SmartBuilder elearning authoring tool

Create rich interactivity faster
Responsive output
Install on Mac or PC
Exceptional live support

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Faster? Really?

Yes, for serious elearning, SmartBuilder really is faster than other tools.

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What can I create?

Experiences that your learners will love. Results that will impress your boss.

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How easy is it?

You can start simple and work your way up. And, we’ve got your back all the way.

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Next generation authoring benefits

Unique action block authoring

Action blocks snap together like a puzzle. Create logic faster and more intuitively.

Fewer clicks for faster authoring

Combine multiple triggers, conditions, and responses in a single action.

Wizard-based templates

Spend time designing—less time configuring templates.

Free live training, phone & chat support

Projects keep on rolling with chat & phone support, discussion forum, live training and self-paced tutorials.

Fully customizable course interfaces

Go beyond color and layout adjustments. Create unique look-and-feel to match any branding.

Author on PC or MAC

Work on your preferred platform without virtual machines.

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You’ll be in good company.

Our elearning authoring tool clients: Google, Bristol-Myers Squib, U.S. Army, and AT&T logos

Our elearning authoring tool clients: CISCO, Huthwaite, Thomson Reuters, and Qualcomm Logos

Christopher King

“I can truly say that I've never used a tool that enabled me to put together such a relatively complex piece of interactive media so quickly without ever having to write even a single line of code. SmartBuilder is extremely impressive stuff!”

Christopher King
Instructional Multimedia Developer
University of South Florida Polytechnic

Torre Shumate

“There is simply no other tool on the market that gives us that combination of rapid development and interactivity in a collaborative setting. Every time I open up SmartBuilder, it reminds me why I got into this field in the first place.”

Torre Shumate
Sr. Project Consultant
Texas Health Resources

Delphinia Brown

“SmartBuilder is a more flexible tool than anything else I know of - with SmartBuilder, I can do anything I dream. After just a couple of days of using SmartBuilder I was hooked and already designing some pretty impressive modules...”

Delphinia Brown
Research Associate
American Institute of Research

Sherry Junk

“I've used many other development tools in the past that were either shallow or required extensive programming knowledge to achieve the outcome I wanted. I found SmartBuilder to be a robust and flexible authoring tool that allowed me to quickly create an interactive and engaging elearning tutorial.”

Sherry Junk
Senior Instructional Designer
OptumInsight

Rob Taylor

“Prior to building courses with SmartBuilder, we only had 25-50% completion rates of our pre-classroom elearning...with our SmartBuilder courses, our completion rates are near 100% with very little chasing required.”

Rob Taylor
Elearning Manager
Huthwaite International

David Sigler

“I did an extensive review of elearning authoring products on the market... SmartBuilder was the one I chose... because of the incredible power provided by the purely object-based approach. I can build interactions in SmartBuilder that simply aren't possible using other tools.”

David Sigler
CEO
Interactive Leadership Solutions Inc

Kimball Ungermann

“SmartBuilder gives us the ability to have sophisticated learning functions and features without hiring programmers. SmartBuilder has helped us set a new standard of excellence for online learning.”

Kimball Ungermann
Instructional Designer
KLA-Tencor

JL Pope

“I've used a lot of tools to develop learning and SmartBuilder is hands down the best one. I do things with SmartBuilder that I could never dream of doing with any other tool. It does exactly what I want every time and does it so elegantly.”

JL Pope
Instructional Architect

Nick Desoutter

“Incredibly flexible yet easy to use tool. Everything I ever want to do with it, they have anticipated. Also, they have the best support I've ever come across, and that's no exaggeration.”

Nick Desoutter
Senior Associate, eLearning Standards
LOMA

Julie Biddle

“You're really making me look good! And it has been so much fun – I feel as giddy as I did when I first started studying computer programming and that was a good 25 years ago.”

Julie Biddle
Instructional Designer
Ontario Canada

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