ExplainEverything: a tablet-based application that enables you to create videos using original material such as a slideshow presentation, voice-over, images and others and its visual library. Free/Paid.
Storytelling
Celtx
Celtx: scriptwriting software that allows to you seamlessly work within a script format. With a paid subscription, you can collaborate with peers, integrate storyboards, coordinate production details and schedules. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Paid/Premium. (Note: Celtx’s classic free desktop software with multiple integration capabilities has been discontinued in favor of the current cross-platform, “online studio” model).
StoryboardThat
StoryboardThat: quickly turn a narrative into a storyboard with this simple online platform featuring thousands of character and background images. 14-Day free trial. FREE/Premium.
Pixton
Pixton: An online tool which allows drag-and-drop creation of storyboards and comics. Allows for collaboration and available on both Android and iOS. Requires a free account. FREE.
Make Beliefs Comics
Make Beliefs Comix: allows users to create simple 3-panel comic strips to download, print, or share on the web. An iOS app is available in free and paid versions. FREE/Paid (ad-supported).
EkoStudio by Interlude
EkoStudio by Interlude: (Formally Treehouse by Interlude.) A free platform for creating interactive videos. Users can upload video clips and arrange them with a visual editor. Create menus for viewers to choose their path through the videos. Unlimited storage and projects. FREE/Premium.
Steller
Steller: visual storytelling iPhone application with a social media component. Create digital “flip books” with photos, videos, and text to share through the application’s web platform, SMS, email, or embedding it on your website. FREE.
Storybird Studio
Storybird Studio: a visual storytelling platform that curates original artwork to illustrate (and inspire) user-authored stories. Offers free trial educational accounts with simple classroom management tools. Free/Paid
Inform7
Inform7 is the latest version of Inform, a digital storytelling platform for creating interactive fiction in an easy to understand way. No coding experience is necessary. FREE.
TextAdventures.co.uk
TextAdventures.co.uk: a repository for interactive literature and text games created using Quest or Squiffy, open source tools for creating interactive fiction. FREE.