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- This sounds really helpful. If I'm already running Storyline on my Windows desktop, would I need an additional Storyline license to use it on my Mac as well? Or would the one license cover both uses since it's for the same user?
- It should cover both, if I'm correct you can instance of Storyline on 2 of your devices but you cannot install on 2 devices that owned by 2 different people.
Sent from my iPhone- Just what I needed to know. Thanks Ivan!
- Bill, Better check with Articulate. My understanding is that your license is only for one machine at a time. You can transfer the license to another machine but not run the same program on two machines simultaneously.
- Here is the answer from the articulate website
https://www.articulate.com/support/storyline/number-of-activations-allowed-378
Cheers,
Ivan
- When I was in Articulate school for Storyline, the instructor said that Storyline was actually developed on the Mac. Can't confirm but I'm hoping a Mac version gets released soon.
- I've given up hope on a Mac version. They seem pretty content with the current setup but hoping forward thinking would lead Articulate to an at-parity iPad app with an Adobe-like subscription model.
- Prior to SL1 release the talk from Articulate was that a Mac version was coming. It obviously didn't happen and, as I previously posted, given the obvious heavy leveraging of the Windows/PPT APIs that SL uses, there's no way a Mac version would have happened. Given the large number of Mac users, hopefully in their next product Articulate will consider going a more cross-platform capable approach.
- I gave up waiting for a mac version. I don't want to install windows on my computer so I bought captivate instead. I am giving an elearning presentation to my institution this week to a big group, and I am going to recommend our intitution and individuals also buy captivate as we have a high percentage of users of mac computers where I work.
- Hi Esther! I know how much I’d enjoy having a native Mac version of Storyline.
Having said that, I’ve worked almost exclusively in Storyline on a Mac for two years and rarely find a need to boot up my PC. With the exception of publishing, I find my Mac-based Storyline runs faster than it does on my newer model PC.
I would argue that the initial pain of installing a virtual OS and Windows is far better than the daily workflow pains of working in anything other than Storyline.- I use Parallels on my Mac and SL2 is so much faster on the Mac than my PC
- Another issue with running under a Windows virtual machine: you need a copy of MS-Word on the VM with your copy of Storyline; it can't publish out to this format without MS-Word for Windows installed. For those of us who work primarily in OS X, and develop, review, and edit Storyline scripts in Word format, this requires redundant installations of Word on Mac and the Windows virtual machine.
- Hello! How well does Storyline 2 on Mac via Parellels sync with other Adobe programs? Will I be switching back and forth between OS's often, or need Adobe products to be downloaded to the Windows OS? Thanks in advance!
- Hi Rick -
Storyline runs exceptionally well via Parallels along with Photoshop and Illustrator. I have worked exclusively on my Mid 2014 MBP for nearly 2 years now.
Photoshop (Mac) and Storyline (Parallels) are always open on my machine and I have no issues with system performance. I even record my Storyline screencasts on my MBP without any issues. It's really amazing.
- Rick - not sure what you're asking, as Storyline doesn't "sync" with any Adobe programs. I assume you're referring to round-tripping or some other type of shared service/feature? Parallels works wonderfully when it comes to shared file access. For example, files on your OS X desktop will also be available automatically on your Windows desktop. And Windows Explorer within the guest OS will have full access to your OS X directories. It works quite well.
- Thanks! That answer it. Much appreciated.
Rick Pechous Instructional Designer, Sales
- I use Storyline on MBP with Parallels and it's so much faster in Parallels than it ever was on my PC. Love it.
- I would love to purchase SL, however, having to buy Windows just to run SL is what is holding me back. My MAC is so much better than any Windows machine I have EVER owned or used. We have a PC, I own a Windows laptop and my MAC. I also use Windows at work. I never get booted offline when using my Mac, whereas any of our Windows machines is a totally different story.
I digress, a version of SL for MAC would make it very tempting, (I would probably just buy it) for me to go with Adobe for not just SL, but other products as well.
CaT - To install Windows on a Mac is a nonsense even it can be functional. :) Of course, if you don't have a choice, I understand. Articulate 360 is a great suite and with the best training support there is out there. On the other hand, we have Adobe Captivate - I have a long experience with it and I can say that is an awful app even if it is native for Mac. Very slow, unstable and designed with the Borg clones in mind (for Star Trek fans :) ). There is also a decent alternative to Articulate, it is called Zebra Zapps. It was designed by Allen Interactions (yes, that Michael Allen).
- Hi Petre,
While I believe Storyline 2 to be a very solid eLearning tool I will disagree with your assessment of Captivate! I have been using Captivate since it was Robo Demo and can tell you it does things Storyline cannot. I don't denigrate these tools as I use all 3 (Captivate, Storyline and Lectora). IMHO a developer needs to be fluent with these tools to be successful and considered an expert.
Only the best,
Ivan- Hi Ivan, thank you for your message. It is not in my intention to denigrate any of these tools. I am simply expressing my feelings about it. User experience, you know? :) When something feels awful, it is time to be improved. I don't know about you, but my relationship with Adobe wasn't a love affair - I use an iMac (maximum specs) and it was always slow no matter the solution they provided me (clearing cache, etc). This wasn't the only problem with the product, but surely the most important. With a slow flow, the productivity is bad. If you have useful insights or advices to share, it will appreciated.
I agree there are things that only Captivate can do, but sometimes (not always) they are less important than usability, functionality, etc. Regarding the expertise requirements in this profession, maybe you're right - knowing how to use all these tools is essential. But, of course, depending on the business context in which you are working, it is maybe sufficient to master one of them and concentrate also on other matters - the Instructional Design process, Instructional Video Design, Learning Consultancy, etc (there are a lot of companies that assign one person in all of these roles).
