Chimp
Chimp 1.1
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View CHM files.   Shareware ($4.95)
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Chimp lets you view all those pesky CHM files that are floating around. CHM stands for Compiled HTML, and it's used by Microsoft Windows for help files, documentation, magazines and eBooks. Chimp lets you open these files with the elegance and ease you'd expect from OS X.

Features:
  • Document-wide searching
  • Document-wide printing
  • Editable bookmarks
What's New
Version 1.1:
  • Export to PDF (10.4 only)
  • Spotlight indexing
  • More compatible with unusually formatted files
  • Bug fixes
Requirements
PPC, Mac OS X 10.3 or later



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Chimp User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 1.x:
(3)
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Overall:
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Spermin8r tipped on 13 Apr 2009
As it is discontinued and you can't register...
$5 is nothing for something that is useful
(I wanted to buy it too but as of now I can't)

Use this to register:


Name:Santa Claus
SN:Chimp-R80R-0100-3M53-0052-202F
[Version 1.1]


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Schoschie commented on 07 Feb 2008
The company who makes this appears, very unfortunately, to be defunct.

From the spherasoft Website:

To everyone looking for SpheraSoft:

I don't know what happened to SpheraSoft, nor do I know how to contact them. Black Ring obtained their IP a few months ago. I would assume the company has dissolved. Please understand that I can not help you with your programs or serial numbers.
-Nace 1-17-08
[Version 1.1]

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bb553 replied on 24 Feb 2009
Chimp v1.1

http://download.softpedia.ro/dl/02a994512a8591b84781276e63181418/49a3a968/400009854/mac/Utilities/chimp.dmg
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Dominikhoffmann commented on 30 Aug 2007
I have been unable to contact the developer. On my Intel system at least, I can't use the search function. Furthermore, I have not heard back from the developer in about four weeks on the issue of not being able to export to PDF after registering the application.
[Version 1.1]


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GreGorGy reviewed on 28 Feb 2007
The only thing that this app could benefit from is numbering pages or titling them when printing or exporting.

That aside, about 6 minutes after downloading I registered. It did EXACTLY what I wanted with no extraneous clicking and sorting and setting options and messing around.

A large CHM file was exported to PDF (1000+ pages) in little under a minute.

That same thing would have taken me days using other solutions I tried.

Well done!
[Version 1.1]

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Dominikhoffmann commented on 09 Aug 2007
Just like GREGORGY, I was looking to export a whole CHM file to PDF. I was delighted to find that the unregistered version did just that, albeit with the limits of trial operation. While I didn't bee GREGORY's 6 min to register, I came close. With Chimp registered, however, the PDF export no longer works. It simply does nothing, after I specify the destination file name and location for the PDF.

Dominik Hoffmann
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MacUpdate-Lon replied on 09 Aug 2007
Have you tried contacting the developer?

http://www.spherasoft.com/contact.html
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Dominikhoffmann commented on 09 Aug 2007
I am currently waiting for his response.
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Leoncahun commented on 11 Jan 2007
Great app. Please make it universal!
[Version 1.1]


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Anonymous reviewed on 10 Oct 2005
Had a problem applying the registration code in 10.4.2 but a couple of e-mails later the guys at Sphera mailed me a fixed version.

Works like a charm. Beats the pants off CHM Viewer and Chmox (slow, no search, no export to pdf).

Nice work Shawn, great support and a great app.
[Version 1.1]


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Juan Falgueras Cano reviewed on 06 Oct 2005
It works like a charm on my Mac (2xG5, Tiger). I missed this important feature .CHM -> PDF and vuala! here it is!!!

I only miss a way to enlarge the Courier font, specially in .chm dedicated to programming, where the Courier listings are so frequent. It would be great to have some preferences where to select the size of default (?) fonts...

Great update, faster than the previous.

Anyway, Chimp is far away from Chmox, CHM Viewer, and Xchm. It has find, it is more robust and faster launching...
[Version 1.1]


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Anonymous reviewed on 20 Aug 2005
keeps crashing on me... not sure why.
[Version 1.0.2]


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Anonymous reviewed on 22 Jul 2005
1.0.2 crashes with 10.4.2
[Version 1.0.2]


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Anonymous reviewed on 19 Jun 2005
Cannot open any CHM files in Demo mode using OSX 10.3.9 without crashing.
[Version 1.0.1]


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ndp630 had trouble on 03 Feb 2008
I have paid the $4.95 for the program today 2-3-08. I have a serial number to activate it, and I can't find a place to download it now. The site and company appear to be gone. Does anyone have any idea where I might be able to find a copy? I have tried to contact esellerate (whom I made my payment through) and we'll see where this goes. I just want copy of the program i can activate. Can anyone help me out with this?
[Version 1.1]

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Pres! commented on 04 Jun 2008
as of early June 2008, it's still available here:

http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/Chimp.shtml

(...of course I can't register it or anything, but I got it! ^^;)
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Niq had trouble on 17 Nov 2007
Please bring this back! It was the best chm viewer available!
[Version 1.1]


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Egn had trouble on 13 Oct 2007
The download link brings up a "site suspended" sign.
Not there.
[Version 1.1]


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Downloads:26,441
Version Downloads:21,682
Type:Utilities : File Management
License:Shareware
Date:06 Oct 2005
Platform:PPC 32 / OS X
Price: $4.95
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Chimp lets you view all those pesky CHM files that are floating around. CHM stands for Compiled HTML, and it's used by Microsoft Windows for help files, documentation, magazines and eBooks. Chimp lets you open these files with the elegance and ease you'd expect from OS X.

Features:
  • Document-wide searching
  • Document-wide printing
  • Editable bookmarks


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