.CHI File Extension
- Developer by: Microsoft Corporation
- Category: Various data Files
What are .CHI files and how to open them?
Can't open .CHI file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .CHI file.What is a .CHI file extension?
.CHI file extension is created by Microsoft Corporation. .CHI has been classified as Various data Files.
.CHI is Microsoft Help file index
The chi file extension is related to the Microsoft Help file index files.
Index file used when you ship chm files that are likely to remain on a CD-ROM, as in the case of the MSDN Library.
The chi file allows certain navigation information to be installed locally on a hard disk for quick access, while the main content lives on the CD-ROM.
A chi file should not be used in a non-CD-ROM scenario. When a chi file is not used, all the information that would be in it remains in the chm itself.
Microsoft Compiled HTML Help is a proprietary format for online help files, developed by Microsoft and first released in 1997 as a successor to the Microsoft WinHelp format.
It was first introduced with the release of Windows 98, and is still supported and distributed through Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 platforms.