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Convert ZHELP to EWRITER

Verified by Adam B.· reviewed by FE Editorial ·updated Jun 19, 2026
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Is it possible to convert ZHELP to EWRITER?
Yes - ZHELP converts to EWRITER.

In EC Software Help+Manual, open the original project and publish it again choosing the eWriter eBook target to get an .ewriter file. There is no tool that transcodes an existing .zhelp into .ewriter directly - both are separate publish outputs. The eWriter Viewer 4 can display .zhelp files anyway, so a conversion is often unnecessary.

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Why convert ZHELP to EWRITER?

.zhelp is an open Zip-based HTML package, while .ewriter is EC Software's closed, self-contained eBook format with its own viewer. Authors move to eWriter when they want a single distributable help eBook with the polished eViewer experience rather than a loose Zip.

How to convert ZHELP to EWRITER

EC Software Help+Manual (re-publish) EASIEST

Open the source project, choose Publish, and select the eWriter eBook output to produce the .ewriter file with its built-in viewer.

eWriter Viewer 4 (open directly) FREE

If you just need to read it, eViewer 4 opens .zhelp natively, so you may not need to convert to .ewriter at all.

About these formats

.ZHELP Ziphelp Package

A .zhelp file is a Ziphelp Package, an open help-documentation format from EC Software. It is a standard ZIP archive that holds an extended sitemap.xml plus the HTML topics and media that…

Open .ZHELP details →
.EWRITER EWRITER File

A .EWRITER file is a data file used by specific software.

Open .EWRITER details →

Quality & what to watch

  • eWriter is a closed proprietary format, so unlike ZipHelp you cannot simply unzip it later to recover the HTML.
  • There is no direct zhelp-to-ewriter transcoder; without the original project you would have to rebuild a new project from the extracted HTML.
  • Both formats come from the same project, so re-publishing keeps the table of contents, index and search intact.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a converter from .zhelp to .ewriter?
No. You re-publish the Help+Manual project to the eWriter target; there is no standalone converter between the two outputs.
Do I even need to convert?
Often not - eWriter Viewer 4 opens .zhelp files directly, so conversion is only needed if you specifically want the eWriter eBook.
What if I lost the source project?
Unzip the .zhelp HTML and import those pages into a new Help+Manual project, then publish that to eWriter.
Can I unzip an .ewriter like a .zhelp?
No. eWriter is a closed format, so its contents are not accessible as a plain Zip the way ZipHelp is.