This is a page of the DIRECTORY OF LEARNING & PERFORMANCE TOOLS
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See also Presentation tools, Screencasting Tools, Testing, Quizzing & Other Interactive Tools & Course & Learning Management Systems
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Top Tools 2012
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Adobe Authorware : No longer being developed. Visual authoring tool for creating rich-media e-learning applications. Free Trial, Download. NO LONGER BEING DEVELOPED
Adobe Captivate : Rapidly create simulations, software demonstrations, and scenario-based training. Free Trial, Download
Adobe Coursebuilder : Free extension for (not free) Adobe Dreamweaver to create web-based instructional content. Download
Adobe Flash : Advanced authoring environment for creating interactive websites and digital experiences. Free Trial, Download
Adobe Presenter : Tool to create tutorials from within Microsoft PowerPoint. Also part of E-Learning Suite. Deliver and track with Connect Pro. Free Trial, Download
Advanced eLearning Builder : Authoring tool is designed for creating e-learning materials such as e-tests, tutorials, quizzes, etc. Free Trial, Download
Articulate : Empower rapid e-learning with a set of powerful authoring tools: Presenter, Quizmaker & Engage (or together as Articulate Studio) Free Trial, Download
Authoring Edit : Easy-to-use yet powerful online learning authoring tool. Free Trial, Download
AuthorPOINT : Convert PowerPoint files to SCORM Compliant rich multimedia Presentations. Free Trial, Download
Brick Layer : Inspire and engage your audience with an interactive course built in Bricklayer, the e-learning authoring tool that makes creating stunning e-learning easy. Hosted
CALI Author : Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)’s lesson authoring system for creating computer-assisted educational tutorials. Download
Camtasia : Record your screen to create training, demo, and presentation videos, aka screencasts. Free Trial, Download
Claro: Flexible, easy to use collaborative e and mLearning cloud based authoring solution. Free Trial, Hosted
ClickClass : e-Learning system designed to enable people to rapidly author, deliver and manage their own modular online learning content Free Trial, Hosted
Compendle : A complete solution for creating, organising, and publishing courses online (also part of Custom Learning Studio) Free Trial, Download/Hosted
Composica : social e-learning authoring system. Free Trial. Hosted
ContentGenerator.net : Generate customised interactive Flash-based content for your class, intranet or website Download
Coral Presenter : Powerful, easy-to-use PowerPoint-to-Flash conversion tool. Free Trial, Download
CourseLab : A powerful, yet easy-to-use, e-learning authoring tool that offers WYSIWYG environment for creating interactive e-learning. Download
DazzlerMax : e-Learning authoring tool to rapidly create interactive training, testing and presentations. Free Trial, Download
Deltalearn Advanced SCORM Editor : A fully-featured e-learning content generation tool based on the SCORM 1.3 specification. Free Trial, Download
DemoBuilder : Capture your activities in a running application and then edit the recorded material to add a voice-over narration track or background music, visual effects, annotations, comments and other elements that will add to the efficiency of your presentation. Free Trial, Download
easygenerator : Allows authors from all over the world to work together on creating courses, share/re-use media, apply master pages etc. Commercial versions too. Download
EasyProf : Authoring software enables any normal user to produce all kinds of web-based training materials. Free Trial, Download
e-Doceo: Elearning maker and elearning animgallery are very powerful tool that can be used to create e-learning content, multimedia contents, video recording for tutorial, rapid learning, convert Powerpoint presentation to flash and much more. Free Trial, Download
EduWiz : Rapid E-Learning authoring environment for publishing web-based content. Free Trial, Download
eLab : Web based authoring application that enables the rapid integration of course content into pre-defined learning activities or Learning Objects. Download
e-Learning Authoring Tool : The e-Learning Authoring Tool is a simple, easy to use tool for creating online courses. Its design allows you to create rich media courses containing text plus images, Flash animations, audio and video created with your favorite media editors. Every course you create will fully conform to the SCORM standard. Download
Elicitus Content Publisher : Desktop authoring tool for trainers, educators, subject matter experts and other e-learning creators worldwide. Requires no programming. Free Trial, Download
eXe : eLearning HTML course editor. Open Source, Download
Expert Author : everything you need to create a great interactive learning experience using a realistic software simulation. Download
Flash Course Development Kit : Provides the source code and step-by-step instructions you need to create SCORM-based e-Learning Courses with Flash. Download
Flash Demo Builder : An easy to use and unique tool for creating tutorials, presentations, interactive quizzes and product demonstrations. Utilize its powerful screen capture which also records keypresses and mouse movements to show clearly how some processes and applications work. Free Trial, Download
FlexAuthoring : Build your own interactive training using a visual layout and flexible course templates. Download
Flypaper for eLearning : Revolutionizes how people create high-impact e-Learning content. Allows users to customize and edit Flash content without requiring programming skills. Download
Hot Lava Mobile : Rapidly develop, deliver and track all types of single source, device independent content to your employees, customers and partners to meet a wide variety of business,marketing,data capturing and learning scenarios. Free Trial, Download
Inovae : Designed specifically for the purpose of creating e-learning. WYSIWYG environment, templates and freeform creation, output to SCORM/AICC, HTML & JavaScript. Download
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. Download
iSpring Converter : PowerPoint to HTML converter. Free Trial, Download
iSpring Presenter : transforms your regular PowerPoint presentation into a SCORM/AICC compliant Flash elearning course, ready for publishing to a Learning Management Systems. Free Trial, Download
iSpring Suite : Create interactive eLearning courses with narrations, interactions, quizzes and surveys directly from PowerPoint and publish for LMS.. Free Trial, Download
Knowledge Presenter Suite : Create fully interactive SCORM compliant e-learning lessons. Free Trial, Download
LCDS (Learning Content Development System) : Create interactive, online courses (from Microsoft). Download
Learnbubble : Create and deliver your own online training courses quickly and easily. Hosted
Lectora : Authoring software available for interactive multimedia content. Free Trial, Download
LECTURNITY : Make screen or lecture recordings, record PowerPoint, create training videos, produce interactive presentations. Free Trial, Download
Lersus easyContent : Software that allows creating interactive tutorials, computer training courses and e-learning courses. Free Trial, Download
Lesson Writer : Create comprehensive literacy lesson plans and student materials from any content in minutes. Hosted
Live Blackboard : Allows instructors to create and develop online courses, assignments, grades, resources, and class rosters. Hosted/Installed
Luminosity : Easy-to-use collaborative authoring environment that allows rapid creation of high-quality, media-rich, interactive eLearning content. Free Trial, Download/Hosted
Memorize : Memorize.com pages have interactive learning modes. They make facts clear and lucid. Create a page in seconds! Share it with someone. Hosted
Metamorphosis : Create e-learning courses without the need to engage programmers, interface designers, graphic artists or instructional designers. Free Trial, Download/Hosted
M!ndflash : Build engaging online training courses in minutes and deliver them online. Free Trial, Hosted
Mohive e-Learning Publishing System : Comprehensive, web-based system for organisations looking to effectively create and publish e-learning. Hosted
Momindum : Rich-Media authoring software to easily create, edit, enrich and broadcast video base presentations. Free Trial. Download
MOS Solo : Windows application to create learning courses, presentations, assessments and surveys. Download
Multimedia Learning Object Authoring Tool : Combine video, audio, images and texts into one synchronized learning object. Download
Outstart Trainer : Desktop authoring tool for e-learning. Free Trial, Download
OpenWorld Presenter : lets you create rich media presentations and e-learning courses with ease Free Trial, Download
Podium : Podium is a powerful, enterprise-level web based collaborative eLearning system. Podium focuses on the collection of assets and the reuse of content across your organization. With Podium, create engaging content once and reuse and re-purpose it throughout your organization. Hosted
PowerTrainer Authoring Tool : Easy, professional and efficient creation of e-learning courses. Free Trial. Download
Proform Rapid eLearning Studio : Create Flash-based e-learning courses by simply filling out a form. Download
QuickLessons : Web-based tool for creating content as quickly as you’ve always wanted it to be. Free Trial, Hosted
RapideL Suite : Rapid authoring tool which uses the MS Word authoring interface to create courseware in Flash. Free Trial, Download/Hosted
Ready Go Web Builder : Create web based and mobile training. Download
Reload Editor : For converting content into a SCORM package. Open Source, Download
Scate Ignite : Scate Ignite enables users to quickly create high-impact, dynamic web presentations and screen recordings that can be published as social media, videos, podcasts, interactive flash, html or SCORM elearning. Download
ScribeStudio – Create and publish content, and manage and communicate with your members. Free Trial, Hosted/em>
Seminar Author : Create instructionally sound courses and quizzes using Author, deliver and track using MySeminar Tracker or Knowledge Center. Download
SimonShows : SimonShowsBusiness was designed specifically to meet the special requirements of business that need to train and educate their customers and potential customers. Hosted
SmartBuilder : Collaborative rapid authoring tool. Hosted/Installed
SoftChalk : Create interactive web pages for your e-learning course with SoftChalk LessonBuilder Free Trial, Download
STT Trainer : Rapidly creates custom e-learning for IT systems by creating effective simulation lessons and high quality system documentation and user support materials. Download
THESIS : Easy to use rapid conversion and content authoring tools for legacy and SCORM conformant elearning. Download
Thinking Cap Studio : Create content once and export to multiple formats. Hosted
ThinkingWorlds : Create rapid simulations and games. Publish to iPad and iPhone.
Toolbook : SumTotal ToolBook empowers subject matter experts and learning professionals to rapidly create interactive content, quizzes, assessments, and software simulations. Free Trial. Download
Toolwire : Build immersive learning environments with video characters, photo-realistic worlds, authentic “natural” assessments, and engaging storylines. Download
Training Studio : subject matter expert (SME) enters the training content into a database rather than inside an authoring tool. Download
TurboDemo : Capture screenshots and explain software, PC applications, websites and products with animated demos and tutorials. Free Trial, Download
Udutu : Online course and simulation authoring. Facebook LMS based on the Udutu course authoring system Hosted
VIDIZMO : Produce SCORM compliant on-demand interactive rich media presentation for training, learning, compliance, workforce development and corporate communication. Free Trial. Download
Viewlet Builder : Automatically reproduces the movement of your cursor, allowing you to create Flash tutorials or simulations that exactly mirror the way your product or web site works. Publish your finished tutorials as small, secure Flash files that can be delivered over the Internet or packaged as executable files to be sent vial emai, uploaded to an LMS, or burned on CDs. ViewletBuilder6 supports SCORM 1.2, 2004, and AICC. Free Trial, Hosted
ViewletCam : The fastest, easiest way to record PC applications, PowerPoint presentations, animations, and video directly from your PC screen and generate Flash movies for use in demos, troubleshooting, training classes, and presentations. Free Trial, Hosted
WBTExpress : Authoring tool for elearning courses (Free, Pro and Enterprise versions). Commercial versions, Download
Wimba Create : Convert your Microsoft Word documents into content for your online courses. Free Trial, Download
Wink : Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users. Download
Wondershare PPT2Flash Pro : Create Flash presentation and E-Learning courses from PowerPoint Free Trial, Download
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. Free Trial, Download
WordForce : From MS Word to a complete web course (requires .NET Framework) Free Trial, Download
Xerte : The Xerte Project provides a full suite of open source tools for elearning developers and content authors producing interactive learning materials. Open source, Download
Xical : Produce web-based presentations, tutorials and tests Open Source, Download
