ActivePresenter versions

Record screen, enhance movies, and design eLearning games
9.1
Dec 27, 2024
8.0
Feb 11, 2020
Review
7.5
Nov 23, 2018
Review
7.3
Jul 9, 2018
Review
7.2
Mar 27, 2018
Editorial review
rating
7.0
Jan 14, 2018
Editorial review
rating
6.1
Apr 12, 2017
Editorial review
rating
6.0
May 25, 2016
Editorial review
rating
5.5
Aug 10, 2015
Review
5.0
Dec 27, 2014
Review
4.0
Jun 27, 2014
Review
3.9
Jun 20, 2013
Review
3.7
Dec 19, 2012
Review
3.5
Jun 7, 2012
Review
2.0
Oct 22, 2009
Review

What's new

v8.0 [Feb 11, 2020]
- Fix an issue when capturing key strokes with modifier keys.
- Exporting video doesn't finish in some cases.
- Can not select SRT and CSV files in when UI Language is not English.
- YouTube autoplay option doesn't work in HTML5.

v7.2 [Mar 27, 2018]
- [Video]: Program crashes when exporting projects which have cursor paths.
- [HTML5]: Send mail action doesn't work.
- [HTML5]: 'None' cursor still shows borders in Webkit-based browsers.

v6.1 [Apr 12, 2017]
Enhancements:
- ActivePresenter for Mac is now officially out of beta. The free beta license terms are not applicable anymore. Users who have licenses can now activate.
Bugs Fixed:
- Error message shown incorrectly when editing slide background.
- Drag & Drop issues with recent versions of Android Chrome.
- [HTML5]: Can't enter characters which require key combinations into a text box.
- [macOS]: Fade in effect doesn't work when previewing and exporting to video.

v6.0 [May 25, 2016]
Changes and bug fixes in this update:
[HTML5 & Flash]: Play the background music (the audio object with Ignore Pausing option selected) while buffering
Add the command line option for selecting UI language when starts, for example: ActivePresenter.exe /lang fr
Some images in the PowerPoint Presentation are not imported correctly
The audio wave of imported video doesn’t display in Timeline
Quality problem (gibbering sections) when export to MP4 video format
Sometimes, Firefox displays “outdated Flash plugin” message while running HTML5 output
HTML5 output doesn’t run if the slide/object text contain the line/paragraph separator character (U 2028, U 2029)
Volume slider displays the audio signal but the recorded audio is silent
Spelling error in Shrink Project dialog
Default language doesn’t follow the language of the operating system if that language is supported
Freeze frames in video don’t work in the recent versions of Flash Player
The program is less responsive when editing a long recorded video

v5.5 [Aug 10, 2015]
Changes and bug fixes in this update:
[HTML5 & Flash]: Play the background music (the audio object with Ignore Pausing option selected) while buffering
Add the command line option for selecting UI language when starts, for example: ActivePresenter.exe /lang fr
Some images in the PowerPoint Presentation are not imported correctly
The audio wave of imported video doesn’t display in Timeline
Quality problem (gibbering sections) when export to MP4 video format
Sometimes, Firefox displays “outdated Flash plugin” message while running HTML5 output
HTML5 output doesn’t run if the slide/object text contain the line/paragraph separator character (U 2028, U 2029)
Volume slider displays the audio signal but the recorded audio is silent
Spelling error in Shrink Project dialog
Default language doesn’t follow the language of the operating system if that language is supported
Freeze frames in video don’t work in the recent versions of Flash Player
The program is less responsive when editing a long recorded video

v5.0 [Dec 27, 2014]
Modified: How To Use This Manual
New: ActivePresenter User Interface.
Modified: Sorting the Slides.
Modified: Inserting A Blank Slide
Modified: Inserting Slides From Another Project.
Modified: Add Width and Height options
Modified: Add Width and Height options
Modified: Using The Image Editor
Modified: The Properties window has been removed, this section now describes the Properties pane.
Modified: Using The Timeline
Modified: General Properties of Object
Modified: The Audio Properties dialog has been removed
Modified: The Closed Caption Editor dialog has been removed, now you can edit the text of closed caption directly in Canvas.
Modified: Update new menus and toolbars.

v3.9 [Jun 20, 2013]
- Slide accessibility properties.
- Create accessible projects.
- Localize projects.
- Remove Aluminum AJAX template, add Black, Silver AJAX template.
- Use Flash or Silverlight to play audio/video when exporting to AJAX.
- Accessibility features when exporting to AJAX.
- Remove Aluminum Flash template, add Black, Silver Flash template.
- Capture in Advance hot key in Capture Profile editor.
- Object accessibility properties.
- Supports click effect.
- Localize menu.

v3.7 [Dec 19, 2012]
Features & Enhancements:
Support Windows 8
Support capturing Command Line Interface (CLI) Applications
Lots of improvements for screenshot functionality:
Capture full screen, application, region, windows (including child windows, menus), and accessible objects
Additional processing when capturing top level window (application window or dialog)
Capture shadow (Windows Vista or later)
Process rounded corners
Translucent/Opaque window
Convenient window/object finder for selecting child window/object to capture
Remove “Insert Screenshot” item from Slide menu
Add new “Insert Screenshot” submenu to Annotation menu
Change Screnshot tool in Insert toolbar: click dropdown button to select different capture type or change options, click tool icon to do the last capture
Simplify and improve audio recording
Allow exporting Image, Audio & Video objects to external files
Resources panel:
Allow exporting resource items (both physical & logical resources) to external files
Change tab name: Image -> Images, Style -> Styles
Toggle button to show/hide deprecated images in the Images tab
Holding Alt while dragging Shape’s boundary will preserve its anchor position
Rename “Project Information” menu item and dialog title to “Project Properties” (in Project menu)
2.Bugs Fixed:
Fix occasional issue with input devices/input sources when recording audio on some computers
Occasional error when recording very long session video (>2GB video file size)
ActivePresenter becomes less responsive when splitting videos to more than 10 parts
Reddish color issue on some videos when exporting to Ajax, Flash and Powerpoint
Double-click interactions aren’t properly recognized and processed in Ajax simulation
Shape’s anchor is changed when choosing “AutoFit Text” command on context menu
Other minor bugs fixed

v2.0 [Oct 22, 2009]
Added export to Microsoft Excel, SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 package support, Flash Simulation export, and many other fixes and improvements...

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