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host of interaction types provide plenty of opportunities to hook in
learners. Elucidat’s analytics dashboards provide authors with detailed data on how
learners are interacting with their course, enabling you to continually update and
improve content based on data and insight.

2. Adobe Captivate

Captivate is a desktop application available for both Windows and Mac. It’s one
of the most powerful authoring tools in this list, but comes with a steeper learning
curve and its own set of challenges. Experienced authors can create learning content
using customization options from the (relatively limited) themes available. The themes
are similar to PowerPoint, with color palettes and slide masters defining the look and
feel. Captivate’s builtin screen recording allows you to create good quality systems
demos and build sandpitstyle screens for users to practice in. Complex interactions,
mobile gestures and geolocation features are all possible and can contribute to a
highquality experience, but the options for personalized learning are limited. The 2019
release improved the ability to create responsive designs for multiple devices using
“Fluid Boxes.” While content can be viewed on multiple device types, design decisions
can’t be made on a per device basis, so content isn’t truly mobile responsive.

3. Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline is a Windows desktop application that leverages a
PowerPoint look and feels. It has a modest learning curve considering the flexibility
that it offers—especially if you already know your way around PowerPoint. If you ve
got the skills and competencies, Storyline allows you to author highly customized and
engaging content. Like PowerPoint, you can control theme pages via project colors and
slide masters. This makes it very flexible, but a bit tricky to control consistent branding
over multiple courses and Storyline installations.

4. Articulate Rise

Articulate Rise is a webbased authoring tool included as part of an Articulate
360 update released around the end of 2016. There are a range of prebuilt lesson
types, custom learning called “blocks,” interactions, and screencasts to create a range
of courses. As a cloudbased authoring tool, it is possible to have authors collaborating
and always working on the latest version of the content. Stakeholders can log in and
add review comments, which speeds up processes that are slow with tools like
Articulate and Storyline.

5. Gomo

Gomo is a cloudbased authoring tool that allows you to create webstyle
content. The courses can be hosted online via the web, or offline using the Gomo app.

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