Livecode is a tool for creating apps and authoring multimedia learning materials. It is very easy to add text, images and movies to what are called “stacks” and then adding interactivity to them. These stacks can be saved as iPhone, Android, Mac or Windows apps. A recent developments mean you will be soon be able to save your work as HTML5, and so embedded your app any web page.
Livecode is a tool that is easy to learn. The scripting you need to put into the buttons you create doesn’t have to get more complicated than…
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There is a free Community version of Livecode, meaning you can download and start creating your app now.
I'm very excited that the model that Livecode uses, of cards and buttons and text fields is making a comeback because it empowers so many people to start getting their hands dirty making something real on a computer. Read my article on the Rebirth of Authoring here.
It's always easier to see a tool being used, than having it explained to you, so I've made a quick video of me making a very rudimentary two page app or stack in a few minutes. I hope it gives you the courage to have a go and make something for yourself, even if you've never coded before.