Upgrade Now to MadCap Flare. Your RoboHelp® and FrameMaker® Replacement.
As the original creators of RoboHelp®, MadCap Software set out to fill the void following the disbanding of eHelp’s development and support teams after that company’s acquisition by Macromedia. MadCap was founded with a firm commitment to innovation, customer service, and creating the next generation future-proof product. Over the years MadCap Software has focused on developing key product features while expanding its dedicated in-house support staff. Flare is now in its 7th release, and MadCap Software remains dedicated to its original vision.
Looking to compare tools?
RoboHelp Users: Read the Flare Vs. RoboHelp® Comparison Guide to learn how each product stacks up against authoring, team collaboration, and more.
FrameMaker Users: Read the Flare vs. FrameMaker® Comparison Guide to compare tools and learn about the benefits of using Flare for publishing both print and web documentation.
“Single-sourcing has been my elusive holy grail for ten years. I tried FrameMaker® with WebWorks, I tried RoboHelp with Word™, and it wasn't until Flare's output to print that I finally got good results without a lot of hassle.”| AVST
Superior Capabilities
Architected from the ground up to be the ultimate single-source and multi-channel publishing application, MadCap Flare is built on the newest and strongest technologies available. Written entirely in C# and chosen by Microsoft® as a showcase application for their own Visual Studio product, Flare is revitalizing the technical communication industry. With online publishing capabilities that surpass RoboHelp® and print publishing comparable to FrameMaker®, MadCap Flare is a true single-sourcing tool designed to not only help save you time, money and resources, but improve the quality and accessibility of your documentation.
If You Have to Use More Than One Tool, You’re Not
Single-Sourcing!
Single-sourcing is documentation best practices. RoboHelp® creates online Help. FrameMaker® creates PDF documents. Flare creates both, as well as an output for mobile devices, and much more.
Save time, reduce redundancies and improve your documentation control with MadCap Flare.
Annual Release Cycle
MadCap guarantees at least one major release every 12 months to ensure that customers and new technologies are supported almost as soon as they become available.
"Using two different tools was a complicated way to publish content, and I began reading about a new generation of single sourcing solutions that could handle both my print and online needs."| Cymphonix
“I’ve been a struggling RoboHelp user since version X5. If you’re looking for a robust, yet easy-to-use RoboHelp replacement, you’ve come to the right place!”| eSembler
Case Studies on Transitioning to Flare
Learn why more and more companies are making the switch to MadCap Flare to solve their online and print documentation needs.
Cymphonix Replaces Adobe® FrameMaker® with MadCap Flare to Publish Intuitive Product Help and Documentation in Print, Online and on Mobile Devices
A leader in Internet Management solutions, Cymphonix replaced Adobe® FrameMaker® with MadCap Flare to provide organizations with intuitive online Help, mobile and print documentation.
Read MorePicis Replaces Adobe® RoboHelp® and FrameMaker® with MadCap Flare to Deliver Consistent, Best-in-Class Medical Software Documentation Worldwide
See how Flare replaced Adobe® RoboHelp® and FrameMaker® to streamline workflows across Picis business groups and create a consistent brand online and in print.
Read MoreAdvanced Language Translation Switches to MadCap Flare and Cuts Localization by Up to 30 Percent
Advanced Language Solutions moved to Flare to solve their localization headaches. See what lessons were learned along the way.
Read MoreTechnical Expressions Replaces RoboHelp® with MadCap Flare to Deliver Best-in-Class Online and Print Documentation
Technical Expressions is delivering highly consistent, best-in-class documentation while reducing project costs and time for clients. Flare has replaced RoboHelp® as the firm's technical communications software of choice.
Read More"You guys are the best. I'd be lost without Flare. I can't even imagine having to go back to RoboHelp."| Austin Technical Services
Flare 7 Reviews and Articles
Migrating to MadCap Flare, by Adrian Morse
Adrian Morse describes how his company left the familiar waters of Adobe products
for the open
seas of Flare.
Flare Single-sourcing: My Ten Best Practices, by Chris Sullivan
Read MoreStreamlining Your Workflow with Flare 7, by Eddie VanArsdall
Originally published in the spring edition of Communicator magazine, Eddie VanArsdall discusses the new features and enhancements in Flare 7, including the full support for information development teams and their workflows.
Download the Communicator article here.
What's New in Flare 7 – QR Codes, by Neil Perlin
In his 2nd blog post, Neil Perlin takes a look at the new QR Code feature in Flare 7.
Read MoreFlare V7: an impressive iteration, by Paul Pehrson
Paul Pehrson takes a comprehensive look at many of the new features in Flare 7, including SharePoint integration, native Subversion support, the Alias Editor redesign and more.
Read MoreWhat's New in Flare 7, by Neil Perlin
In his first post of a series, Neil Perlin of Hyper/Word Services discusses what's new in Flare 7, including the many new features in the Table Style Editor.
Read MoreFlare v7 Alias Editor Improvements, By Laura Johnson
In her second blog post, Laura Johnson writes about the new usability improvements of the Alias Editor for context-sensitive help in Flare 7.
Read MoreFlare v7 is Here – Cue Angels and Choir!, By Laura Johnson
Laura Johnson, Certified Flare Instructor, writes about tight integration with Subversion, table enhancements and the increased support for Section 508 compliance in Flare 7.
Read More"MadCap Flare is giving us state-of-the-art capabilities while offering the lowest cost of ownership of any authoring software we've seen on the market"| Microsoft Healthcare
Flare Related Documents
Read what some of the most respected minds in the technical writing community have to say about MadCap Flare.
Ten Tips For Importing FrameMaker® Content Into Flare
Flare Vs. RoboHelp® Comparison
RoboHelp®
Transition Guide
Moving from FrameMaker to Flare
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