I'm new to Articulate360. I love the platform but I'm realizing that there's some amazing stuff that can only be created in Storyline. But I don't have Windows. Is there a way to use Storyline on an Apple computer? Or a way to use it online as Rise?
Parallels only works fine if you have enough memory to run PC and Mac at the same time. For the Larger projects and all the updates, my Parallels using Storyline has turned into a snail.
I mean, @Articulate, why would you continue to refuse to build a Mac native version when there is clearly a want and need for it. Your customer base would explore if you actually built one. Why don't your executives care about money? Or was it something that Apple did to them back in the day?
I was running Parallels on my laptop trying to use storyline and it crashed my computer numerous times and i needed to have my machine re-imaged each time.
No one is "unlucky"--some people don't have the funds to buy the high end Macs with loads of memory! This is WHY it would be super helpful if they developed a Mac version!
I don't think there is a native version being planned. I would love to be proved wrong.
There was one planned and underway until Articulate suddenly pulled the plug without a real explanation. I would love to hear the story from Adam or Mark on exactly what happened. Technical issues they couldn't overcome? Programmers who didn't have the requisite skills to port the software over successfully? Maybe there's a plan for a browser-based version of Storyline that will work on all platforms? Who knows, but I'd love to get the inside scoop. It was a crushing blow when I heard the Mac version had been canned.
It's such a bummer for Mac-using instructional designers to be left out in the cold. It's the 21st century now - shouldn't Windows-only software niches finally be a thing of the past? And yes, Adobe Captivate is available for Mac, but it sucks (as does the online Captivate user community). Captivate for Windows is an archaic, bug-ridden mess as well.
I've had serious issues running Storyline 360 in Parallels in the past (see this thread). I've mostly given up my freelance eLearning development side-hustle because the technical issues were just too frustrating and problematic for me as a Mac user. So now I just stick to my "day job" working in Captivate for Windows (ugh).
I wish someone would step into the void with a real Mac-like eLearning development tool.
I was running Parallels on my laptop trying to use storyline and it crashed my computer numerous times and i needed to have my machine re-imaged each time.
A few ago I had serious issues running Storyline in Parallels that cost me a lot of unbillable hours of rework and left me with serious egg on my face with my client. Seemed it wasn't worth all the blood, sweat and tears and I've mostly given up freelance work since.
Seriously folks, either give up your Macs or use another solution or if you have no power or influence over those two choices, start asserting some (everyone has the ability to influence and to increase that influence). We all shouldn't expect our "hammer" to be the only tool we ever use. I mean even Storyline didn't think that - hence the creation of Rise. I've read of many other cases like Chris' and like Chris did, stop banging your head against the wall! The pain is so much I can even sense it virtually!
Therein lies the problem. There isn't one. :( (I'm not counting Captivate, because it's trash on Mac (and mostly-trash on Windows).
I imagine we only seal our own fates when we willingly resort to running Windows programs on our Macs via virtualization. It gives vendors a cheap and easy out ("Just use Parallels!") while still vacuuming up our sweet, sweet subscription revenue. It's amazing the number of Macs I see at eLearning conferences, yet the market is almost exclusively Windows-only.
It used to be a Windows world. Not anymore. Except for in the eLearning development market, which is always 10 years behind the rest of the world anyway.
re: Macs - lol I would expect that. User another solution. - there isn't one. Sorry but that is soooo wrong a statement. There are many other solutions. Of course with every solution that have their pros and cons (like doesn't work on Macs) so depending on your situation that might in fact be the only option, but for 98% of the situations I've run into there are definitely other solutions that meet the need (and sometimes much better).
Honestly from a business standpoint, why would you spend the money (and I am sure it isn't insignificant)? Mac users clearly are continuing to buy and use the product and finding a way to make it work are they not?
another issue If anyone else has a solution for, when using storyline and have products we need to train on use only Mac or a Mac version, we cannot record using the product in mac. Am I just out of luck for using storyline to record my mac desktop to show how a product is used in mac?
But does it add it to step by step slides? or this is just to record my screen and not have the storyline features that are available when recording via storyline?
I think dominKnow's Capture will work. You can capture on the Mac and use
it as an HTML widget. I've not tried it with Storyline, but if you are
interested - PM me and we can try it out.
Same - just saw what amazing things I could be doing with my students with this platform - however it is not Mac friendly and I don't have time to figure out or spend money on making it work. It amazes me that in today's tech - your company is missing such a HUGE audience with this limitation.
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I empathise with you. Simply Unacceptable that a Mac version i not being
made available.
Parallels only works fine if you have enough memory to run PC and Mac at the same time. For the Larger projects and all the updates, my Parallels using Storyline has turned into a snail.
I mean, @Articulate, why would you continue to refuse to build a Mac native version when there is clearly a want and need for it. Your customer base would explore if you actually built one. Why don't your executives care about money? Or was it something that Apple did to them back in the day?
I was running Parallels on my laptop trying to use storyline and it crashed my computer numerous times and i needed to have my machine re-imaged each time.
Sounds like you were unlucky I have used Storyline only on Macs and have never seen that
it is very curious....most applications today are built to run on either MAC or PC.
No one is "unlucky"--some people don't have the funds to buy the high end Macs with loads of memory! This is WHY it would be super helpful if they developed a Mac version!
I don't think there is a native version being planned. I would love to be proved wrong.
I have run on Macs with very limited resources, including iMacs and a Macbook Air, but the more memory you can throw at it the better
There was one planned and underway until Articulate suddenly pulled the plug without a real explanation. I would love to hear the story from Adam or Mark on exactly what happened. Technical issues they couldn't overcome? Programmers who didn't have the requisite skills to port the software over successfully? Maybe there's a plan for a browser-based version of Storyline that will work on all platforms? Who knows, but I'd love to get the inside scoop. It was a crushing blow when I heard the Mac version had been canned.
It's such a bummer for Mac-using instructional designers to be left out in the cold. It's the 21st century now - shouldn't Windows-only software niches finally be a thing of the past? And yes, Adobe Captivate is available for Mac, but it sucks (as does the online Captivate user community). Captivate for Windows is an archaic, bug-ridden mess as well.
I've had serious issues running Storyline 360 in Parallels in the past (see this thread). I've mostly given up my freelance eLearning development side-hustle because the technical issues were just too frustrating and problematic for me as a Mac user. So now I just stick to my "day job" working in Captivate for Windows (ugh).
I wish someone would step into the void with a real Mac-like eLearning development tool.
A few ago I had serious issues running Storyline in Parallels that cost me a lot of unbillable hours of rework and left me with serious egg on my face with my client. Seemed it wasn't worth all the blood, sweat and tears and I've mostly given up freelance work since.
Seriously folks, either give up your Macs or use another solution or if you have no power or influence over those two choices, start asserting some (everyone has the ability to influence and to increase that influence). We all shouldn't expect our "hammer" to be the only tool we ever use. I mean even Storyline didn't think that - hence the creation of Rise. I've read of many other cases like Chris' and like Chris did, stop banging your head against the wall! The pain is so much I can even sense it virtually!
"Seriously folks, either give up your Macs"
NEVER!!!!!
"Or use another solution."
Therein lies the problem. There isn't one. :( (I'm not counting Captivate, because it's trash on Mac (and mostly-trash on Windows).
I imagine we only seal our own fates when we willingly resort to running Windows programs on our Macs via virtualization. It gives vendors a cheap and easy out ("Just use Parallels!") while still vacuuming up our sweet, sweet subscription revenue. It's amazing the number of Macs I see at eLearning conferences, yet the market is almost exclusively Windows-only.
It used to be a Windows world. Not anymore. Except for in the eLearning development market, which is always 10 years behind the rest of the world anyway.
re: Macs - lol I would expect that. User another solution. - there isn't one. Sorry but that is soooo wrong a statement. There are many other solutions. Of course with every solution that have their pros and cons (like doesn't work on Macs) so depending on your situation that might in fact be the only option, but for 98% of the situations I've run into there are definitely other solutions that meet the need (and sometimes much better).
Honestly from a business standpoint, why would you spend the money (and I am sure it isn't insignificant)? Mac users clearly are continuing to buy and use the product and finding a way to make it work are they not?
another issue If anyone else has a solution for, when using storyline and have products we need to train on use only Mac or a Mac version, we cannot record using the product in mac. Am I just out of luck for using storyline to record my mac desktop to show how a product is used in mac?
You can use peek or my favourite is Screenflow
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Screenflow is fantastic.
But does it add it to step by step slides? or this is just to record my screen and not have the storyline features that are available when recording via storyline?
It records a video that you can cut up and add to slides, it cannot create storyline slides. There is no way to get storyline to record the Mac side.
I think dominKnow's Capture will work. You can capture on the Mac and use
it as an HTML widget. I've not tried it with Storyline, but if you are
interested - PM me and we can try it out.
gosh.... it been 2 years and there is still no Mac version??
this doesn't not make any sense...
Meaning if i decided to buy Articulate 360, i still have to pay extra for the parallels?
this isn't right. it been 2 years from what i can see from the comments.
you guys need to to something...
Mac version please
Same - just saw what amazing things I could be doing with my students with this platform - however it is not Mac friendly and I don't have time to figure out or spend money on making it work. It amazes me that in today's tech - your company is missing such a HUGE audience with this limitation.
Astonished too. Just downloaded Storyline - but Im on a Mac - so will dump it and also explore Adobe
i read these posts from a year ago. is a mac version available yet? baffling to me that it's not.