# myfreeer/cppreference2mshelp

cppreference.com html archive  converter to microsoft help (for Visual Studio 2012+) and chm help (for Windows)

Repository: https://github.com/myfreeer/cppreference2mshelp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cppreference2mshelp
Homepage: https://zh.cppreference.com
Language: CSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: localization, chinese-translation, documentation, c, cpp, cppreference, reference, chm
Last push: 2026-05-03T09:42:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 50, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3042, "days_push": 122, "days_rel": 122, "gap_med": 297.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1236, forks 184 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:05.223340+00:00)

## What it is
A converter that transforms cppreference.com offline HTML archives into Microsoft Help (msha) files for Visual Studio 2012+ and CHM help files for Windows. It uses PHP preprocessing scripts along with tools like Tidy, HTML Help Workshop, and makecab to build the documentation packages.

## Use cases
- convert cppreference.com offline archive to CHM help file
- get C++ reference documentation inside Visual Studio help viewer
- build offline C/C++ documentation for Windows
- generate localized cppreference help packs including Chinese translation
- create .chm C++ standard library reference for offline reading

## When to choose
- you want cppreference documentation integrated into Visual Studio 2012+ help system
- you need an offline CHM C/C++ reference on Windows
- you want localized (e.g. Chinese) cppreference documentation builds

## When to avoid
- you need documentation for platforms other than Windows without extra tooling
- you prefer modern web-based or IDE-plugin documentation viewers
- you don't want to install PHP, Tidy, and Microsoft SDK tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, parser, developer-tools
- domain: documentation, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: cppreference, chm, microsoft-help, offline-documentation, converter, chinese-translation, c, cpp

## Member repositories
- myfreeer/cppreference2mshelp (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.223340+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:21:59.797354+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/myfreeer/cppreference2mshelp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.223340+00:00, sha ade3e07310ca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.