Articulate Storyline on Mac

Here’s a question we get a lot: “Is there a Mac version of Articulate Storyline?” Lots of folks like to use Apple-built hardware such as iMacs, Macbook Airs, and Macbook Pros to create, design, and imagine. We get it! We love Macs too.

While there is no Mac-native version of Storyline, it's super-easy to use Storyline on your favorite Mac hardware using a virtual environment. All you need to do is get virtual environment software that creates a Windows interface on your Mac. There are a ton of options for creating virtual environments, including Parallels, Apple Boot Camp, and VMware.

With a virtual environment, you’ll be able to switch back and forth between your usual Mac display and viewing a Windows interface with Windows programs.

We've created a few short videos to walk you through the process. In this series, we'll show you how to use Parallels to run Storyline on your Mac in no time.

Step 1: Install Parallels

Step 2: Install Windows

Step 3: Install Storyline

Step 4 (optional): Getting Resolution Right for Retina Displays

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esther carney
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Babette Novak

I disagree regarding the 360 guess. Why would that matter in a Mac universe any more than it does for PCs? Everything I heard from Articulate pointed to a reluctance to program on the Mac side. Articulate was originally built from PowerPoint templates, and I think there is a certain terror on Articulate's staff over converting that to a Mac system. Not sure why; Microsoft was able to adapt Office pretty easily into a Mac solution. Articulate knows very well by now that there is a huge Mac population ready for a version for us, one that doesn't require another $1000 in software to adapt it to a Mac. They're betting we're stuck with it, and they're right for now. There WILL be a Mac-based solution someday soon that rivals or hopefully exceeds 360, and that's when Articulate will regr... Expand

David Brick