Lectora
Lectora is an authoring tool for creating interactive learning courses.
What Lectora is
Lectora is an authoring tool for creating interactive learning courses. It provides templates, themes, page layouts, navigation, quizzes, and knowledge checks, and can import PowerPoint training for editing and publishing. Lectora Online's AI Course Wizard creates a preliminary course version in three steps. Authors can build learning paths using variables and conditions, add BranchTrack scenario branching, and use custom scripts, libraries, fonts, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. For collaborative projects, Lectora Online supports co-authoring, author roles, revision logs, version control and history, teammate notifications, and sharing. Accessibility options include predictable focus, lightbox pop-ups, form controls, and controls for layering and tab order. Courses can be exported in seven listed languages, with translation files exchanged through XLIFF. Publishing formats include SCORM, xAPI, HTML5, AICC, and cmi5. Existing users can continue authoring with a Free Lectora Online account. The Studio Gold Suite is listed at $1,549 a year.
Good
- Imports PowerPoint training for editing and publishing.
- Supports co-authoring and version history.
- Publishes to SCORM, xAPI, HTML5, AICC, and cmi5.
- Offers adaptive paths and BranchTrack branching.
- Existing users can continue with a free account.
Watch out
- The listed Studio Gold Suite costs $1,549 a year.
- Asset templates should be downloaded as needed; stockpiling is prohibited.
Who it suits
Lectora suits teams and course authors building interactive training, including projects that need collaboration, accessibility features, or adaptive learning paths. It also fits authors who need multiple publishing formats or PowerPoint import.
Verdict
Lectora offers course-authoring, collaboration, adaptive-path, and publishing tools in one product. Its free access note applies to existing users, while the listed Studio Gold Suite is an annual paid plan.
Plans and prices
From Lectora's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Gold Suite | $1,549 a year | Lectora Online & Desktop · MicroBuilder · Asset Library · ReviewLink · Starting at $1,549/year |
The facts
Each one read from Lectora's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- Its accessibility features include predictable focus, lightbox pop-ups, form radio buttons and checkboxes, and controls for layering and tabbing order.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Adaptive learning
- Built-in variables and conditions can create learning paths that adapt to click behavior, and BranchTrack is integrated for scenario-based branching.checked 4 Oct 2026
- AI Course Wizard
- Lectora Online’s AI Course Wizard generates a preliminary version of course content in three steps.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Lectora Online supports co-authoring, author roles, revision logs, version control, version history, teammate notifications, and sharing projects and assets.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Course creation
- It includes interactive templates, frameworks, themes, page layouts, navigation, quizzes, and knowledge checks.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Custom code
- Authors can use custom scripts, libraries, fonts, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Localization
- Courses can be exported in seven listed languages, and translation files can be imported and exported using XLIFF.checked 4 Oct 2026
- PowerPoint import
- Lectora can import existing PowerPoint training for editing and publishing.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- It supports SCORM, xAPI, HTML5, AICC, and cmi5 and can publish directly to platforms including Rockstar Learning Platform, Docebo, and SCORM Cloud.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Lectora is an authoring tool for creating interactive learning courses.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- ELB Learning’s Trust Center lists Lectora Online and ReviewLink architecture documents and a 2025 Lectora Online penetration test among its security materials.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Subscription and assets limits
- Listed subscription prices are annual payments, with monthly payment plans available; asset templates should be downloaded as needed and stockpiling is prohibited.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- ELB says authoring-suite subscriptions include support, updates, new versions, and new templates.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Free access
- ELB’s authoring-suite FAQ says existing users can continue authoring with a Free Lectora Online account.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- American Fork, Utah, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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