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Comparing Features Across Versions of Storyline
Article Last Updated Jan 16, 2026
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Here's what you’re missing if you're not using Storyline 360, the latest version of Storyline. Compare features across versions in the following table.
| Feature | Storyline 360 | Storyline 3 | Storyline 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build any course imaginable up to 9x faster with AI Assistant | ✔ | ||
| Translate courses effortlessly with Articulate Localization | ✔ | ||
| Content Library 360 | ✔ | ||
| Content Library 360 Templates | ✔ | ||
| Content Library 360 Characters | ✔ | ||
| 22+ Million Content Library 360 Photos, Illustrations, Icons, and Videos | ✔ | ||
| Integration with Review 360 for Stakeholder Reviews | ✔ | ||
| Publish to Reach 360, our frictionless LMS, to distribute training faster | ✔ | ||
| Team Slides for Articulate 360 Teams | ✔ | ||
| Media Library | ✔ | ||
| Streaming Video | ✔ | ||
| Video Transcripts | ✔ | ||
| Uncompressed Audio | ✔ | ||
| Background Audio | ✔ | ||
| SVG Support | ✔ | ||
| Convert Text to Speech | ✔ | ||
| Text-to-Speech Closed Captions | ✔ | ||
| Slide Numbers | ✔ | ||
| One-Click Slide Insert | ✔ | ||
| Default Slide Size | ✔ | ||
| Dialog Layers | ✔ | ||
| Feedback Master Defaults | ✔ | ||
| Accessible Feedback Layers | ✔ | ||
| Enhanced Color Selector | ✔ | ||
| Object Editing Enhancements | ✔ | ||
| Enhanced Timeline Management | ✔ | ||
| Timeline Scrubbing | ✔ | ||
| Timeline Animation Editing | ✔ | ||
| Paste Special | ✔ | ||
| Focus Order Multi-Select | ✔ | ||
| Renumber Scenes | ✔ | ||
| Reorder and Rename States | ✔ | ||
| Insert Pictures as States | ✔ | ||
| Fine-Tune Motion Paths | ✔ | ||
| Elapsed Time Variables | ✔ | ||
| Random Number Variable | ✔ | ||
| New Triggers Panel and Workflow | ✔ | ||
| Conditional Trigger Enhancements | ✔ | ||
| 360° Images | ✔ | ||
| Jump-to-Time Trigger | ✔ | ||
| Course Completion Trigger | ✔ | ||
| Toggle Hidden or Disabled State Trigger | ✔ | ||
| Print Slide Trigger | ✔ | ||
| Question Result Variable | ✔ | ||
| Preview Selected Scenes & Slides | ✔ | ||
| LRS Support | ✔ | ||
| Custom xAPI Statements | ✔ | ||
| xAPI Debug Tool | ✔ | ||
| Publish to cmi5 | ✔ | ||
| Publish to Video | ✔ | ||
| Modern Player | ✔ | ||
| Modern Player Custom Color | ✔ | ||
| Modern Player Course Cover Photo | ✔ | ||
| Modern Player Accessible Contrast | ✔ | ||
| Modern Player Two-Color Focus Indicator | ✔ | ||
| Modern Player Captions Font Size | ✔ | ||
| Modern Player Logo Alt Text | ✔ | ||
| Modern Player Zoom | ✔ | ||
| Course Playback Speed Control | ✔ | ||
| Full-Screen Toggle | ✔ | ||
| Conditional Seekbar | ✔ | ||
| Glossary Import and Export | ✔ | ||
| Review and Retry Only Incorrect Questions | ✔ | ||
| Score Only Viewed Questions | ✔ | ||
| Expanded Quiz Tracking | ✔ | ||
| Track Multiple Completion Criteria | ✔ | ||
| Enhanced Word Translation | ✔ | ||
| Text Autofit | ✔ | ||
| Text Styles | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Hyperlink States | ✔ | ✔ | |
| More Custom Text Styles | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Accessible Text | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Accessible Semantic Formatting | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Accessible Text Styles | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Accessible Player Controls | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Adjustable Accessibility Settings | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Accessible Player | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Modern Text Rendering | ✔ | ✔ | |
| HTML5-Only CD Courses | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Enhanced Restricted/Locked Navigation | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Responsive Player for Tablets and Smartphones | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Responsive Preview Toolbar | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Responsive Playback Restrictions | ✔ | ✔ | |
| HTML5 Gesture Support | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Superior HTML5 Output | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Publish to HTML5 First/Only | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Closed Captions Editor | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Import Closed Captions | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Custom Fonts for Closed Captions | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Toggle Captions On/Off with Triggers | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Dial Interactions | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Orient Objects to Motion Paths | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Rename Motion Paths | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Trigger Action When Objects Intersect | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Trigger Action When Object Intersection Ends | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Trigger Action When Object Enters Slide | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Trigger Action When Object Leaves Slide | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Edit Properties for Multiple Layers Simultaneously | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Duplicate Multiple Layers Simultaneously | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Square-CornerButton Styles | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Broadcast-Level Audio Optimization | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Picture Placeholders Can Be Any Shape | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Images Scale and Crop to Fill Picture Placeholders | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Triggers Remain When Swapping Out Placeholder Images | ✔ | ✔ | |
| New Design Elements for Result Slides | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Publish Scenes or Slides | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Best Right-to-Left Language Support | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Section 508 Accessibility Support in HTML5 Output | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Support in HTML5 Output | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Structure Text with Tables | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Define Custom Tab Order in HTML5 Output | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Adjustable Player Font Size in HTML5 Output | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Skip Player Navigation with Screen Readers in HTML5 Output | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Language ID for Screen Readers in HTML5 Output | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Find and Replace Fonts | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Detect Missing Fonts | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Streamlined Interface with Form/Slide View Toggle | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| WYSIWYG Text Editor | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom Character, Line, and Paragraph Spacing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom Bullets | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Support for Special Font Characters | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Typographic Ligatures | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Dockable Panels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Localized Interface | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| AutoRecovery | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enhanced Eyedropper Tool | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Motion Path Animations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Relative Start Points for Motion Paths | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| More Entrance and Exit Animations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Animation Painter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| More Slide Transitions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Trigger Action When Timeline Reaches Specific Time or Cue Point | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Trigger Action When Animation Completes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Trigger Hidden and Disabled States for Player Buttons | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Slider Interactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Copy Layers from One Slide to Another | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Support for Uncompressed Videos | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Questions from Excel Spreadsheets and Text Files | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Negative Scoring | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Optional Read-Only Seekbar | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| HTML5 Output for Android OS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Articulate Mobile Player Output for Android OS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Superior Section 508 Accessibility Support in Flash Output | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Support in Flash Output | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Define Custom Tab Order in Flash Output | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Adjustable Player Font Size in Flash Output | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Skip Player Navigation with Screen Readers in Flash Output | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Language ID for Screen Readers in Flash Output | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Intuitive Interface for Easy Authoring | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom Slide Sizes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Scenes and Slides from other Storyline Projects | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Slides from Your Template Library | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Slides from PowerPoint | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Quizmaker Quizzes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Engage Interactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Illustrated and Photographic Characters | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Story View | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Timeline | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Design Themes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Color Themes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Font Themes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Slide Masters | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Feedback Masters | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Storyline Templates | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Format Painter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Define Default Object Styles and Formatting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Zooming and Panning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Slide Layers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Built-In Object States | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom Object States | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Character Expression States | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Drag-and-Drop States | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Triggers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Right-Click Triggers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Variables | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lightboxes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Buttons | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Button Sets | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hotspots | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Data-Entry Fields | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Interactive Markers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mouse Cursors | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hyperlinks | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Scrolling Panels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Reusable Screen Recordings | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Software Simulations with Auto-Generated Captions and Hotspots | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Action Fine Tuning for Software Simulations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import, Record, and Edit Videos | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import, Record, and Edit Audio | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import and Edit Images | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Capture Screenshots | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add Shapes and Captions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Flash Movies | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Embed Web Objects | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Entrance and Exit Animations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Slide Transitions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 20 Form-Based Question Types | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Convert Slide to Freeform Interaction | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Drag-and-Drop< Freeform Interactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Pick-One Freeform Interactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Pick-Many Freeform Interactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Text-Entry Freeform Interactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hotspot Freeform Interactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Shortcut-Key Freeform Interactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add Multiple Quizzes to the Same Course | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Question Banks | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Randomize Questions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Slide View | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Form View | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customizable Passing Score | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Time Limit | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Optional Answer Shuffling | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customizable Feedback | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Branching | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customizable Result Slide | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Quiz Review and Remediation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set the Number of Quiz Attempts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Print Quiz Results | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customizable Player | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Multi-Level Course Menu | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Display Slide Notes or Transcript | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Attach Resources | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Glossary | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom Player Tabs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Resume Playback | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Preview Slides, Scenes, and Entire Courses | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| HTML5 Output for Windows, Mac, and Apple iOS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Flash Output for Flash-Enabled Browsers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Articulate Mobile Player Output for Apple iOS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publish for Web | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publish for xAPI (Tin Can API) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publish for SCORM 2004 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publish for SCORM 1.2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publish for AICC | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publish for CD and Other Local Destinations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publish for Microsoft Word | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Right-to-Left Language Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Double-Byte Character Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Translation Features | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Section 508 Accessibility Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |