Blue Sky Software reformed as eHelp Corporation, then entered a merger agreement with Macromedia in October 2003.[2] Macromedia was, in turn, acquired by Adobe Systems in December 2005.[3]
First general availability release. Developed by Gen Kiyooka of Blue Sky Software.
5.0
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Marketed by eHelp Corporation—and, later, Macromedia—as RoboHelp X5 Office. This was the current version of the program when Adobe completed its acquisition of Macromedia on 3 December 2005.
6.0
2007
Adobe announced RoboHelp 6 on 16 January 2007. Enhancements include:
Command-line compilation
User-defined variables
Build-tag usage reports
RoboSource Control 3
Microsoft Word import/export improvements
Includes Adobe Acrobat Elements
7.0
October 2007
Adobe announced RoboHelp 7 on 25 September 2007. Enhancements include:
Unicode support
Vista and Office 2007 support
More flexible user interface
More refined editor
8.0
2009
Adobe announced RoboHelp 8 on 20 January 2009, and bundled it with v2.0 of their Technical Communication Suite. Enhancements include: