ILIAS

Mature open-source LMS from higher education

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Last committoday19 Oct 2026

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ILIAS is a free open-source learning management system with a long history in European higher education, covering courses, assessment and portfolio features.

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Status	Open source
Licence	GPL-3.0
Platforms	Web, Self-hosted
Category	LMS & course platforms
Website	ilias.de
Source	GitHub

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