Help+Manual vs Oxygen XML Editor
Help+Manual
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| Figure | Help+Manual | Oxygen XML Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $2.83/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 10 |
| Spec score · Help Authoring Tools | 7.9 (#10) | 8.1 (#8) |
| Headquarters | Salzburg, Austria | Craiova, Romania |
| Integrations | The feature matrix lists direct Confluence database import, RoboHelp and Author-It project import, and a DeepL automated translation plugin. | The editor integrates out of the box with Microsoft SharePoint and WebDAV-enabled content management systems. |
| Publishing | It publishes from one source to formats including Webhelp, HTML Help, PDF, Microsoft Word, ePUB, Kindle eBooks, Markdown and print manuals. | It provides preset and configurable scenarios that produce PDF, ePUB, HTML and other outputs from the same source. |
| Support | Support options include user manuals, tutorials, public forums and direct email support. | The Oxygen community forum has over 30,000 posts from more than 12,000 users, and the support team and community respond daily. |
| Trial | The Help+Manual trial is fully functional for 30 days and includes the complete Professional Edition feature set. | The download page offers a free 30-day evaluation that requires a trial license key. |
| Version control | Professional and Floating editions support Subversion, Microsoft Team Foundation Server and Microsoft Visual SourceSafe compatibles. | The built-in Apache Subversion client supports repository browsing, commits, updates and revision history. |
Plans
Help+Manual
- Help+Manual v10, Basic Edition€569, paid once
- Help+Manual v10, Professional Edition€899, paid once
- Help+Manual v10, Floating License€1,569, paid once
Oxygen XML Editor
- Professional 12-month subscription$34 a year
- Enterprise (AI-ready) 12-month subscription$53 a year
- Professional user-based · 1-year SMP$942, paid once
- Professional user-based · 2-year SMP$1,080, paid once
- Enterprise (AI-ready) user-based · 1-year SMP$1,465, paid once
- Enterprise (AI-ready) user-based · 2-year SMP$1,678, paid once
- Professional Floating · 1-year SMP$2,827, paid once
- Professional Floating · 2-year SMP$3,240, paid once
- Enterprise (AI-ready) Floating · 1-year SMP$4,397, paid once
- Enterprise (AI-ready) Floating · 2-year SMP$5,037, paid once
In their own words
Help+Manual
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Oxygen XML Editor
Oxygen XML Editor is a desktop XML authoring and development tool for users from beginners to experts. XML files can be edited in Text, Grid and Author modes, while as-you-type validation and context-sensitive editing help keep XML, JSON and HTML documents valid. Ready-to-use editing and publishing support covers DITA, DocBook, XHTML and TEI. Publishing scenarios can produce PDF, ePUB, HTML and other formats from one source. The editor integrates with Microsoft SharePoint and WebDAV-enabled content management systems, and its Apache Subversion client supports repository browsing, commits, updates and revision history. It is available for Windows, macOS and Linux, and as an Eclipse plugin. A free 30-day evaluation requires a trial license key; there is no free plan. Annual subscriptions are $34 a year for Professional and $53 a year for Enterprise (AI-ready). Enterprise adds support for IBM DB2, Oracle 10.2 and Microsoft SQL Server; Professional excludes commercial database support. On Linux, the bundled Java requires X.org, and Wayland is unsupported.