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One Input, Many Outputs
Transform documents into published courses in minutes, with AI handling content, imagery, video, and narration.
eLearning
Interactive SCORM courses with quizzes, video presenters and voiceovers, ready for any LMS.
Podcasts
Turn any course into an audio podcast your learners can listen to on the go.
Videos
Export courses as video, complete with AI presenters and voiceovers.
Mindmaps
Summarise a topic as a mind map learners can take in at a glance.
Reports
Generate a training analysis report to plan, justify and evidence your learning.
PowerPoint
Export any course as a PowerPoint deck for classroom or presenter-led training.
Arcade Games
Turn learning into arcade-style microgames that make revision fun.
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Feature list
Everything in the Open eLMS Learning Generator, from turning a document into a course to editing, assessments and exporting to every learning type. Pick a category to explore.
AI Course Generation
From a document, a prompt or a blank page to a finished course, with AI doing the heavy lifting.
- Document to eLearning
Upload a Word, PDF or PowerPoint file and get an interactive course back.
- AI course generation
Give the AI a topic or a brief and get a complete, ready-to-edit course.
- Automated quiz generation
Generate knowledge checks and a final quiz from the course content in one click.
- AI image generation
Create on-brand images for any screen from a short text prompt.
- Advanced image generator
Fine-tune style, composition and detail for images that match your brand exactly.
- AI lip-sync presenters
Generate a lip-synced presenter from a script, in any language you choose.
- Translate into any language
Translate a whole course, voiceover included, in a single click.
- Add new topics with AI
Ask for a new topic and the AI writes the screens straight into your course.
- Enterprise AI data source (LLM)
Point the AI at your own documents so every course draws on your expertise.
Editing with Open eLMS Creator
A browser-based editor with an AI assistant on hand, so anyone on the team can polish a course.
- Online AI eLearning editor
Edit any course in the browser, with an AI assistant on hand for rewrites.
- No software to install
Everything runs in your browser, so there is nothing to download or update.
- 1,000+ templates & animations
Pick from over a thousand screen templates and animations to keep learners engaged.
- 420,000+ background images
A huge library of royalty-free images, built in and ready to use.
- Add your own media
Drop in your own images, audio, video and documents wherever you need them.
- YouTube & Vimeo integration
Embed YouTube and Vimeo videos directly into any screen.
- Voiceovers in many languages
Add natural AI voiceovers to any screen in seconds, in dozens of languages.
- Record your own voiceover
Record narration in your own voice straight from the editor.
- Video presenters
Put a video presenter on screen to introduce and explain each topic.
- Add your own presenter
Film your own presenter once and use them across every course you make.
- Virtual learning worlds
Build explorable 3D scenes that learners move through at their own pace.
- Responsive on any device
Courses adapt to phones, tablets and desktops with no extra work from you.
- Add new templates
Design your own screen templates and reuse them across every course.
- Branding removal
Remove Open eLMS branding so courses carry only your own identity.
Assessment
Check understanding as learners go, and prove it at the end.
- Quizzes
Build end-of-course quizzes with pass marks, feedback and retries.
- Knowledge checks
Drop quick checks into any screen to confirm learning as it happens.
- Branching
Send learners down different paths depending on the answers they give.
- Randomised question banks
Draw questions at random from a bank so no two attempts look the same.
- Weighted questions
Give harder questions more marks so scores reflect real understanding.
- Drag & drop questions
Learners drag answers into place for a more hands-on kind of test.
- Sorting questions
Ask learners to put steps or items into the right order.
Learning Types & Export
One course, every format: SCORM, video, podcast, PowerPoint, mind map, microlearning and games.
- SCORM 1.2 & 2004
Export to SCORM for use in any other learning management system.
- Video export
Export any course as a video for YouTube, Teams or social media.
- Podcast export
Turn a course into a podcast learners can listen to on the move.
- PowerPoint export
Export courses as editable PowerPoint decks for the classroom.
- Mind map export
Summarise a course as a mind map for quick revision.
- Microlearning export
Break a course into bite-sized microlearning modules.
- Arcade game export
Turn course content into quick games learners want to play.
- Training analysis reports
Generate a training needs analysis from your course content.
Sharing & Distribution
Publish to your LMS, the big course marketplaces or the Open eLMS store, and earn from what you make.
- Direct LMS integration
Publish straight into Open eLMS or any SCORM-compliant learning management system.
- Share to Udemy, Podia & Coursera
Publish your courses to the big course marketplaces in a few clicks.
- Unlimited distribution
Share your courses with as many learners as you like, with no per-learner fees.
- Earn from your creations
Sell the courses you make through the Open eLMS store and earn from every sale.
- Free editing for LMS licence holders
Open eLMS LMS customers can edit any Library course at no extra cost.
Product Comparison
The Learning Generator next to the authoring tools you are probably also looking at. One input, many outputs is the difference: the others stop at the course. The table starts with what every tool offers; scroll down for what only the Learning Generator does.
| Feature | Open eLMS Learning Generator | Articulate 360 | Mindsmith | iSpring Suite AI | Coursebox | Elucidat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI quizzes & knowledge checks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI voiceovers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Branching scenarios | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document or prompt to a full courseElucidat drafts outlines from a PDF and imports PowerPoint. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◔ |
| SCORM 1.2 & 2004 exportCoursebox exports SCORM on paid plans. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◔ | ✓ |
| Translate the whole course, voiceover includedArticulate sells Localization separately; Coursebox translates its videos. | ✓ | ◔ | ✓ | ✓ | ◔ | ✓ |
| AI image generationElucidat offers a stock image library rather than generated images. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – |
| Free to startArticulate and iSpring offer time-limited trials; Elucidat is demo and quote only. | ✓ | ◔ | ✓ | ◔ | ✓ | – |
| AI lip-sync video presentersArticulate AI Avatars are a Labs preview that uses credits. | ✓ | ◔ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – |
| Export the course as a videoCoursebox turns course content into presenter videos rather than exporting the course. | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ◔ | – |
| Export the course as a PowerPoint deckiSpring is built on PowerPoint, so the deck is the source. | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – |
| Microlearning versionsRise 360 has a microlearning course type. | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Publish to Udemy, Podia & CourseraCoursebox sells courses on your own branded page instead. | ✓ | – | – | – | ◔ | – |
| Export the course as a podcast | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – |
| Export a mind map | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – |
| Arcade games from the content | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – |
✓ included ◔ partly, or as an add-on or preview – not offered, or not stated by the vendor
Checked against each vendor's published materials in October 2026. Products change, so if we have something wrong, tell us and we will put it right.