Comparing Articulate Storyline 1 and Articulate Storyline 2
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The following table compares the features of Articulate Storyline 1 and Articulate Storyline 2.
Authoring Content
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Streamlined interface with form/slide view toggle |  | |
| Undockable/redockable panels | | |
| Adjustable interface language | | |
| AutoRecovery | | |
| Custom slide sizes | | |
| Section 508 support | | |
Text Editor
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Supports all languages | | |
| Superior handling of right-to-left text | | |
| New WYSIWYG text editor | | |
| Publishes crisper text | | |
| Supports ligatures in OpenType fonts | | |
| Supports em dashes, en dashes, ellipses, and smart quotes | | |
| Supports custom bullets and numbering | | |
| Supports custom spacing for characters, lines, and paragraphs | |
Animations and Transitions
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Entrance animations | 5 | 15 |
| Exit animations | 5 | 15 |
| Motion paths | | |
| Animation painter | | |
| Slide transitions | 20 | 43 |
Interactive Objects
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Slide layers | | |
| Object states | | |
| Triggers | | |
| Timeline-based triggers | | |
| Variables | | |
| Buttons | | |
| Sliders | | |
| Hotspots | | |
| Markers | | |
| Data-entry fields | | |
| Scrolling panels | | |
| Mouse cursors | | |
Media
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Record, import, and edit audio | | |
| Record, import, and edit videos | | |
| Supports uncompressed videos in published output | | |
| Native screen recording | | |
| Software simulations | | |
| Articulate's illustrated and photographic character libraries | | |
| Interactive Flash files | | |
| Web content | | |
Quizzes and Interactions
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Create custom interactions | | |
| 25 question types | | |
| Drag-and-drop questions | | |
| Import questions from a spreadsheet or text file | | |
| Supports negative scoring for wrong answers | | |
| Calculate total score from multiple quizzes in the same course | | |
Compatibility
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Import Microsoft PowerPoint presentations | | |
| Import Articulate Studio '09 content | | |
| Import Articulate Studio '13 content | | |
| Import Articulate Storyline 1 content | | |
| Import Articulate Storyline 2 content | |
Player
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Customizable player | | |
| Option to make the seekbar read-only (non-interactive) | | |
| Temporarily disable or hide navigation buttons with states and triggers | | |
| Reverse previous/next buttons for right-to-left languages | |
Publishing
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Flash output | | |
| HTML5 output | | |
| Articulate Mobile Player output | | |
| iOS support | | |
| Android support | | |
| AICC | | |
| SCORM 1.2 | | |
| SCORM 2004 | | |
| Tin Can API | Version 0.9 | Version 1.0 |
Pricing and Support
| Storyline 1 | Storyline 2 | |
| Discounted pricing when upgrading from Articulate Storyline 1 | | |
| Access to the industry's best community and support | | |