OpenOLAT
Learning management system for teaching, education, assessment and communication.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 94% of tracked projects; popularity more than 22%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 444 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Java |
Is OpenOLAT actively maintained?
OpenOLAT is under active development: 3116 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 327 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
Of the 16 projects we track in Learning and Courses, OpenOLAT ranks #3 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What OpenOLAT actually does
OpenOLAT is a web-based learning management system designed to support teaching, education, assessment, and communication within academic or corporate environments. It provides a structured platform for educators to deliver course materials and for students to interact with learning content. The software coordinates course management and evaluation workflows in a centralised location.
Best fit: It is a suitable option for educational institutions or organisations seeking an open-source platform to manage online learning courses and student assessments.
Worth knowing: Given its modest repository activity and niche standing compared to dominant alternatives like Moodle, you may encounter fewer community resources, plugins, and third-party integrations.
Deployment notes
As a Java application, it typically requires a dedicated servlet container or application server, a persistent relational database, and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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