ActivePresenter

ActivePresenter 9 is an authoring tool designed for eLearning content creation. According to the vendor, it is a versatile solution that allows users to create interactive courses, software simulations, assessments, and video-based courses. The product is suitable for both small and large companies and is widely used in various professions and industries such as education, corporate training, software development, healthcare, and information technology.

Key Features

Slide-based Courses: According to the vendor, users can create interactive courses in any scenario with a feature-rich editor. The user-friendly editor is designed to help create professional-looking eLearning content with minimum effort. Advanced features are also available for creating more complex and engaging content.

Software Simulation: The vendor claims that users can build software simulations quickly using smart screen capture technology. All steps performed on the screen are recorded as slides, including mouse clicks, keystrokes, and their appropriate actions and values. This feature is ideal for creating software tutorials and assessments with minimal time and effort.

Assessments & Gamification: The vendor states that users can easily create interactive assessments and educational games without coding skills. The product supports 13 question types, slide pools, slide randomization, and flexible branching with events, actions, and conditions. This enables the creation of unique and engaging assessments and gamified learning experiences.

Video-based Courses: Users can create or record videos with screencasting and editing tools, according to the vendor. They can select multiple recording sources such as screen, microphone, system audio, and webcam. The product also offers editing tools, effects, shapes, animations, and transitions to enhance videos. HTML5 output allows for the addition of quizzes and branched scenarios.

Import PowerPoint Presentations: According to the vendor, users can convert existing PowerPoint presentations to HTML5 or eLearning packages (SCORM & xAPI) without the need for additional software. This feature preserves the original content and structure of the PowerPoint presentation and can be done on both PC and MAC.

Responsive Design: The vendor claims that users can design fully-responsive, mobile-ready eLearning content. They can easily convert regular projects to responsive ones and define layouts for different screen sizes or use Flex Boxes to layout objects automatically.

Themes & Templates: According to the vendor, users can utilize well-designed themes and templates to quickly create new projects. They can also save existing projects as slide templates for reuse in future projects. Customization options include themes, colors, fonts, and background styles to match the desired look and feel.

Object Manipulation: The vendor states that users can manipulate objects on slides with ease. They can group objects together for simultaneous movement, resizing, rotation, and other property adjustments. The product also allows the creation of multi-state objects for interactive content without the need for multiple objects.

Interactive Quizzes: Users can create a wide variety of interactive quizzes using 13 different question types, according to the vendor. They can design question banks, randomization, and feedback layers for engaging assessments. The product also offers the option to generate random questions to prevent viewers from predicting answers.

Screen Recording: According to the vendor, users can record the screen as full-motion videos for tutorials and demonstrations. They can capture software simulations with mouse clicks, keystrokes, and system audio. The product also allows simultaneous recording of webcam videos with screen recording.