Kootool Rapid CHM Maker2.0

Kootool Rapid CHM Maker is a straightforward piece of software that enables you to swiftly put together HTML help files (CHM format) from Microsoft Word documents (DOC, DOCX and DOCM format). It features several standard options that can be seamlessly figured out by anyone, even inexperienced users.

Simple setup and interface

The setup operation is a fast and uncomplicated task that doesn't require special attention. As far as the interface is concerned, Kootool Rapid CHM Maker adopts a user-friendly window with a well-structured layout, where you can import Word documents using the traditional file browser or drag-and-drop support.

Seamlessly create HTML help files

Unfortunately, batch processing is unsupported, which means you are limited to converting only one file at a time. Apart from the fact that you can specify the output name and destination directory for the new CHM file, it's possible to edit the Help title and view the HTML footer code.The output file can be opened with one click without having to leave Kootool Rapid CHM Maker's interface. Plus, you can save the project to file to resume it later, as well as select a different language for the interface.

Evaluation and conclusion

The tool didn't hog system performance in our tests, thanks to the fact that it needed low CPU and RAM to work properly. However, it failed to carry out conversion operations in several cases, prompting an error regarding access violation (administrative parameters were applied when launching Kootool Rapid CHM Maker).On top of that, we expected the app to have a richer configuration set, especially since it has an option for saving projects (which should be more complex than straightforward conversion jobs to be worth saving). Taking into account these observations, the price of the full package seems too much. However, we must keep in mind that Kootool Rapid CHM Maker hasn't been updated for a long time.