MadCap Flare Online and Flare Desktop

MadCap Flare Online's integration with MadCap Flare Desktop lets you store copies of your projects in Flare Online, continue to work on them locally in Flare Desktop, and keep both sets of copies in sync. You can use Flare Online to quickly build and publish output (and roll back when necessary) without the need to involve an IT department. Custom vanity URLs let you produce meaningful paths for your outputs. You can also send topics and snippets for review in Flare Online, as well as use custom checklists to track your progress in Flare projects.

Flare Online also lets you perform many of the essential authoring tasks that are necessary in the development of a project and its output. Therefore, you might be wondering, "If I have Flare Online, do I need Flare Desktop at all?" The answer to that is going to be different, depending on your needs. Some people might only need Flare Online. Others might only need Flare Desktop. And still others might need both, involving the movement of content between the two applications.

• Flare Online is a great choice if you want a very simplified process with the most essential documentation elements, as well as the special offerings that are available only in the cloud (e.g., hosting output, collaborative authoring, analytics).

• Flare Desktop is ideal if you must work locally and need advanced authoring features that have been developed over decades (e.g., context-sensitive Help, meta tags, heavy customization of print-based outputs).

Flare Online Benefits

Flare Desktop Benefits

Collaborative authoring Integrate with ChatGPT (AI Assist) Configure single sign-on (SSO) Host output with custom domains and vanities Publish private output View analytics on output Assign user permissions Use integrated checklists Collaborate with reviewers Create and manage tasks Integrate with Slack Easy cloud-based translation process Customize dashboards and widgets Communicate via message center

Highly specialized authoring features Editor structure bars Dynamic topic preview Full-featured text editor Heavy-duty print-based customization Micro content (enhanced search, chatbots, etc) Context-sensitive help Link viewer Advanced cascading stylesheet editing Integrated responsive web design Learning and development integration Various search engine choices Creation of publishing destinations

For more complete information about Flare Online, see its Help system:

documentation.madcapsoftware.com