Forum Discussion
Does Articulate have any plans to make a Mac OS compatible version of Storyline?
Or any other products?
- JamesSadlerCommunity Member
As a freelancer I'm keen to avoid extra costs as I'm either working for less or pricing myself out of the market if I use Storyline. Thankfully very few clients insist on Storyline, when they do I have to decline the work - not something I ever want to do but I have to as I don't want to convert my entire life (phone, tablets, laptops and computer) to the world of Windows
- JohnnyLopez-718Community Member
I also run Boot Camp exclusively to run Storyline 360. As of today, I'm sick of it and wanted to raise a stink. We need this yesterday. It's about to be 2020, we've got robots that do laser surgery; you can figure out how to build and maintain a Mac version.
- KayleenHolt-89cCommunity Member
Another Mac user here. I use Parallels with a Windows virtual machine, but I run into SOOO many issues with Windows (not to mention all the headaches that come with having to copy my files, etc.) that I'd really love a native Mac version. Can Articulate at least give us a space (link) to request this as a way to collect all the votes? I feel like our voices aren't even being heard. Maybe one exists already and I'm not aware of it?
- LilianAustin-a5Community Member
Kayleen I think they don't want to hear. I have now cancelled my
Articulate subscription. Whenever someone request the Mac version they fob
us off with pathetic arguments.Here is the latest I got before I cancelled my subscription:
"I'm sorry, there isn't a native Mac version of Storyline on our roadmap.
The vast majority of our customers use Windows and web-based authoring
tools that don’t depend on a particular operating system. And we're focused
on developing features that have the widest impact. For example, Articulate
360 subscribers can use Rise 360 to create courses right in their web
browsers, and we’re continually updating Rise 360 with new features."Probably the vast majority of customers are windows users because they have
alienated every Mac user (and there are so many that work in education).
My guess is that they will rue the day that they didn't put it on their
roadmap. I'm looking for something Mac friendly and a lot less expensive.Good luck
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Hi Kayleen,
You can always share here in the E-Learning Heroes Community and our team updates our internal tracking of this request. You can also use the option here to log a feature request.
Let me know if I can help with anything else!
- MikelLaPorte-34Community Member
this is disappointing news. While I've been using 360 for a few years now, I've always done so on my work provided laptop. Now that I have been furloughed (no income coming in) I now have to figure out a way to purchase additional software that I won't use for anything else just so I can continue to use a product I've already paid for for the next year. I hope you all reevaluate the MAC issue moving forward.
- RyanSchwartzCommunity Member
Hmmm. Something isn't right. My Parallels app is only 68 GB.
Hello!
There isn't a native Mac version of Storyline on our roadmap. If our team decides to reroute, we'll make sure to update this thread.
- KayleenHolt-89cCommunity Member
That's extremely disappointing.
- GregoryNicolauCommunity Member
Incredibly disappointing - won’t be purchasing Articulate products - requires more effort not less for Mac users.
Articulates refusal to spend the time and money and invest in a Mac version of Storyline simply demonstrates they are a company focused just on $ and less on customer satisfaction. One shouldn’t be sacrificed for the other. Obviously never heard of, nor subscribes to the term ‘win win’.
Really poor form Articulate.
Gregory
- SarahRiedi-ScheCommunity Member
I would just like to reiterate everyone's sentiments on adding a Mac option. I had to recently switch since my PC couldn't handle the graphic workload with videos editing and other Adobe products. I was then shocked to find I couldn't just download articulate on my new computer. Now I'm working with IT to figure out a solution.
- JohannCarreno-7Community Member
Not having a native Mac option definitely creates a problem for my team. We switched to mac after endless problems with video editing and large graphics on Windows. Parallels is a workaround and not an ideal solution.
- CarolynAli-bec9Community Member
I'm working with a new company that could transition huge swaths of their training material to Storyline... except that the entire company uses Macs. I'll have to bring out my personal Windows PC to build anything... except why would I when no one else in the company could reliably edit the material when I'm done? Not having a Mac solution has caused Articulate enough lost business at this point- when will that change?
- TomCoadyCommunity Member
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: