The Maple Help format is the native format for Maple help database files.

This format was introduced in Maple 18 and replaces the deprecated hdb format.

The HelpTools package can be used to create and manipulate files in the Maple Help format.

$\mathrm{MapleHelp}≔\mathrm{FileTools}:-\mathrm{JoinPath}\left(\left[''lib''\,''maple.help''\right]\,\mathrm{base}=\mathrm{mapledir}\right)$

$''C:\backslash Program\; Files\backslash Maple\; 2016\backslash lib\backslash maple.help''$

$\mathrm{HelpTools}:-\mathrm{Database}:-\mathrm{GetAttributes}\left(\mathrm{MapleHelp}\right)$

$table\left(\left[''C:\backslash Program\; Files\backslash Maple\; 2016\backslash lib\backslash maple.help''=table\left(\left[''priority''=''0''\,''readonly''=''true''\,''version''=''4''\right]\right)\right]\right)$