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About ActivePresenter
ActivePresenter is an eLearning authoring tool from Atomi Systems that combines screen recording and video editing with slide-based course building. It can record step-by-step software walkthroughs, turn them into interactive simulations, and add quizzes, timers, drag-and-drop activities and educational games.
Version 10 adds AI features for writing, image generation and text-to-speech. Existing PowerPoint presentations can be converted into courses, and projects export to SCORM and xAPI packages for use in a learning management system. The download needs no sign-up and no subscription.
Strengths
- Records software walkthroughs and turns them into interactive simulations
- Exports SCORM and xAPI packages for LMS use
- Imports PowerPoint presentations as a starting point
- No sign-up or subscription needed to download
Limitations
- Much broader and more complex than a simple screen recorder
- AI features are part of a larger authoring workflow rather than standalone tools
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree download with no subscription; paid editions are listed on the developer's pricing page.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Atomi Systems
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Trainers and instructional designers building software tutorials and eLearning courses
- Categories
- Video editing, Screen capture, Learning tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to ActivePresenter
Compare allSoftware that can replace ActivePresenter for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Camtasia
Professional screen recorder and video editor for tutorials and demos.
Camtasia also combines screen recording and editing for tutorials on Windows and macOS, but it is paid after the trial and lacks the listed SCORM and interactive simulation features.
Wondershare DemoCreator
A screen recorder with a built-in video editor for making tutorials, demos, courses and gaming videos.
Wondershare DemoCreator combines recording and editing for tutorials and courses on Windows, macOS and the web, without the interactive simulations and LMS package export of ActivePresenter.
ScreenFlow
Mac-only screen recording and editing tool for tutorials and courses.
ScreenFlow records and edits tutorials and courses in one app, but it runs only on macOS, is paid after the trial and has no listed SCORM export.
ScreenPal
A screen recorder and video editor, formerly Screencast-O-Matic, available online and as a desktop app.
ScreenPal offers recording, editing, quizzes and storyboards for teaching, but it is built around an online account and hosted service rather than a desktop authoring tool.
FlashBack Express
A Windows screen recorder with webcam and audio capture plus an editor for tutorials and demos.
FlashBack Express is a paid Windows 10 and 11 recorder with an editor for captions, zoom and transitions, but it lacks interactive simulations and macOS support.
Capto
A Mac screen recorder, screenshot tool and video editor for tutorials, classes and demos.
Capto is a paid recorder, screenshot tool and editor for lessons and tutorials, simpler than ActivePresenter and without SCORM or xAPI export.
Screencastify
A browser-based screen recorder for Chrome and Edge for recording, editing and sharing videos.
Screencastify records lessons in Chrome or Edge with interactive questions, moving authoring into the browser and relying on its hosted service for editing and sharing.
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