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Is there a way to use Storyline 360 on a Mac?
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?
Thanks for your support!
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Hi! I use your software at work which is great, but I recently found out that I cannot work from home using Storyline because you don’t make a version for Mac users! Also I had to pass up an opportunity to make over 600$/ week on an elearning gig because I only have a Mac computer at home to work on! I REALLY wish you would make a Mac-version of storyline. And yes, I already know that I can use Rise on my Mac. That’s great, but it would be awesome if I could download all the apps and use them on my Mac computer at home. It’s so disappointing. I chose your software over Adobe Captivate and now I am questioning that decision. And no- I do not want to partition the hard drive on my very expensive Mac!
I empathise with you. Simply Unacceptable that a Mac version i not being
made available.
You can run off an external SSD using parallels
Any idea how much that would cost?
Listen, we are NOT interested in workarounds! We want the real deal - a Mac version of Storyline 360!
I don’t believe there are any plans for a Mac version. I only use Macs for all work and Parallels works well.
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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 couldnt agree more. Workarounds are worthless. A native version would immediately beneficial
As far as cost it would be an external SSD + Parallels + Windows + Storylne/360 not insignificant but you can get cheap deals on Windows license.
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?
it is very curious....most applications today are built to run on either MAC or PC.
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?
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).
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.
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
