Introduction

Welcome to HelpFiles — a modern knowledge base platform designed to help you create beautiful, organized documentation for your products and services.

What is HelpFiles?

HelpFiles is a Gitbook-style documentation platform that makes it easy to create and maintain help articles, FAQs, and changelogs. It features a clean three-column layout with intuitive navigation, full-text search, and SEO optimization out of the box.

Key Features

Help Articles — Write rich content in Markdown with support for code blocks, callouts, images, and more
Categories — Organize your articles into logical groups for easy navigation
FAQ Management — Create and manage frequently asked questions with a beautiful accordion interface
Changelog — Keep your users informed about updates, fixes, and new features
Built-in Editor — A simple yet powerful editor interface for creating and managing all your content
SEO Optimized — Every page is optimized for search engines with structured data, sitemaps, and meta tags

Who is it for?

HelpFiles is perfect for:

SaaS companies looking to provide self-service support documentation
Open source projects that need user-friendly docs
Internal teams building knowledge bases for onboarding and processes
Anyone who needs a clean, organized way to share information

Tip: The fastest way to get started is to follow our Quickstart Guide — you'll have your first article published in under 5 minutes.

Architecture

HelpFiles is built with modern web technologies:

Next.js 14 with the App Router for server-side rendering and static generation
TypeScript for type safety
Tailwind CSS for styling
MDX for rich content authoring
Flat-file storage — no database required

Next Steps

Ready to get started? Here's what to do next:

Read the Quickstart Guide to set up your first knowledge base
Learn how to Create Your First Article
Explore Organizing with Categories to structure your content