• Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit)
• Windows 8 (32bit or 64bit)
• Windows 8.1 (32bit or 64bit)
• Windows 10 (32bit or 64bit)
• Windows 11 (32bit or 64bit)

.NET Framework 4.6 or later.

NOTE: The .NET framework is downloaded and installed automatically by the product setup if it is not already installed.

Internet Explorer 11 or higher

In order to produce compiled help file output you need a help compiler. There are different help compiler requirements for the different compiled outputs.

• HTML Help 1.x: The HTML Help 1.x is the CHM compiled help file format included with Windows.

To download the HTML Help Compiler click http://www.innovasys.com/support/htmlhelpcompiler.aspx

• Help 2.x: Help 2.x is a help format specific to Microsoft Visual Studio 2002-2008. You would only compile to this format if you are creating help materials for integration with Visual Studio 2002-2008. The Help 2.x compiler components are included in the Visual Studio SDK.

To downloaded the Help 2.x compiler components click http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21827

Microsoft Help Viewer is the help format used by Visual Studio 2017, 2019, and 2022. You would only compile to this format if you are creating help materials for integration with Visual Studio 2017, 2019, and 2022. It is a zip-based container format and no specific compiler is required. In order to view Microsoft Help Viewer outputs that you build with Document! X and HelpStudio Bundle you need Visual Studio 2017, 2019, or 2022 installed on your computer.