The following table compares the Articulate Presenter '13 features supported in Flash, HTML5, and the Articulate Mobile Player (AMP). Refer to this table during the planning and development stages of your courses for the best results in the environments you're targeting.
Hover over highlighted cells for additional notes.
Slides
PowerPoint Features
Annotations
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Arrows |  |  |  |
Checks |  |  |  |
Crosses |  |  |  |
Rectangles |  |  |  |
Spotlights |  |  |  |
Characters
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Illustrated |  |  |  |
Photographic |  |  |  |
Media
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Audio |  |  |  |
Flash (SWF) files |  | | |
Simultaneous audio/video |  |  |  |
Slide videos |  |  |  |
Presenter panel videos |  |  |  |
Videos with alpha channel transparency | | | |
YouTube videos in web objects |  |  |  |
Web objects |  |  |  |
Slide Properties
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Advance (Automatically or By user) |  |  |  |
Navigation (Free or Locked) |  |  |  |
Presenter |  |  |  |
Audio playlist |  | |  |
Branching |  |  |  |
Player
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Keyboard shortcuts |  | | N/A |
Player: Features
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Elapsed and total time |  |  | |
Exit tab |  |  |  |
Glossary |  |  |  |
Logo |  |  |  |
Menu |  |  |  |
Notes |  |  |  |
Play/Pause |  |  |  |
Presenter |  |  |  |
Resources |  |  | |
Search |  | | |
Seekbar |  |  |  |
Sidebar on left |  |  |  |
Sidebar on right |  |  | |
Title |  |  |  |
Topbar left tabs |  |  |  |
Topbar right tabs |  |  |  |
Volume slider |  |  | |
Player: Menu
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Navigation (Free, Restricted, Locked) |  |  |  |
Wrap long menu item titles |  |  |  |
Show tooltip on hover |  | | N/A |
Auto-collapse menu as learner progresses |  |  |  |
Number entries in the menu automatically |  |  |  |
Levels |  |  |  |
Player: Colors & Effects
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Background color |  |  | |
Color schemes |  |  | |
Player font |  | | |
Player: Text Labels
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Custom text labels (localization) |  |  |  |
Player: Other
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Browser size (current, optimal, fill) |  | | N/A |
Launch in new window |  |  | N/A |
Launch in new window: Display window with no browser controls |  |  | N/A |
Launch in new window: Allow user to resize |  | | N/A |
Player size (optimal, fill) |  |  | N/A |
Resume (prompt, always, never) |  |  |  |
Text: Left-to-right |  |  |  |
Text: Right-to-left |  |  |  |
Enable keyboard shortcuts |  | | N/A |
Allow user to seek within seekbar |  |  |  |
Loop presentation |  |  |  |
Quiz timer format |  |  |  |
LMS
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Articulate Online: Viewing Content |  |  |  |
Articulate Online: Tracking & Reporting |  |  |  |
LMS: Viewing Content |  |  |  |
LMS: Tracking & Reporting |  |  |  |
Switch between Flash, HTML5, and Articulate Mobile Player without losing progress in Articulate Online |  |  |  |
Switch between Flash, HTML5, and Articulate Mobile Player without losing progress in an LMS |  |  |  |
Web Browsers
| Flash | HTML5 | AMP |
Firefox |  | Limited | N/A |
Google Chrome |  |  | N/A |
Internet Explorer 6 |  | | N/A |
Internet Explorer 7 |  | | N/A |
Internet Explorer 8 |  | | N/A |
Internet Explorer 9 |  | Limited | N/A |
Internet Explorer 10 |  | Limited | N/A |
Internet Explorer 11 |  | Limited | N/A |
Mobile Safari | |  | N/A |
Safari |  |  | N/A |