Are you struggling with processes like these right now?
The collaboration swamp: When several people write a long document, you keep splitting files and merging them back by hand.
Fragmented formatting: Time wasted unifying the different styles of each writer.
Fear of history management: Not knowing "who changed what, and when."
Format limits: Word processors struggle with web and mobile, and wikis can't produce high-quality PDFs.
The maintenance swamp: Every change means fixing every format by hand, and the huge cost of not being able to pick out only the changes after translation.
ManualWorks solves all of these problems.
If one person writes and distributes only as PDF, a traditional word processor is enough. But for technical documents and guidebooks that a team writes together and must deliver as web, HTML, and PDF at the same time, it's a different story. ManualWorks is a professional authoring solution designed to manage long, structured documents as efficiently as possible.
True real-time collaboration
Structured division of work: The entire manual is structured and managed by part and chapter.
Concurrent editing by element: Several people can edit the same chapter without conflicts. The hassle of splitting and merging files disappears.
Complete history management and efficient translation
Automatic time machine: Every edit is saved automatically, so even deleted content can be restored instantly1.
Smart change tracking: See at a glance who changed what, so you can pick out only the added or changed parts when translating.
Single source publishing
Write once, and get results optimized for every platform. Finish with a single click, with no extra editing.
Web Live: A responsive web manual that updates in real time (SEO applied automatically)
HTML: A standalone web package that runs on your own server or offline
PDF: High-quality layout documents for printing and official distribution
EPUB: The standard format for tablets and e-book readers
A "content-first" environment where you focus only on content
Automated formatting: Writers focus only on 'meaning,' without worrying about formatting. Just choose a theme and the whole design is applied at once, guaranteeing perfect consistency no matter who writes or when.
Intelligent automatic structure: Covers, tables of contents, indexes, and lists of figures and tables are generated automatically, and page numbers and cross-reference links update in real time.
Powerful extras for real-world work
Visual editor: Add callouts (numbered labels) to screenshots and edit images without other tools.
Smart reuse: Reference and reuse chapters, sections, and elements as they are in other documents.
Multi-platform: A web-based tool with nothing to install, so you can collaborate right away on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
Tool comparison: why ManualWorks?
Key feature | Word processor | Wiki | Professional authoring tool | ManualWorks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Concurrent multi-user editing | ✗ | △ | ✗ | ✓ (by element) |
Web/HTML/PDF from one source | ✗ | △ | △ | ✓ (high quality) |
Automatic consistent formatting | ✗ | △ | ✓ | ✓ (theme-based) |
History and change tracking | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ (detailed) |
Installation and accessibility | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ (web browser) |
Highly recommended for organizations like these
IT and manufacturing companies: Teams that regularly update product manuals and technical guides
Global companies: Organizations that translate technical documents into many languages and manage them systematically
Development teams: Teams that want to serve API documentation and developer guides on the web and as PDF at the same time
Research institutes and public agencies: Places that need to structure and publish large volumes of white papers, reports, and training materials
Put an end to inefficient document writing, and let your team focus on what really matters.
- deleted chapters can't be restored