Directory of E-Learning Tools: Course Authoring Tools

These tools can be used to create courses and tutorials. [See also Interactivity tools for specific tools that provide interactive elements that can be used within courses]

Key to Availability
Ł=cost; C =add code to web page/blog etc; D =download; H = hosted service; OS = Open source; FT=free trial

Top Course Authoring Tools
These are the authoring tools that appear in the Top 100 Tools for Learning as voted for
by learning professionals worldwide.

Tool	Summary	Available
Adobe Presenter	Tool to create tutorials from within Microsoft PowerPoint. (Formerly Macromedia Breeze Presenter)	Ł	D	FT
Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio	Empower rapid e-learning with a set of powerful authoring tools: Presenter, Quizmaker & Engage	Ł	D	FT
CourseLab	eLearning authoring tool	Free	D
eXe	eLearning HTML editor	Free	D
Lectora	Authoring software available for interactive multimedia content	Ł	D	FT
Wimba Create	Convert Microsoft Word documents into content for your Blackboard and WebCT courses	Ł	D	FT

Other authoring tools

Tool	Summary	Available
Acce-Lerator	An e-learning authoring system for the Further Education and ACL sectors	Ł	H
Advanced eLearning Builder	Authoring tool is designed for creating e-learning materials such as e-tests, tutorials, quizzes, etc.	Ł	D	FT
Atlantic Link Content Point	Collaborative development and deployment of learning content.	Ł	D/H	FT
Authoring Edit	Easy-to-use yet powerful online learning authoring tool	Ł	D	FT
Authorware	Visual authoring tool for creating rich-media e-learning applications (no longer being developed)	Ł	D	FT
CALI Author	Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)'s lesson authoring system for creating computer-assisted educational tutorials	Free	D
Classtop	Drag and drop content directly into educational LMS with software that allows users to work off line	Ł	D
Collaborate	Puts the power to build custom courses into the hands of the average corporate trainer	Ł	H
Compendle	Compendle is a user-friendly tool which allows people to create standards-based courses from a wide range of electronic resources	Ł	D/H	FT
Composica Enterprise	Web-based e-learning authoring system that offers real-time collaboration among team members	Ł	D/H
Coral Presenter	The fastest tool to create eLearning courses. Add narration, video and quiz in one go. Integrated with popular LMS	Ł	D	FT
CourseAvenue	Web-based, collaborative, eLearning platform, allowing synchronous content development	Ł	H
Coursebuilder	Free extension for (not free) Adobe Dreamweaver	Free	D
CourseBuilder	A fully-hosted web-based authoring tool that allows fast creation of interactive e-learning content.	Ł	H
CourseMaker Studio	Develop interactive courses quickly without any programming knowledge	Ł	D	FT
Courses on Facebook	Facebook app for instructors to use a social and engaging application that can reach students where they are.	Free	H
Custom Learning Studio	Complete suite of rapid e-learning development tools to help you build your own courses quickly and easily	Ł	D
Datalearn Advanced SCORM Editor	A fully-featured e-learning content generation tool based on the SCORM 1.3 specification.	Ł	D	FT
DazzlerMax	e-Learning authoring tool to rapidly create interactive training, testing and presentations	Ł	D	FT
Document Suite 2008	for creating training courses and quizzes	Ł	D	FT
Dynamic PowerTrainer Professional	Create and publish professional multimedia content, tests, quizzes, glossaries, etc	Ł	D
EasyGenerator Suite	Unique combination between the use of e-learning and structured knowledge management.	Ł	D	FT
EasyProf	Authoring software enables any normal user to produce all kinds of web-based training materials	Ł	D	FT
EduPlatform	Tool to develop and distribute computer based educational content	Ł	D	FT
EduWiz	Lets users organize their digital resources, build personal media libraries and quickly create courseware for E-Learning.	Ł	D	FT
eLab	Standalone application that permits the integration of content into predefined learning activities	Ł	D
e-Learning in a Box	Complete on-line learning package that provides smaller businesses and organizations the power of large corporate training groups	Ł	D
eLearning Objects	Intuitive environment embedded within Microsoft Word for the easy creation of interactive learning materials	Ł	D
Elicitus Content Publisher	Desktop authoring tool for trainers, educators, subject matter experts and other e-learning creators worldwide. Requires no programming.	Ł	D	FT
epiDOCX	Rapid automated documentation and training tool for Windows based applications. Generates documents in DOC, PDF, PPT, HTML, XML formats	Ł	D	FT
Epistudio	Create custom-based e-learning contents easily and rapidly	Ł	D	FT
Firefly Publisher	Innovative collaborative authoring solution	Ł	D
Flash Course Development Kit	Provides the source code and step-by-step instructions you need to create SCORM-based e-Learning Courses with Flash	Ł	D
Flashform Rapid eLearning Studio	Create Flash-based e-learning courses by simply filling out a form.	Ł	D
FlexAuthoring	Build your own interactive training using a visual layout and flexible course templates	Ł	D
HTML Course Development Toolkit	It lets you use your favourite HTML editor to create e-learning courses quickly and easily with support for SCORM complliant content	Ł	D
Hypermedia	The multi-media thinking tool for interactive learning	Ł	D
ignite 4 Professional	Course authoring tool that stitches media together such as powerpoint, imagaes, screen captures, video clips, voiceovers, and more	Ł	D	FT
iLessons	Create engaging lesson web pages. Ideal for primary and secondary education	Ł	D	FT
Inovae	Designed specifically for the purpose of creating e-learning. WYSIWYG environment, templates and freeform creation, output to SCORM/AICC, HTML&JavaScript	Ł	D
Intuition E-Learning Studio	Provides all the interactions and pre-programmed script in order to allow to anyone to develop elearning programmes rapidly. Available in English, French, German and Spanish.	Ł	D

Kallidus Author	Allows users to produce interactive learning content for web based and CD Rom distribution	Ł	D	FT
Knowledge Presenter	Create fully interactive SCORM compliant e-learning lessons	Ł	D	FT
Learning Pool Authoring Tool	Lets you create your own e-learning in minutes or re-purpose e-learning material that's already been created	Ł	D
LectureMaker	e-learning authoring software which empowers anyone to create interactive e-learning lessons and tests that can be easily uploaded to your e-learning facilities because it is SCORM compliant	Ł	D
Lesson Builder	Create interactive web pages for your e-learning course	Ł	D	FT
LCDS (Learning Content Development System)	Create interactive, online courses (from Microsoft)	Free	D
LECTURNITY	Records everything and digitalises it into multimedia learning content. You can then add interactive elements, such as test questions.	Ł	D	F
Lersus easyContent	Software that allows creating interactive tutorials, computer training courses and e-learning courses	Ł	D	FT
Litmos	Create customised interactive eLearning, training & testing modules	Ł	H	FT
Luminosity	Easy-to-use collaborative authoring environment that allows rapid creation of high-quality, media-rich, interactive eLearning content.	Ł	H/D	FT
Mindflash	Build engaging online training courses in minutes and deliver them online	Ł	H	FT
Mohive e-Learning Publishing System	Comprehensive, web-based system for organisations looking to effectively create and publish e-learning	Ł	H
MOS Solo	Windows application to create learning courses, presentations, assessments and surveys.	F	D
Multimedia Learning Object Authoring Tool	Combine video, audio, images and texts into one synchronized learning object	Free	D
MyiCourse	Create and post educational materials	Free	H
Neulio	Create audio or video online courses and share them and add quizzes	Free	H
Norpath Elements 3	Interactive authoring software that lets new and experienced designers quickly create powerful, rich-media applications	Ł	D	FT
~~Nuvvo~~	~~Build courses and deliver them online (free personal account)~~	~~Free/Ł~~	H
Outstart Trainer	Desktop authoring tool for e-learning	Ł	D	FT
Perform	Powerful rapid content authoring system	Ł	D
Prosperity Creator	Multimedia course authoring tools	Ł	D
RapideL Suite (Enhance and Discover)	Rapid authoring tool which uses the MS Word authoring interface to create courseware in Flash.	Ł	D	FT
RapideL-i	Internet-based, rapid eLearning content authoring solution.	Ł	H	FT
Ready Go Web Builder	To create web based training	Ł	D	FT
Reload Editor	For converting content into a SCORM package	Free	D	OS
RightCourse	Allows you to quickly and easily create interactive learning content for web-based training solutions.	Ł	D	FT
QuickLessons	Web-based tool for creating content as quickly as you've always wanted it to be	Ł	H	FT
Scate Ignite	Create and share structured eLearning courses, quizzes, surveys, tutorials, demonstrations, corporate training, etc	Ł	D	FT
ScribeStudio	Create and publish content, and manage and communicate with your members	Ł	H	FT
Semblio	E-Learning development platform from Microsoft	Free	D
Seminar Author	Create instructionally sound courses and quizzes	Ł	D
Simple Learning Creator	Rapid eLearning authoring tool	Free	D
SoftChalk	Create interactive web pages for your e-learning course with SoftChalk LessonBuilder	Ł	D	FT
Storyboarder Pro	Create professionally designed and cool looking e-learning storyboards in Microsoft Word.	Ł	D	FT
STT Trainer	rapidly creates custom e-learning for IT systems by creating effective simulation lessons and high quality system documentation and user support materials.	Ł	D
TEDS Learning Composer	Dynamic content authoring tool that facilitates the rapid creation and editing of multimedia e-Learning courseware	Ł	D
THESIS	Easy to use rapid conversion and content authoring tools for legacy and SCORM conformant elearning	Ł	D
Toolbook Assistant	Non-technical subject matter experts and business line managers can quickly create web based training, computer based training, and interactive e-learning content.	Ł	D	FT
Toolbook Instructor	Authoring solution to create web based training, computer based training, software application simulations, etc	Ł	D	FT
Tutorom	Site for elearning creation and delivery	Free	H
Udutu	Online course and simulation authoring	Free	H
WBTExpress	Authoring tool for elearning courses (Free, Pro and Enterprise versions)	Free/Ł	D
Web Course Builder	Create web based training	Ł	D	FT
Wondershare Rapid E-Learning Suite	Create highly interactive Flash-based learning course with PowerPoint, quizzes, demos and video content without the need of complicated programming knowledge	Ł	D	FT
WordForce	From MS Word to a complete web course (requires .NET Framework 2)	Ł	D	FT
Xerceo Infuse	Captures any informal learning; blogs, wikis and adds assessments as it turns them into trackable, SCORM compliant courses	Ł	H
Xerte	XML editor and run time engine to create and deploy interactive learning objects	Free	D
yAuthor	Online and offline editor for authoring of interactive content	Free	H