Articulate 360 FAQs: Working on a Mac

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You can run Articulate 360 desktop apps—Storyline 360, Studio 360, and Replay 360—on a Mac that uses Intel processors with a Windows virtual machine. Articulate 360 web apps—Rise 360 and Review 360—can be used natively on a Mac.

See these FAQs for answers to common questions about using Articulate 360 on a Mac:

• Can I install Storyline 360, Studio 360, and Replay 360 on my Mac?
• Can I author responsive Rise 360 courses on my Mac?
• Can I record screencasts on my Mac?
• Which Articulate 360 apps can I use on my Mac?
• Is Articulate 360 compatible with the Apple M1 chip?

Can I install Storyline 360, Studio 360, and Replay 360 on my Mac?

Mac users with Intel processors can install Storyline 360, Studio 360, and Replay 360 in Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, or Apple Boot Camp. If you have the Apple M1 chip, we have more details below.

See these best practices for using Articulate software in a virtual environment:

• Using Articulate Software on a Mac with Parallels Desktop
• Using Articulate Software on a Mac with VMware Fusion

Can I author responsive Rise 360 courses on my Mac?

Yes. Rise 360 is completely web-based, so you can use Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox browsers on your Mac to create responsive Rise 360 courses.

See this article for a list of system requirements for Rise 360.

Can I record screencasts on my Mac?

Yes. Peek 360 is a native screen-recording app for Mac. It's available in the Mac App Store and is included with your Articulate 360 subscription.

Peek 360 is intuitive and fast. Your screencast will automatically upload to Articulate 360 when you're done recording. Then you can collect feedback with Review 360 or download your video as an MP4 file or LMS package.

Take a tour of Peek 360 to learn more.

Which Articulate 360 apps can I use on my Mac?

• Record brief training videos with Peek 360, our native screen-recording app for Mac. Install it from the Mac App Store.
• Create beautiful, responsive courses with Rise 360, a web app you can use in Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox on your Mac.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in Review 360, a web app for collecting feedback on your e-learning projects.
• Grow your e-learning skills with Articulate 360 Training by attending exclusive, online webinars hosted by Tom Kuhlmann and other industry experts.
• Create engaging e-learning courses with Storyline 360, Studio 360, and Replay 360. Just install the Articulate 360 desktop app in Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, or Apple Boot Camp on your Mac. Then use the Articulate 360 desktop app to install Storyline, Studio, and Replay.
• Import professionally-designed slide templates, relatable characters, and royalty-free stock media from Content Library 360 directly into your courses.

Is Articulate 360 compatible with the Apple M1 chip?

While we don’t have plans to release native Mac versions of Articulate 360 desktop apps, here’s what we currently know about M1 support in virtual environments.

• Apple Boot Camp isn't available on M1 Macs.
• VMWare Fusion is developing a version for M1 Macs.
• Parallels Desktop 16.5 and later support Apple M1 and Intel processors and work with Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview. To download this version of Windows, you need to sign up for the Windows Insider Program.  Keep in mind that prerelease versions of Windows are in active development and may not have the latest security enhancements. 

We’ll let you know as soon as we have more details. For now, Macs that use Intel processors will run Windows virtual environments without any issues.

See this article for a list of system requirements for all Articulate 360 apps.