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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.
Updated 16 Oct 2026 · Vendor site · Does Adapt Authoring Tool export SCORM?
Read this before you buy
- A team without someone to run Node and MongoDB will not get a free shortcut. The cost shows up as implementation, not a seat price.
Standards and the plan that exports them
| Standard | Support | Plan required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCORM 1.2 | Yes | 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 2004 | Yes | 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 |
| cmi5 | Unclear | No plan named cmi5 is not established here as a current Adapt publish target. xAPI support does not imply cmi5. | Unverified |
Price
$0 license
Published list price · Table label: $0 + hosting
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.
LMS notes
Moodle
ClaimedCompletion: Not recorded · Score: Not recorded
SCORM output is the documented way into Moodle. Tracking still depends on the course’s completion settings. Not tested in this index.
Sources
- Adapt Learning · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Open-source authoring notes on Adapt’s SCORM and xAPI output · checked 16 Oct 2026