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

Hi everyone!

I agree with all your comments regarding the mac. It's absolutely absurd that there is no software for the Apple platform. I just signed up to a course on Articulate 360 before discovering this situation and I can't believe I have to go down a PC path. The whole reason I bought a Mac Mini was not to have to do this.

Please guys get onto this ASAP. 

Hi Mathew

I couldn’t agree more with your sentiments.
I’m really trying to develop my skills in this industry and this is a
serious setback for me.

So I’ve been looking at Captivate again but it’s not as well regarding by
industry it seems.

I understand that you can buy a flash drive with the Windows
operating system on it. Would this make it possible to run Articulate on
the Mac? Please see the link:

https://www.dicksmith.com.au/da/buy/intel-compute-stick-with-windows-10-quad-core-atom-x5-and-32gb-ssd-boxstk1aw32sc-intel/?utm

Ok thanks for letting me know.
Let’s hope more speedy change is ahead.
Thanks for all the information.

Cheers
Tom

I completely agree with Matthew and the hordes of other Mac users using Articulate. I'm also a longtime Articulate Mac user, although never a community 'hero'. I'm very supportive and love the product. I have also clamored for a Mac version in many community posts. I remember Articulate saying they were working on a Mac version a few years ago, and then Poof! All conversation stopped.

I'm tired of the same, lame rhetoric from Articulate since that moment, that 'there aren't enough Mac users to justify' creating a Mac version. What a ludicrous reason. We buy licenses every year! If you have ANY Mac users, you should be scrambling to keep them happy, as you do the rest of your customer population. Period. Excuse my grumbling, but I've been waiting patiently with no results from Articulate.

Is Articulate incapable of spending money on R&D to make Mac versions a reality? Adobe has found a way to release a Mac version of Captivate for years, as have other L&D tools. Articulate, by contrast, just keeps letting us know they don't care about us. No Mac version, end of story.

Until now hopefully, with the M1 release, which I bought. As Matthew mentioned, the pre-M1 Macs will eventually die out, so we have to have a Mac version if they want to keep us. Right now, they're the only game in town. I am not-so-patiently waiting for that to change.

Parallels is working on an M1-friendly version of their product (release date TBD - sigh). Other than that, there is no bright spot in this M1 scenario. Like many of you, I'm tired of being treated like a second class citizen by Articulate. Will they ever listen to us? Or are we really that irrelevant to them?

Well, this sucks. I've been using Storyline on VMware Fusion for the last decade. I work primarily every day in Storyline along with teaching several workshops every year. And I just dropped some big coin last year upgrading this MBP and VM. My MBP is a 2013 and I suspect I'll get another year or so out of it. So let's hope the wizards at Mac, VM, Parallels, and others figure something out because as you pointed out, Articulate is not interested in developing a Mac version of Storyline.

Yesterday I received my macbook pro, and I want to install Articulate on my macbook.. 

Unbelievable ...

My company is phasing out windows :) 

Now I have to search for an alternative.. to bad.. 

Since COVID I've been logging into the company VPN on my MacBook Pro and using Microsoft Remote Desktop to remote in to my office PC to use Storyline. I've gotten pretty used to it, but sure would be nice if I could run directly from a Mac! 

Hi Matthew

Thank you for the heads up on that. Our Macs are two years old and we don't intend on upgrading any time soon. But this will certainly help others.

I wish they would develop a 64 bit version!

Regards

Adam

I have been a long time user and fan of Storyline, but when I switched jobs, my new boss would not pay for an additional Windows and VMware license to run on my Mac. Look at the length of this thread! The lack of vision and commitment to their customers is disheartening. Now it sounds with the new Macs the situation is even worse. Has anyone found even a close alternative to Storyline?  I have not, so instead my audiences have to settle for less interactive content.

Hi everyone,

A couple of things to point out:

1. Matthew NAILED IT!  When I was out in San Diego a few of years ago, Articulate told me then, that they are not pursuing creating a Mac version of SL.  "It costs too much money." (Said the company making lots of money and could afford appealing to every user)

2. Articulate makes a load of money making a product that is easy for the masses to enter this elearning design market (Powerpoint).  

3. Captivate, even Lectora, is more robust than SL and the learning curve is a bit more steep.  Having to put VMW and a copy of WIndows on a Mac just to use to use a "handcuffed" app seems counter intuitive but that's the way Articulate made it and appears they like it.  

4. All of what we have input here has fallen on deaf ears at Articulate.  They have their niche and have made it quite clear they are not going to create a Mac based version.   I think it's about time we look at other authoring tools.  It's interesting that Adobe has invested the money into making their software usable on MS and Mac, yet they haven't gone bankrupt.  I would even argue that they increased their customer base too.  

Anyway, to all those who are Mac users, good luck with finding a solution and moving forward.  I applaud you and respect you.