Best Adobe FrameMaker Alternatives in 2026
Taken from Help Authoring Tools, where Adobe FrameMaker is listed too, in the same order.
- 1 8.7 Club score
Dokiel
Dokiel is a free authoring tool for technical documentation and training materials.
- Free plan
- Open source
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Web
- 2 7.9 Club score
XMLmind XML Editor
XMLmind XML Editor is a strictly validating, near-WYSIWYG editor for technical writers, engineers, and scholars working with large, complex, modular documents.
- Free plan
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Web
- 3 7.9 Club score
QuarkXPress
QuarkXPress is desktop publishing and page layout software for creative professionals producing print and digital content such as brochures, books, magazines, and…
- Free trial
- Windows · macOS · Web · iPhone and iPad
- 4 7.6 Club score
Dr.Explain
Dr.Explain is a Windows help authoring tool for making user guides, operating instructions, help files, and manuals.
- Free plan
- Windows
- 5 7.5 Club score
HelpNDoc
HelpNDoc is Windows software for creating help files, websites, manuals, documents, Markdown, and eBooks from written or imported content.
- Free plan
- Windows · API · Self-hosted
- 6 7.4 Club score
Oxygen XML Editor
Oxygen XML Editor is an XML authoring and development tool for beginners through experts.
- Free trial
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Browser extension
- 7
7.4 Club scorePaligo
Paligo is a cloud-based component content management system for creating, organizing, translating, and publishing technical documentation and knowledge assets.
- Free trial
- Web · API
- 8
7.4 Club scoreHeretto
Heretto is a DITA-powered platform for enterprises that create, distribute and personalize documentation.
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Web
- 9
7.3 Club scoreMadCap Flare
MadCap Flare is an authoring and publishing platform for technical documentation, online help, knowledge bases, policies, training materials and API documentation.
- Free trial
- Windows · Web
- 10
7.3 Club scoreAdobe RoboHelp
Adobe RoboHelp is authoring and publishing software for online help, policies, procedures, knowledge bases, and self-service content.
- Free trial
- Windows · macOS
- 11
7.2 Club scoreClickHelp
ClickHelp is a cloud documentation platform for authoring, hosting, and publishing technical documentation.
- Free trial
- Web · API
- 12 7.0 Club score
WebWorks ePublisher
WebWorks ePublisher is Windows desktop software that turns source documentation into multiple published formats from one project.
- Free trial
- Windows
- 13 7.0 Club score
Help+Manual
Help+Manual is a Windows, XML-based authoring environment for producing online help and PDF user manuals from one source.
- Free trial
- Windows
- 14 7.0 Club score
HelpScribble
HelpScribble is a Windows desktop help authoring tool for creating help files and documentation from start to finish.
- Free trial
- Windows
- 15 6.8 Club score
Fonto Editor
Fonto Editor is an online XML editor for people without XML or structured-content authoring experience.
- Free trial
- Web · API · Self-hosted
- 16 6.8 Club score
HelpSmith
HelpSmith is a Windows desktop, XML-based authoring tool for producing multiple documentation formats from one source.
- Free trial
- Windows
- 17
6.7 Club scoreAuthor-it
Author-it is a component content management system for structured authoring, review, translation and publishing.
- Windows · Web · API · Self-hosted
- 18
6.7 Club scoreDITA Exchange
DITA Exchange manages reusable DITA content in SharePoint, combining Microsoft Word authoring with review, approval, quality checks, and publishing through Dx5.
- Windows · Web · API · Self-hosted
- 19 6.6 Club score
XMetaL Author
XMetaL Author is paid Windows desktop software for structured XML authoring with DITA and other XML architectures.
- Free trial
- Windows
- 20 6.6 Club score
HelpStudio
HelpStudio is a Windows desktop help authoring tool for producing online help and PDF booklets.
- Free trial
- Windows