

The hh.exe utility on Windows and the extract_chmLib utility (a component of chmlib) on Linux can also decompile CHM files. Various applications, such as HTML Help Workshop and 7-Zip can decompile CHM files. Sumatra PDF supports viewing CHM documents since version 1.9. CHM files are sometimes used for e-books. lit file format is a modification of the HTML Help CHM format.

Help is delivered as a binary file with the. Microsoft has announced that they do not intend to add any new features to HTML Help. Microsoft decides not to release Microsoft Help 2 as a general Help platform. HTML Help 1.33 releases with Internet Explorer 6 and Windows XP.Īt the WritersUA (formerly WinWriters) conference, Microsoft announces plans for a new help platform, Help 2, which is also HTML based.

HTML Help 1.32 releases with Internet Explorer 5.5 and Windows Me. HTML Help 1.0 (HH 1.0) is released with Internet Explorer 4. Microsoft announces plans to stop development of WinHelp and start development on HTML Help.
