Top Cloud-Based Authoring Tools
If you’re searching for a cloud-based authoring tool, here is a list of top of them for you.
ClickHelp
ClickHelp is a modern browser-based documentation tool used by software companies all over the world to create online user manuals, knowledge bases, help files, FAQs, tutorials and publish them instantly in their portal. ClickHelp is easy to set up and use — no installation, runs in a web browser and supports multiple platforms: Mac OS, Windows, and Linux. This makes it easy to author your documentation from any place in the world.
This documentation tool has all the powerful features you may need for larger projects:
- Accessibility. ClickHelp is accessible according to Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 requirements.
- Password-protected online help.
- Easy importing and exporting. ClickHelp can import content from Microsoft Word, HTML, RTF, CHM, ODT, etc. and export to CHM, HTML5 Web Help, PDF, DOCX, etc. So, if you want to move from another tool, you can import your documents and that’s all.
- Powerful Full-Text Search. ClickHelp has its own patented full-text search that helps you and your readers find topics easily, it supports wildcard, and it’s also possible to exclude specific topics from full-text search results. A popular search result can be shown as a featured snippet to provide info faster.
- Reporting. ClickHelp has internal analytics that will help you measure team performance metrics and analyze end-user behavior statistics.
- Context Help engine to add context help elements to your web applications.
- Powerful branding options. You don’t need to know CSS to design your documentation, ClickHelp provides 6 premade modern templates. If you need more branding settings, you can also customize every part of the reader UI using CSS.
- Easy to use WYSIWYG topic editor, as well as HTML source mode.
- Global Find and Replace. You can easily clean up your content and styles, find and replace all occurrences of an external URL, and much more!
- and much more.
Lectora Online
Lectora Online has all the benefits of an online authoring tool, for instance, the ability to collaborate on “titles” from all corners of the earth, but so do all of the platforms in this review. The course organizer and editing environment is inline, which is great for some purposes but impractical at other times.
This tool provides the following features:
- Responsive Authoring for eLearning. No other authoring tool can match Lectora’s responsive eLearning capabilities. With Lectora, you can design, publish, and deliver one course across multiple platforms and mobile devices. Consider mobile-friendly our middle name!
- Accessibility & WCAG Compliance. There’s a reason why the world’s largest organizations choose Lectora. You can trust that it is always compliant with the latest requirements and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and adheres to best practices.
- Publication to Any LMS & LRS. Use Lectora with every LMS (Learning Management System). Lectora supports SCORM, xAPI, HTML5, AICC, and cmi5. Plus, with a few clicks publish directly to CourseMill, SABA, Docebo, Healthstream, and any PENS-enabled LMS such as SCORM Cloud.
Smart Sparrow
Smart Sparrow’s platform allows you to easily create visually rich online courseware. Decide your lesson structure and the platform enables the rest. Drag and drop elements like images and videos, even import your own interactive components, pick a theme, and screen template…
Here is why you should give this tool a try:
- An intuitive authoring tool. Powerful authoring makes it easy to create impactful and stunning experiences.
- Complete pedagogical ownership. Shape the way the courseware adapts to the needs of each learner.
- Harness the power of real-time data. Detailed analytics dashboard and reports provide actionable insights, beyond grades.
- Interactive learning components. Choose from hundreds of widgets, simulations, and games to engage your learners.
Easygenerator
Easy Generator’s all-in-one eLearning software that allows you to create courses in the cloud, “no coding expertise required”. This tool is easy to use, so you can get started without any instructional or design expertise.
Here are some features:
- Just drag and drop. Choose from 11 question types, video, audio, and beautifully designed content blocks. Just drag and drop and enjoy the ease of use.
- Start from an example. Choose from onboarding, sales-readiness, compliance, and many more templates to get a head start.
- Brand consistency. We have made design super easy, we take a look at your website, and find all the logos and colors there to present you themes to choose from. But if you want to design from scratch, go ahead!
- Keep track. Share courses with your learners and wait for the results to come in real-time. If they pass, offer them a certificate, automatically.
Elucidat
Elucidat has proven to speed up the e-learning production process, authoring highly engaging HTML5 e-learning for ANY device. Delight learners with infinite control over ‘look and feel’ and the ability to create your own interactions:
- Produce Elearning Easily. Make it easy for anyone in your organization to produce elearning, from subject matter experts to face-to-face trainers. Let the Elucidat platform do the heavy lifting, so you can focus on the content. Get modern, brand-compliant, mobile-friendly digital learning to your employees faster.
- Work Efficiently at Scale. Get more people across your business producing great digital learning. Team-level permissions, brand control, reusable assets, and localization tools make it easy to manage digital learning at scale. Lean on our team of experts for advice on how elearning can fit as part of your blended programs.
- Move Quickly for Faster Impact. Accelerate your shift to digital learning and manage the large changes in your organizations better. Upskill your trainers to be digital learning experts. Get expert support to adapt your face-to-face training for the online world. Build, update, reuse, and roll out your elearning in a fraction of the time using Elucidat.
