ActivePresenter

ActivePresenter is a leading authoring software to simplify your eLearning design experience. ActivePresenter stands out from the rest as a feature-rich and easy-to-use tool for multiple scenarios, including:

  • Design high-quality interactive courses for school and workplace learning.
  • Build interactive software simulations with smart screen capture technology.
  • Develop assessments and educational games.
  • Create or record videos with screencasting and editing tools.
  • Convert existing PowerPoint presentations to eLearning courses.

Leveraging high-level responsive support, HTML5, SCORM, and xAPI, content created with ActivePresenter can run perfectly on any device and integrate with almost all learning management systems (LMS). The video output (MP4, WebM, MVK, WMV, AVI) can also be uploaded to video-sharing websites. This software is developed by Atomi Systems, Inc. and can run well on both Microsoft Windows and macOS.

ActivePresenter
Developer(s)Atomi Systems
Initial release2008 (2008)
Stable release
9.0.6 / January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18)[1]
Written inC++
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, macOS
Available inDeutsch, English, 日本語, Español, Français, Italiano, Polski, Português, Русский, Tiếng Việt, 中文
TypeScreen Recorder, eLearning Authoring Tool, and Video Editor
LicenseProprietary software
Free Edition: Freeware
Standard, Pro Edition: Commercial
Websiteatomisystems.com

Features

eLearning Authoring Tool

An outstanding feature of ActivePresenter is to design interactive eLearning courses.[2] It provides users with 13 easy and ready-to-use question templates namely True/False, Multiple Choice, Drag-n-Drop, etc. ActivePresenter supports exporting eLearning courses as SCORM (SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004) or xAPI packages so that users can upload to an LMS, for example, Moodle.

Apart from the interactive output format, users can export projects to non-interactive ones. It can be images, documents (PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel), Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and videos (AVI, MP4, WMV, WebM). Additionally, ActivePresenter allows importing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to the project, then exporting to one of its output formats though lacking some animations and effects as well as converting between several video formats indirectly.

Screen Recorder

Also, ActivePresenter is a powerful screen recorder[3][4]. It has 2 recording modes: Record Video[5] and Record Software Simulation.[6]

  • Record Video: Users will get a slide containing a full-motion video.
  • Record Software Simulation: It captures all actions on the screen and then converts them into a slide-based project including image slides (mouse click, keystroke) and video slides (mouse scroll, drag-n-drop).

Video Editor

Besides, ActivePresenter provides users with a plentiful of audio/video editing tools[7] from basic to advanced. After screencasting, users can edit the recorded video with only one tool.

History

ActivePresenter has been developed by Atomi Systems Inc. since 2007. Version 1.0 was released in October 2008 and became available in the online market six months later with three editions, including a free-of-charge edition.[8]

For more than 10 years of development, ActivePresenter has continuously improved and implemented multiple new features.

History of major version updates:

  • Oct 14, 2011 ActivePresenter 3.0.0
  • Jun 27, 2014 ActivePresenter 4.0.0
  • Dec 24, 2014 ActivePresenter 5.0.0
  • May 24, 2016 ActivePresenter 6.0.0
  • Dec 28, 2017 ActivePresenter 7.0.0
  • Feb 07, 2020 ActivePresenter 8.0.0
  • Sep 27, 2022 ActivePresenter 9.0.0 [9]

Additionally, each major version has many minor updates.

Editions

Three editions are available at different prices, each having the capabilities of lower ones, plus added features. The features of the various editions are compared in a table on the ActivePresenter website.[10]

Free Edition

This edition is free of charge (freeware).[11] It is used for trial and non-commercial purposes. It includes most of the basic features to edit video and allows exporting projects to images or videos. Users can test all features of ActivePresenter without any functionality and time restrictions. It only adds a watermark on the output of non-free features.

Standard Edition

The Standard edition[12] additionally allows exporting to a series of images, videos, and documents. Interactive features are not supported in this edition. So, if users use them, a watermark will be added to the exported output.

Pro Edition

This additionally supports interactive simulations and quizzes in HTML5 output.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Download - Atomi Systems, Inc". atomisystems.com.
  2. "6 Best Authoring Tools for eLearning 2022". 23 August 2019.
  3. "7 Awesome Free Screen Recording Tools for 2022". 26 November 2021.
  4. "10 Best FREE Screen Recorders for Mac".
  5. "Record Video Demonstrations with ActivePresenter 8". 7 February 2020.
  6. "Record Software Simulations with ActivePresenter 8". 7 February 2020.
  7. "7 Highly-recommended Video Editors for PC Free Download". 8 April 2022.
  8. "ActivePresenter goes online - Atomi Systems, Inc". atomisystems.com. 29 April 2009.
  9. https://atomisystems.com/news/new-features-in-activepresenter-9/
  10. "ActivePresenter Feature Comparison - Atomi Systems, Inc". atomisystems.com.
  11. "Free Edition".
  12. "ActivePresenter Standard Edition".
  13. "ActivePresenter Pro Edition".
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