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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. | ||
− | + | It is a compressed binary file format, including content in [[HTML]] as well as other related data. | |
− | * [ | + | == Format description == |
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+ | * [http://chmspec.nongnu.org/latest/ chmspec] | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
+ | * [https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/chmdeco chmdeco] | ||
* [http://portableapps.com/apps/office/kchmviewer-portable KchmViewer] | * [http://portableapps.com/apps/office/kchmviewer-portable KchmViewer] | ||
+ | * [http://www.cabextract.org.uk/libmspack/ libmspack] | ||
+ | * [http://www.jedrea.com/chmlib/ chmlib] | ||
+ | * [http://www.russotto.net/chm/ CHM Tools] | ||
+ | * [[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] | ||
+ | * [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]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Hypermedia]] |
Revision as of 17:32, 29 March 2017
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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