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OpenOlat Documentation

The official manual for the OpenOlat learning management system, the open source LMS by frentix GmbH. It documents the current release OpenOlat 21.0. Search it, browse it, or ask Sophia.

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OpenOlat, infinite learning

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What do you want to know?

Or ask Sophia, the OpenOlat assistant. She answers in your own words and cites the manual.

For example: How do I create a learning path course? How do participants book a course in the catalog? How do I set up a certificate for my course?

What's new

Release 21.0, July 2026

OpenOlat 21.0 is here. See what changed for learners, authors, coaches and administrators.

  • Separation of learning and coaching into two areas
  • Room management, automation and to-dos in the Course Planner
  • AI: essay questions with AI grading, formative AI feedback, Word and Markdown import

Quick start

I am learning

Log in, find your course, and see what you have achieved.

  1. Login and registration
  2. Navigation
  3. Courses
  4. Become a group member
  5. Evidence of achievements
  6. Course problems and error messages

I am teaching

Build a course, control who gets in, run a test and assess the results.

  1. My first course
  2. Create course
  3. Course design: learning path
  4. Access configuration
  5. How do I proceed when I create a test?
  6. Assessment tool

I administrate

Configure the platform, manage accounts and assign roles.

  1. System
  2. Modules
  3. Create user
  4. Assign roles
  5. Roles and rights
  6. Installation guide

eLearning-Journal OpenOlat test result: very good

eLearning Journal

Five times "VERY GOOD" from the eLearning Journal (2025, 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2015) confirm the continuous quality and development of OpenOlat. The reviews especially emphasized the large range of functions of the open source learning platform, and they did so consistently over a decade.