About Chamilo

Chamilo is an e-learning and course management web application, a free software under the GNU/GPLv3+ license. It's translated into more 30 languages, SCORM 1.2 compatible, light and flexible.

Chamilo supports many different kinds of learning and collaboration activities. Teachers/trainers can create, manage and publish their courses through the web. Students/trainees can follow courses, read content or participate actively through groups, forums, chat. Administrators provide support to trainers and trainee

Technically, Chamilo is a web application written in PHP that stores data in a MySQL database. Users access it using a web browser. The first stable version of Chamilo, 1.8.6.2 Salto, was based on the Dokeos(TM) 1.8.6.1 code and can be used to upgrade institutions away from Dokeos or Claroline 1.*.

If you would like to know more or help develop this software, please visit
our homepage at https://chamilo.org

SCORM

Chamilo imports and manages SCORM 1.2 contents.
For more information on SCORM normalisation, see http://www.adlnet.org
Chamilo does not implement the full set of SCORM 1.2 specifications, as many are not mandatory. Check our website for more details.

IMS/LTI

Since version 1.11.10, Chamilo also fully supports IMS/LTI 1, 1.1, 1.1.1, Outcomes and Deep Linking.

License

Chamilo is distributed under the GNU General Public license (GNU/GPLv3+).
Read the GNU General Public license (GPL) .

Portability

Chamilo is an AMP software. This means it should work on any platform running Apache
+ MySQL + PHP. It is then supposed to work on the following Operating Systems :

It has been tested on

We officially recommend Debian and Ubuntu operating systems for their security, packaging system, community and availability to the public.

E-mail functions remain silent on systems where there is no mail sending software (Sendmail, Postfix, Exim4, Hamster...), which is the case by default on a Windows machine.

Interoperability

Chamilo imports SCORM 1.2 compliant learning contents. It imports "On the shelve" contents from many companies : NETg, Skillsoft, Explio, Microsoft, Macromedia, etc.

Admin interface imports users through CSV and XML. You can create a CSV file from a list of users in MS-Excel. OpenOffice can export to both CSV and XML formats.
Many database management systems, like Oracle, SAP, Access, SQL-Server, LDAP, etc export to CSV and/or XML.

Chamilo includes a LDAP module that allows admin to disable database authentication and replace it by connecting to a LDAP directory.

Client side, Chamilo runs on any browser : Firefox, Internet Explorer (11+), Chrome, Safari, Opera, ...
For better user experience, we recommend Firefox (you can download it freely from http://getfirefox.com).

Chamilo.org

Chamilo is also an association, backed up by a network of private partners to assist companies and institutions in their e-learning projects. This network also promotes professional versions of Chamilo solutions, which consist of complete packages of services (see https://chamilo.org/providers for more details)

Certification

The Chamilo association offers official certification programs through its official providers. These certifications are available for affordable fees. Check https://shop.beeznest.com for more info and to take the certification test directly.

Association Contact address:
Mail: info@chamilo.org


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