Help File Builder and Tools v2024.2.18.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2024.2.18.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: v2022.8.14 and later contain significant breaking changes related to the new presentation style API. v2021.11.7.0 and later contain significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2024.2.18.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2023.7.8.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2023.7.8.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: v2022.8.14 and later contain significant breaking changes related to the new presentation style API. v2021.11.7.0 and later contain significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2023.7.8.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2023.3.4.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2023.3.4.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: v2022.8.14 and later contain significant breaking changes related to the new presentation style API. v2021.11.7.0 and later contain significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2023.3.4.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2022.12.30.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2022.12.30.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: v2022.8.14 and later contain significant breaking changes related to the new presentation style API. v2021.11.7.0 and later contain significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2022.12.30.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2022.10.15.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2022.10.15.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: v2022.8.14 and later contain significant breaking changes related to the new presentation style API. v2021.11.7.0 and later contain significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2022.10.15.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2022.8.14.1

IMPORTANT: Manually uninstall v2022.8.14.0 before installing this release as it will not remove it automatically for some reason.

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2022.8.14 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

v2022.8.14.1 fixes an issue generating topic titles for overloaded operators.

NOTE: v2022.8.14 and later contain significant breaking changes related to the new presentation style API. v2021.11.7.0 and later contain significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2022.8.14.1
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2022.8.14.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2022.8.14.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: v2022.8.14.0 and later contain significant breaking changes related to the new presentation style API. v2021.11.7.0 and later contain significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2022.8.14.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2022.2.6.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2022.2.6.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: v2021.11.7.0 and later contain significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the v2021.11.7.0 release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2022.2.6.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2022.1.22.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2022.1.22.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: v2021.11.7.0 and later contain significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the v2021.11.7.0 release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2022.1.22.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2021.11.7.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2021.11.7.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: This release contains significant breaking changes for third-party components which were necessary to implement support for .NET Core builds. See the release notes for details.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2021.11.7.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package including MAML schemas (VS 2017 or later)
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.