Does Articulate have any plans to make a Mac OS compatible version of Storyline?

Articulate needs to provide a clear answer if they will ever do this. Not some generic CS reply. This has a tremendous impact on our workflow and ability to collectively create content. 

Just create a PowerPoint plug in! 

Help us use your software efficiently. 

Another vote here for a native Mac app. Our Instructional Design Team all use Storyline on Parallels. I have been an articulate user since 2010 and I much prefer the products over others. However, all of our other development products are on Mac, Storyline is the only reason we even have Parallels installed. We have recently started having issues with our Parallels installs in general, not specifically Articulate products, which has hindered our use of Storyline. It would be much less problematic for us to have Storyline natively. I would also not be opposed to having Presenter add-in for PPT 2016 for Mac, since we are here talking about Mac apps. 

It is obvious that there are issues with running Parallels. There is no way my company will support this kind of solution.

Sorry Articulate I will be testing Adobe Capture 2019 very soon, if you have a change of heart please post it here.

Regards Adam

I just looked into purchasing Storyline. The software looks awesome. I made the decision to purchase and then saw that there is no mac version, so I will be looking else where. I wonder if Articulate is really aware of how 'big' (or small in their eyes) the apple market is?? There are tons of 'creators' who are are mac users... and I don't believe Articulate know how many people are turning away from not purchasing when they see there is no apple version. Not everybody tells you why they don't buy... We just walk away and move on... 

I cannot overstate how much my company (an eLearning studio) wants a native Mac version of Storyline. We all use Macs here and Storyline is literally the sole reason we need to run VMs of Windows on our computers. Storyline's performance when running within a VM (we've tried both VM Ware and Parallels) is poor at best, even on high-end hardware. Rise simply doesn't offer the features we need. Considering the number of design studios, where Mac hardware if often the standard, who are creating eLearning, it's hard to understand how Articulate isn't seeing the value in supporting us. Sigh. 

I completely agree with everyone stating how much a Mac version of storyline is. I find it hard to believe it's not even in your roadmap at all... like not even in 2030!? Do you have plans to create a web based platform that fully integrates the capabilities of Articulate 360 not just Rise? Rise does not work for our final product. 

Hey Alli,

I understand where you're coming from and appreciate the feedback. Right now, we don't have plans to develop a web-based version of desktop tools like Storyline 360 or Studio 360.

If there's anything we can do to help you get Storyline 360 up and running on a virtual machine on your Mac, we're here for you. Reach out to us anytime right here. 

Are there any plans to release a Cloud-based SaaS solution of Storyline? This way everyone would be happy and issues around OS would be rendered moot.

I was likewise shocked to find out that Storyline is not available on Mac. During the introduction and download, there is no mention of this. In fact, it allows download of a windows executable as though that is of any use. Furthermore, many of the "dual boot" solutions do not work on MacBook Air but only on Mac Pro given the additional resources needed to run a parallel OS. Moreover, anyone that has worked with IT around graphics knows that the issues multiply when you do dual OS with single graphics hardware.

What gets me the most is that those that produce graphic assets primarily use MAC. In fact, Articulate's own graphics are quite nice and show an appreciation of great design. The segment of users for whom this is attractive are exactly the Mac users.

As a creator and Mac user, it is very disheartening that Articulate STILL refuses to recognize that creators, designers, and developers overwhelmingly use Macs. Parallels can cause issues because of Windows. There's no way my company is going for installing it onto a Mac. I work for a university (i.e. a hub of learning). It makes the software unusable. This is a shame.

Are there any plans to develop a web-based version of Storyline?