Ximera
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Ximera, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Ximera's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Ximera | Free | Online content hosted for free |
The facts
Each one read from Ximera's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access for learners
- Courses are self-paced, and students can join at any time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Authoring
- Authors can compile a single LaTeX document as both a PDF and an HTML file.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Authoring workflow
- Authors store activities in GitHub, and the Ximera backend downloads and presents them to students.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content limitation
- Ximera documentation says some LaTeX features are unsupported or difficult or impossible to implement.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Custom courses
- Educators can select from available online course materials to construct custom courses.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Guided lessons
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Hosting
- Ximera says online content generated with the platform is hosted for free.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Ximera documents LTI support for passing grades to an LMS, including Canvas setup instructions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Interactive elements
- Its JavaScript library provides common functionality for creating virtual manipulatives, and authors can contribute to or reuse the library.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Learner level
- high schoolchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Learning analytics
- The backend collects and analyzes how students interact with content, including question statistics and time spent with manipulatives.checked 12 Oct 2026
- LTI limitation
- A separate manual page says its planned LTI 1.3 assignment-grade database is not yet ready for full production.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project asks users to request help by emailing [email protected].checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported authoring systems
- The getting-started guide lists local installation instructions for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it is
- Ximera is a free and open-source platform for creating and sharing interactive online course materials.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Columbus, Ohio, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker and location
- The site says Ximera is built at The Ohio State University and lists its address as 100 Math Tower, 231 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- webchecked 23 Sep 2026
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