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Captivate Variable Cleaner
Generic names. Leftover input variables. A list that keeps growing.
See what your course uses, give variables meaningful names, and clear out the leftovers.
Drop your Captivate .cpt file here, or choose a file.
Captivate 12 and later · Up to 512 MBYour file stays in your browser. Your original stays untouched.
See what’s used
Find inputs, displayed text, and interactions that use each variable.
Clean up the list
Replace generic names and remove variables you no longer need.
Download your copy
Keep your original. Open and preview the updated course in Captivate.
You changed the input variable.
Why is the old one still there?
An input can leave you with names like variableEditBoxNum_1 and variableEditBoxStr_1, even after you choose another variable. Repeat that across a course and the list gets hard to manage.
The cleaner shows where those variables are connected, helps you rename them, and lets you remove leftovers from a new copy of your course.
Which files can I use?
This tool works with .cpt files from Captivate 12 and later. Some versions are still being tested; you’ll see a note when that applies. Captivate Classic .cptx files aren’t supported. Always open and preview your updated copy in Captivate before publishing.
Clean up extra input variables
Course details
Your variables
Choose one to see where it’s used.
Captivate’s built-in variables0
Captivate manages these. You can see where they’re used, but you can’t rename or delete them here.
“No use found” means the cleaner didn’t find a use it recognizes. Check your downloaded course in Captivate Preview before publishing.