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Open source · Adapt Learning

Adapt Authoring Tool

Open-source responsive authoring (GPL-3). The software is free. You host it, or you pay someone to. SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, and xAPI are the documented outputs.

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What it does

Open-source responsive authoring (GPL-3). The software is free. You host it, or you pay someone to. SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, and xAPI are the documented outputs.

Full index record · updated 16 Oct 2026

Ease of use

Ease: Not rated

Not rated. Checked 16 Oct 2026: G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, Software Advice, and GetApp did not show an ease-of-use score for Adapt. A cited note says a team without someone to run Node and MongoDB will not get a free shortcut. That is an implementation requirement, not an ease score.

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Real cost

$0 license

Free license · Published list price · table label $0 + hosting

The export price label in this index contains a $0 or €0 figure. Read the price note for hosting, a badge, or a quota.

No license fee. The authoring tool expects a server (Node.js and MongoDB are the usual requirement). Budget for hosting, upgrades, and someone who can deploy it. That operating cost is not a vendor plan.

Who it’s best for

Not stated. The sources cited for Adapt Authoring Tool do not name an audience.

Pros

  • The license is $0. SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, and xAPI are the documented outputs.

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Cons

  • You host it, or you pay someone to. The cost shows up as implementation, not a seat price.

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SCORM, xAPI, and cmi5

This is the same support row as the export grid. Partial means the export exists with a limit. Unclear means the sources do not say. Open the export answer.

Standards for Adapt Authoring Tool, the plan named in this index, and whether that row is claimed or tested.
StandardSupportPlan requiredEvidence
SCORM 1.2Yes

Self-hosted Adapt (no license fee)

Adapt’s open-source authoring tool publishes SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004. This is project documentation and secondary write-ups, not a paid plan matrix.

Claimed
SCORM 2004Yes

Self-hosted Adapt

Named with SCORM 1.2 as a first-class publish target.

Claimed
xAPI (Tin Can)Yes

Self-hosted Adapt

xAPI output is documented for Adapt. Plugin choice can change what a course actually emits. Check the framework version you deploy.

Claimed
cmi5Unclear

No plan named

cmi5 is not established here as a current Adapt publish target. xAPI support does not imply cmi5.

Unverified

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