-platform WYSIWYG HTML/XHTML content authoring tool, a very small Java applet based on the Java 2 Platform. JXHTMLEDIT provides word processor-like user interface that allows to edit the document directly in the final form (as will be rendered). JXHTMLEDIT is flexible and could be used to easily integrate WYSIWYG authoring functionality into existing products or services. Applet jar is less than 70 KB, loads very quickly. This shareware is archived under web design, wysiwyg html editors category.

UDVCD Creator

This tool is a freeware (S)VCD Authoring tool. You start by creating a main menu. The options are automatically added as you add new objects to the project. Different types of objects (Compressed Audio CD, Photo album, screen saver, text pages, file viewers, etc.) allow to create a reach user interface, with a menu driven system with a well-defined menu hierarchy. It's extremely easy to use.

Screensaver Maker Standard Edition

Screensaver Maker is a tool to make and distribute your own screensavers for Windows .It can also make salable screensaver, or create free screensaver as gift.It can create screen savers based on state-of-the-art and popular multimedia file formats: images ( BMP,JPG,PNG,GIF) , sounds (WAV,MP3,MID,RMI,WMA),movies (AVI,MOV,WMV,MPG,RM) animations(Shockwave Flash , Autodesk Animation ) and webpages ( HTM,HTML,MHT,ASP... ). This shareware is archived under screensaver maker category.

AutoRun Slideshow

AutoRun SlideShow is an ultra-small slide show viewer. It allows you to create self-contained slide show disks, ZIP disks, or autorun CDs. There is no need to install SlideShow before running it. Simply place SlideShow.exe on a disk along with your images (JPEG, GIF, or BMP) and videos (MPEG or AVI) and you have an instant slide show. Multiple slide shows per disk are supported. Shows can have background music and images voice-overs.

Advanced Screensaver DIY

Software that is a powerful tool to make and distribute screensavers for Windows . Screensaver DIY has a fully integrated workspace that permits you to work efficiently and make professional screen savers in minutes. Screensaver Maker can make screensaver based on state-of-the-art and popular multimedia file formats: images (BMP,JPG,PNG,GIF..), sounds (WAV,MP3,MID..), movies(AVI,MPG, RM..), animations,Shockwave Flash and webpages.

Amor SWF to Video Converter

This powerful utility supports the conversion of Macromedia Flash SWF files to MPEG files compatible with AVI, VCD, DVD, and SVCD, and to animated GIFs, including movie clips, action scripts, and audio in Flash movies. The program allows interaction with Flash content during a conversion; there are no skip frames. It also supports conversions to PNG, TGA, GIF, BMP, and JPEG images.

docPointer Visual ReadMe

docPointer visualizes links to documents and Web sites using graphical visual ReadMe files. Users can navigate through these files with docPointer browser, which also acts as an authoring tool. You can show how files are really organised as ReadMe files are no longer just plain text. ReadMe files can also be displayed using Web browser such as Firefox or Explorer (Flash). docPointer has features from desktop, drawing programs and Web browsers.

IMS Assesst Designer

This software is assessment creation tool is designed specifically for user friendliness. Authors can create, modify, delete and rearrange questions in assessment with ease. This complies with open standards such as the IMS Project Question and Test Interoperability (QTI) Specification. The system provides several types of questions (multiple choice, multiple response, matching, numerical and string fill-in-black). Export/Import assessts.

HelpCruiser

Program Help Cruiser is designed for creating documents in popular formats such as HTML, CHM, PDF, RTF, XML etc. HelpCruiser is optimized for solving tasks that appear during the process of creating help files, descriptions and manuals for software products. HelpCruiser allows you to tune parameters of text layout, graphics, lists of key words, also of internal and external links.

FlexSite

Well organized, feature rich HTML authoring tool. Sports many great features such as split screen viewer, FTP client, color syntax, spell checker, WYSIWYG table and form wizards, project control, frame ready, customizable menu/button bar. The Pro edition has built in frames, forms, image map and FTP wizards. This internet shareware FlexSite is categorized under html editor.

Javascript Menu Builder PLATINUM 2006

JavaScript-producing design tool for creating menu system on web pages. The menu script can be customized highly and easily through the SCP(Script Configuration Program). You can specify caption, font, color, link and more to script. It is unnecessary to write any code manually. SCP will generate all necessary codes automatically. With this easy-to-use script authoring tool, you can make a professional menu just in minutes! This shareware is archived under javascript category.

Ulead MediaStudio Pro

Ulead® MediaStudio® Pro 7 is a complete digital video post production suite. It offers Realtime MPEG capture, Realtime preview, and Realtime output, and includes modules for Video Capture, Editing, Audio Editing, Video Painting and CG Graphics, plus a DVD authoring tool, to produce content for any output format. Ulead MediaStudio Pro is a shareware software filed under multimedia, video editors, nle, video utilities.

Aioob Helper

Software that is a tool for creating Web based help materials, ready to be published on the Web, CD or with your Software. The Web based help materials are cross platform (i.e. work on Windows, Apple Macs, Unix e.t.c). You can update and change the content easily using our built-in WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) Web Editor. Aioob Helper can automatically add navigation and search facilities to your existing materials or documents

JavaScript Image Slider

JavaScript-producing design tool for creating scrolling images on Web pages. The script can be customized highly and easily through the SCP(Script Configuration Program). You can specify size, image, color, link and much more to script. It is unnecessary to write any code manually. SCP will generate all necessary codes automatically. With this easy-to-use script authoring tool, you can make a professional script just in minutes!

HyperText Studio, Help Edition

WYSIWYG online Help and Web site authoring tool. Integrated WYSIWYG and HTML Code editors ease page creation. Frame, ImageMap, and Cascading Style Sheet editors help you create attractive, functional projects. Site and link management tools let you manage projects of any size effectively. Create WinHelp, Web sites, HTML Help, and KeyHelp. Use Topic Styles for consistency. Tutorials help you learn quickly.