These views help instructional designers view the course in different layouts.Īdding or closing these views is very simple. In the latest version, Captivate 9, two dividend views have been added. In Captivate 8, the responsive feature had three views i.e., desktop, tablet and mobile. Moreover, it helps instructional designers view the course in various screens before it is published. It enables the development of courses that adjust their interface automatically to the screen size of any device they are accessed on.
This is the feature that makes Captivate stand out. Upgraded Featuresįirst I would like to focus on the features that have been upgraded in the latest version, and In my next blog I will share about the new features. Let’s take a look at the features that have been upgraded as well as newly added in Captivate 9. Compared to the earlier version, the new version has some advanced features that can make course development easier and faster. Recently, Adobe has come up with its latest version – Captivate 9. I have been using this tool to design multimedia learning courses for the past three years.
I am not looking forward to going through that again.Of the many rapid authoring tools available in the market today, Adobe Captivate is the tool of my choice. For many corporate users, that process can take many months.įrom my own experience with Captivate over almost two decades, whenever there was a major shift in the design of the app, that particular version always had a larger than usual number of very serious bugs.
My personal concern here is that if Captivate 2019 will NOT be receiving updates to address current known incompatibilities, this effectively forces users to upgrade to the next version of Captivate (whenever it comes out) in order to continue building e-learning.
You can purchase subscription licenses from or through Channel.įor any information, contact Captivate support. However, if you still wish to use that version, you can download it from here – Windows | macOS How can I upgrade to new versions of Adobe Captivate?
Note that after February 15, 2022, we will not be supporting any security patches for the version which allows serial keys. Where can I access a version which will allow me to use serial key?
I want to use a serial key for Captivate.
Until when can we access Adobe Captivate?Ĭustomers who are currently enrolled for Adobe Software Assurance (ASA) or Maintenance and Support (M&S) plans for Adobe Captivate will continue to avail of the benefits for these programs till the expiry date of the current contract.
You can continue to access and use the current version of Adobe Captivate through your current license plan/serial key, but please note that post February 15, we will not support any security patches with the current version of Adobe Captivate. Will Adobe Captivate stop working for customers with perpetual licenses? What does the discontinuation of Adobe Captivate perpetual licenses mean?Īfter February 15, 2022, perpetual licenses of Adobe Captivate cannotbe purchased in any geography through, or through Channel (Adobe authorized resellers) under: You can learn more about a Captivate Subscription here. Instead, Captivate users may purchase Adobe Captivate using any of the subscription options. At that point the old ‘perpetual’ model licenses will no longer be available. Given that shift, subscription will become the new normal in February of 2022. The updates even include new media assets to use in your projects. The cost is lower for subscription and subscribers are provided both feature and security updates very regularly. Adobe Captivate, post February 15, 2022, will be available through subscription licensing options only, which anyway is today’s preferred licensing option by the vast majority of our users.