CHM

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CHM files are compressed HTML files, which are basically the format for help files in Windows.

Troubleshoot

Navigation to webpage was canceled
  • The .chm file is on a network or remote drive. Try copy it on a local drive and open it from there
  • The .chm file was downloaded from the Internet, and blocked by Windows. In Windows Explorer, right click on the file → Properties..., then in the General pane → click on Unblock.

Viewing in Linux

(list from [1]):

gnochm
Viewer on Gnome — deprecated
kchmviewer
Viewer for KDE — ugly, no full support of tabs, etc
wine
Use windows help file viewer under wine:
wine hh.exe helpfile.chm
xChm
A .chm file viewer that is independent of the graphical environment
Firefox plugin - CHM Reader
Ok, I admit it, this is the best viewer of all on Linux. Perfect rendering, fast.
It also include a sidebar to navigate through the CHM Contents and Index.
Okular
The pdf file viewer under kde, which can also show .chm files — not anymore ! Support has been removed
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