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|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/vnd.ms-htmlhelp}}
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|released=1997
 
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[[CHM]] (Compiled HTML Help) is a Microsoft format for help files. While it is proprietary, it has been reverse engineered, and many software applications can read it.
 
[[CHM]] (Compiled HTML Help) is a Microsoft format for help files. While it is proprietary, it has been reverse engineered, and many software applications can read it.
  
== See also ==
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It is a compressed binary file format, including content in [[HTML]] as well as other related data.
  
* [[HLP (WinHelp)]]
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== Format description ==
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* [http://chmspec.nongnu.org/latest/ chmspec]
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
  
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* [https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/chmdeco chmdeco]
 
* [http://portableapps.com/apps/office/kchmviewer-portable KchmViewer]
 
* [http://portableapps.com/apps/office/kchmviewer-portable KchmViewer]
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* [http://www.cabextract.org.uk/libmspack/ libmspack]
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* [http://www.jedrea.com/chmlib/ chmlib]
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* [http://www.russotto.net/chm/ CHM Tools]
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* [[7-Zip]]
  
 
== Links and references ==
 
== Links and references ==
  
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help Wikipedia article]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help Wikipedia article]
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* [http://www.infoworld.com/article/2894256/security/ancient-help-file-format-carrying-new-cryptowall-attacks-on-pcs.html Ancient help-file format carries new CryptoWall attacks into PCs]
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== See also ==
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* [[HLP (WinHelp)]]
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[[Category:Microsoft]]
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[[Category:Windows]]
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[[Category:Hypermedia]]

Revision as of 17:32, 29 March 2017

File Format
Name CHM
Ontology
Extension(s) .chm
MIME Type(s) application/vnd.ms-htmlhelp
PRONOM fmt/634
Released 1997

CHM (Compiled HTML Help) is a Microsoft format for help files. While it is proprietary, it has been reverse engineered, and many software applications can read it.

It is a compressed binary file format, including content in HTML as well as other related data.

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