Building Mac App Help Books
Amy Worrall:
The documentation is available on the website for the relevant app, and also in the app as a Help Book (openable from the Help menu). These days, Help Books on MacOS open in the Tips app[…]
Apple’s documentation for making these, such as Authoring Apple Help, is pretty old. If you look at the URL for that page, you’ll see it’s part of the Carbon documentation!
There are some third party tools to help. While planning this blog article I came across Helpbook Builder. I haven’t tried it, but if I were starting afresh I would probably check it out!
In this article I’ll share my process.
Previously:
McKinley 1.0
How Apple Help Works and How It Doesn’t
Help Compiler
Why Won’t That Help Book Open?
Authoring Mac Help Books in 2020
Many Tricks Help Viewer
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/10/23/building-mac-app-help-books/
#books #app #authoringmac #bookopen #helpbookbuilder #amyworrall
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