Dr.Explain vs Oxygen XML Author
Dr.Explain
drexplain.comOxygen XML Author
oxygenxml.comSide by side
| Figure | Dr.Explain | Oxygen XML Author |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $24.17/mo | $2.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 10 |
| Spec score · Technical Documentation Software | 8.4 (#8) | 7.9 (#22) |
| Collaboration | Multiple authors can work on a project using the free Tiwri.com service or a corporate server on the company’s internal network. | Collaboration features include tracking tools, a Subversion client, and compare and merge solutions. |
| Founded | 2004 | 1998 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, USA | Craiova, Romania |
Plans
Dr.Explain
- FreeFree
- Business Temporary$290 a year
- Business Perpetual v.7$690, paid once
- Home Perpetual v.7$9,000, paid once
- Free Restricted LicenseFree
- Business License — Temporary$290 a year
- Business License — Perpetual for v.7$690, paid once
- Home License — Perpetual for v.7$9,000, paid once
Oxygen XML Author
- User-based Professional — 12-month Subscription$28 a year
- User-based Enterprise — 12-month Subscription$41 a year
- User-based Professional — License & 1-year SMP$775, paid once
- User-based Professional — License & 2-year SMP$886, paid once
- User-based Enterprise — License & 1-year SMP$1,144, paid once
- User-based Enterprise — License & 2-year SMP$1,305, paid once
- Floating Professional — License & 1-year SMP$2,321, paid once
- Floating Professional — License & 2-year SMP$2,649, paid once
- Floating Enterprise — License & 1-year SMP$3,433, paid once
- Floating Enterprise — License & 2-year SMP$3,917, paid once
In their own words
Dr.Explain
Dr.Explain is a Windows help authoring tool for creating user guides, operating instructions, help files, and manuals. It captures application windows or web pages and adds numbered callouts to interface elements. Documentation can be exported as HTML, CHM, PDF, or DOCX; imports include CHM, HLP, HTML, XML, DOC/DOCX, and TXT, with project structure and formatting preserved. For software integration, it supports Help Context IDs and creates map files in.h,.vb, and.inc formats. Multiple authors can work on a project through the free Tiwri.com service or a corporate server on the company's internal network. An in-program AI Assistant offers generation, translation, and proofreading. The desktop application requires 64-bit Windows 11, 10, 8, or 7. The free license has no time limit but restricts project size and watermarks exported images; it includes 20 topics. Business Temporary costs $290 a year for five users, and Business Perpetual v.7 costs $690, paid once for five users. Home Perpetual v.7 costs $9,000, paid once for one user and excludes commercial use.
Oxygen XML Author
Oxygen XML Author has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.