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
2004
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: