A software to smartly produce
engaging Help Docs,
Online Manuals, and User Guides

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user guides online manuals help files reference systems software documentation instructions help files knowledge bases

‣ faster and easier than in MS Word,

‣ in various formats from a single project,

‣ automatically annotating screenshots,

‣ in collaboration with colleagues,

‣ without programming.

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Gain Train Save Support

Reduce by 40-60% the number of support requests by publishing documentation

The user manual allows you to save more than half of the budget spent on technical support

Reducing the cost of user support is the main effect of creating high-quality user documentation

In 1 day train employees or clients by providing them with detailed instructions

Clients learn your product faster if there is detailed documentation

Use detailed instructions to train company employees

In 3-4 clicks find information in your corporate knowledge base

Create a company knowledge base to avoid losing important information

The right knowledge base design is a key factor in finding reference information

In 2-3 minutes the clients will find the answers to their questions in your product online help

Create a manual so users can find answers to their questions themselves

The advantages
you will appreciate

Overview of all features

Importing documentation and user manuals from various formats

Exporting and creating documentation and user manuals in various formats

Collaborating on writing documentation and knowledge bases

Convenient editor Smart blocks Auto-annotation of screenshots Document templates Ready-made visual styles Import old documents Multiformat export Collaboration

The impact
you will see

Accelerate your productivity with ...

Creating a document from a template.
Library of visual styles.
Customizable "smart" blocks.
Automatic annotation of screenshots.
Convenient management of section structure.
Color coding of the project based on statuses.
Automation of export and publication.
Collaboration and commenting system.

1-2 days
to create the first version of documentation in web format,

working in a text editor (MS Word, Google Docs)

18 clicks
to create the first version of documentation in web format,

working in Dr.Explain

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The time spent on the entire documentation project will be reduced

From 1.5 to 3 times depending on the volume

Let us guess ...

Is it like this now?

Missing or outdated documentation is expensive

User questions are growing, your tech support is under pressure, customer loyalty is low.

Training employees and clients is lengthy

Best practices are not recorded, critical information is scattered across notes and email. The business is held hostage by key employees, the sole holders of critical knowledge.

Updating and synchronizing documentation is unrealistic

Tiredness from inefficient processes. No energy for developing the main product. No one wants to take responsibility for the documentation hell — it is done as an afterthought.

Editing multi-page Word files is difficult

The MS Word or Google Docs format is inconvenient for creating knowledge bases or reference documentation with hundreds of pages with a complex structure of sections and a large number of tables, cross-references, and images that need to be updated regularly.

Users find answers in 3 minutes — effectively

Up-to-date user documentation for the latest version of the product, published on the website, built into the product, and in the form of a PDF file that can be forwarded and printed.

Knowledge transfer within the company and to clients is fast

All up-to-date knowledge about the project is collected in one project and systematized by sections. The entire team is collaborating on the documentation.

2 days to make the first version of the new help — it's simple

Automation, templates, integrity control. Screenshots and illustrations are easy to update. All this is stylishly designed and laid out — it can be read from a desktop and a phone.

Creating documentation in various formats in Dr.Explain — is convenient

The person in charge of documentation is not afraid of this role, because they have a convenient tool. You can calmly focus on product development, not on answering tickets and calls.

We created Dr.Explain
specifically for you

Technical
writers

A convenient and versatile tool for projects of various levels — a "workhorse", simplifies life and makes it easy to do your job — construct and maintain user documentation.

Reliable tool

Programmers-
developers

You are a creator, not a "jack-of-all-trades" who is obliged to spend all the time on endless consultations. Dr.Explain is a simple tool to quickly write instructions and embed it into your software. Let them press F1 and read the help before calling you.

Simple and quick solution

Business analysts and
integrators

Collect all product information in one system so that customers can independently learn how to work with it and train each other. You will stop conducting those endless demo sessions for them.

Order in the project

Technical support and
maintenance specialists

The availability of online help for the product reduces the number of support requests to 60%. Users themselves find answers to simple questions, and you can focus without stress on rare complex cases.

Workload reduction

Effect for years

Write and publish documentation in just a few days, and then for years save up to half of the support and maintenance budget.

A convenient user guide can be written in less than a week

Advantages of writing documentation in Dr.Explain

Advantages of working in Dr.Explain

Automation of routine

Dr.Explain automates most routine tasks: generating standard documents, annotating images, updating illustrations, visually designing content and reusing it, publishing in various formats, etc. Users save dozens of hours with our tools.

Ease of learning and speed of start

Minimalistic and meticulously verified interfaces. We do not copy competitors. The company owner and leading developers personally communicate with users in in-depth interviews to select truly useful ideas for development, which competitors will already copy from us.

Technical support from developers

The fastest possible immersion in the issue of any complexity and the exact solution to any technical problem in the shortest possible time.

Product with a fair trial period

Payment only for a guaranteed satisfactory result, in the quality of which we are confident. A flexible line of tariffs for any budget and usage model.

Save time and money

Help your customers and employees by giving them access to your knowledge base. Increase loyalty, reduce costs, increase margins.

Why
people value Dr.Explain

We have significantly reduced the working time of technical support with new customers at the connection stage. Previously, it was necessary to conduct online presentations and video conferences for new clients, explaining the features of the program. Now, having tried once to describe everything in as much detail as possible, we have saved ourselves and our tech support from this work.

Nik Valkovets 2V

Having a comprehensive User Guide is good for my business as it shows that I take my software and my customers seriously and want them to succeed.

Margaret Messick Costume Inventory Resources

Documenting user interface is always a pain and delays the release of the tool. With Dr.Explain it's almost automatic. The capture feature with the ability to extract all our UI's features in clickable zones saves so much time. So, now that I spend less time making those help files, I can concentrate on what I love the most - coding our new tools.

Clovis Gay Hocus Pocus Studio

The software documentation authoring process has become easier. Our customer satisfaction has increased through our better documentation. User manuals help our customers to use our ERP product more easily and conveniently.

Mukta Aggarwal Ascomp Technologies Pvt. Ltd

The workflow is very convenient and natural. The software automatically takes the screen snaps and prepares the help documentation for you to simply describe the functions. Dr. Explain allows us to streamline our documentation process and deliver high-quality, useful user documentation.

Jeff Tindall Tindall Media

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Tens of thousands of users

Show people that they can figure out your product themselves without having to contact you every time. They will be grateful to you.

Case studies of our clients

Starting is free,
working efficiently is priceless

Trial Version

The only significant limitation of the free mode is watermarks on images and a fixed number of sections. All other functionality is available in full. You can purchase a paid license when you understand that the program and the result of the work suit you. At the same time, there is no need to redo anything — watermarks simply disappear after activating the license

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Dr.Explain - Annual License

No watermarks on images. The number of sections is unlimited. Collaboration. Free updates for the entire license period

$290

Dr.Explain - Perpetual License

No watermarks on images. The number of sections is unlimited. Collaboration. Free updates for all updates within version 6. The license never expires

$ 690

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Desktop B2C and B2B products (boxed solutions)

Loaded SaaS services and Web systems

Mobile and cross-platform applications

Internal developments of IT departments of large companies

Corporate solutions and systems for the public sector (B2G)

The best time to start is —
yesterday now

Install Dr.Explain right now and create working user documentation for you by next week. The trial version has no time limits. Use all functionality immediately after installation.

After purchasing the license, the watermarks will disappear

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Professional
community

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How does Dr.Explain differ from other programs for creating help and user documentation?

Dr.Explain is a product of international level with a twenty-year history.

Simplicity and speed of start — a minimalistic and meticulously verified interface with only the necessary tools. Desktop interface — the key to speed, reliability, and convenience, unlike the Web. Templates of typical documentation projects. You don't have to write everything from scratch. Templates for the design of output documents with a modern design. Search and indexing functions in on-line help without programming and databases on the server side.

Quick preview of sections of the created documentation without exporting the entire project. Visual control over the project status using the mechanism of statuses for sections.

An integrated utility for capturing and analyzing program windows and screens (screenshots), which helps to quickly create technical illustrations for user instructions.

Quick start of collaboration. It is possible to organize multi-user work without installing server components. There is a collaborative server for installation within the company.

We offer both annual and perpetual licenses for the tool. A loyal trial period — there is no time limit, only on the size of the project and the use of the result.

Is your program suitable for creating a help file or online help?

Of course!
Our program is for creating both web-help for general access to it through a browser, and a local help file for supplying it to end users in the distribution of your software product.

Design templates, interactive navigation elements, search, easy publication of files - all this makes Dr.Explain a convenient tool for developing documentation in HTML, CHM, Word, and PDF formats.

Can I create an instruction and publish it online using your software?

Yes, our software for creating instructions has the function of automatically publishing the created files online - to the server of your site or to the local network.

At the same time, regardless of whether you want to create an instruction to publish it on the website or embed it into a local help file, our product is perfect for this task.

Will your program be convenient for creating a manual?

Yes, in addition to creating manuals, our program also supports their automatic publication on your website or in the local network.

Our product provides the ideal solution for creating instructions, regardless of the media on which you plan to place the information. Whether it's creating a detailed guide for publishing it on a public website, providing access to a wide audience, or embedding instructions in a local help file for a more limited group of users, our product provides flexible and convenient tools for both tasks.

Regardless of the format, you can easily create, edit, and manage content, providing users with simple and efficient access to the necessary information.

What documents for the project can I create in your program?

Dr.Explain is a program designed to create various types of reference documents, from a simple guide or instruction to a complex reference book with a complex structure.

The program offers a large set of content management tools - it is easy to edit text, add pictures, formatting, and insert interactive blocks of information, reuse content and generate reference documents for your project in different formats.

Is it possible to create step-by-step instructions for my product in your program?

Dr.Explain is also a program for creating instructions in which you can tell step by step and with explanatory illustrations about the techniques of working with your software product.

You can show videos with recordings of actions, such as, for example, pressing buttons, working with data, setting parameters, or moving and modifying objects.

Can I save the instructions in different formats and share them on the network?

Definitely.
With our product, you can not only create instructions, but also save them in various formats for further use. Moreover, you can subsequently edit and customize them, supplementing and expanding it with new records and scenarios.

When your guide is ready, you can easily share it on the network - publish it on a website or social network, providing access to it to your customers, distributing a link to your instructions via messengers, email, or newsletters.

A software to smartly produce engaging Help Docs, Online Manuals, and User Guides