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Author-It Software Corporation

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2000

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Paul H.
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Paul H.
Technical Documentation Writer
08/05/2026
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Cost-effective enterprise-level authoring program

Author-it provides an enterprise technical documentation in a cost-effective package. Its database-driven architecture supports backups, version control, and topic-based authoring, making it easy to reuse content across multiple deliverables. It also delivers many of the benefits of DITA without requiring writers to work with XML code, though users can do so if they so choose, which is a plus for teams that prefer a familiar WYSIWYG writing experience. Its cloud-based feature ensures that updates are easy to manage, and new features are added regularly, helping the platform evolve and improve consistently.
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08/05/2026
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Easy Structured Docs, but Reliability and Post-Update Bugs Hold Author-it Back

Author-it provides the basic structured documentation tools. It is quite easy to use if the system works as intended.
Richard P.
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Richard P.
Technical Publications Service Manager at Atlas Copco Vacuum Technique
07/01/2026
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Simplifies Documentation with Powerful Features

I appreciate Author-it Cloud because it is a one-stop-shop with all the required tools integrated. I also appreciate how simple Author-It is to use, making training very quick. I've been using it for twenty-one years, and I love its capability. The authoring tool is great, and I like the new web interface because it's quicker for logging in and you can publish from there. I love that we can write once and publish to 30 brands, translating once to publish across those brands. The JSON output for integrating with Microsoft 365 Copilot is something I'm loving as it helps with better reuse of instruction manuals. I also love Author-it Xtend, which is kind of like a translation memory for the English, which is strong at reusing content at the fragment level, reducing translation costs. And reusing at the topic level is as simple as drag-and-drop.

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What is Author-It Software Corporation?

Author-it is changing the way the world works with critical business documentation. Committed to innovative documentation solutions, Author-it improves efficiency in many industries and documentation applications.

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2000