At my previous employment I used Storyline 2 on a PC. My new employer is Mac based. I am wondering how other Mac users like working in Storyline through a VM.
I really don't want to work with Adobe Captivate, but I'm nervous about working in a non-native software.
Amanda, I use a Mac with Parallels and it works just fine, and my Mac is getting pretty old so I'm sure newer ones are even better. If you're a regular Mac user you'll likely appreciate being able to run Storyline in Parallels along with all of your other standard Mac applications. Parallels also makes accessories like wireless mouse a little simpler, IMHO.
Using Rise should be no problem natively on a Mac; you shouldn't need Parallels or Boot Camp to do that. Hopefully one day Articulate will have a native Mac version of SL. Then I'd drop Windows altogether.
I use VMWare and haven't run into any challenges with my bluetooth mouse or keyboard with Storyline or Studio. I do have to remind myself to switch my copy/paste keyboard shortcuts though!
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Hi Amanda,
I know there are lots of Mac users here in the E-Learning Heroes community - and I'm one of them. 😀
We have a lot of great documentation on how to get yourself set up and running in a virtual environment.
If you're using Parallels Desktop, see these video tutorials and best practices.
If you're using VMware Fusion, see these best practices.
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Thanks!
So far I'm using Boot Camp and successfully installed Windows 10. I was able to create a course in Storyline 360 and Rise for a proof of concept.
I just have to figure out how to use Windows on the Mac. I wasn't able to access a USB storage device on it yet. And my bluetooth mouse acts weird.
If we go with Storyline, I will probably recommend getting Parallels so that I don't have to reboot each time I switch between the OSs.
Do you know if Articulate plans to make a Mac native app?
Thanks for your help!
Amanda, I use a Mac with Parallels and it works just fine, and my Mac is getting pretty old so I'm sure newer ones are even better. If you're a regular Mac user you'll likely appreciate being able to run Storyline in Parallels along with all of your other standard Mac applications. Parallels also makes accessories like wireless mouse a little simpler, IMHO.
Using Rise should be no problem natively on a Mac; you shouldn't need Parallels or Boot Camp to do that. Hopefully one day Articulate will have a native Mac version of SL. Then I'd drop Windows altogether.
I use VMWare and haven't run into any challenges with my bluetooth mouse or keyboard with Storyline or Studio. I do have to remind myself to switch my copy/paste keyboard shortcuts though!
As for Rise - you can author in the Mac side - I mostly use Chrome. Here's some more FAQs on working with Rise.
No official plans yet for a native Mac version of Storyline - but we'll keep you posted if that changes!
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