The world’s leading organizations create interactive courses in Genially
Create an online course in minutes
First time developing a course? No problem! Genially enables anyone to design and publish online courses for free. The easy-to-use Editor and ready-made templates help you put together polished and professional eLearning resources in a snap, even if you’re a beginner.
Intuitive drag-and-drop interface: It’s as quick and easy as creating a presentation.
Save time with 1,500+ editable templates, pre-built resources, and AI features like automatic translation and voiceover generation.
Build a course by yourself, or co-design projects with colleagues in real time.
Build engaging training and eLearning resources
Make free courses for school and university classes, corporate training, or your own business: Genially makes learning more engaging for everyone. Motivate learners and boost retention with a dynamic mix of video, audio, text, quizzes, games, and interactive activities.
Self-paced learning - no student login required.
Assessment and real-time feedback. Add quiz questions like multiple choice, open response, fill-in-the-blanks, poll, and select image.
Embed rich content from apps and websites like YouTube, Vimeo, Typeform, and Google Maps directly in the course.
Reach your target audience anywhere in the world: Distance learning, remote study, or in the classroom.
A different kind of course: Fun, visual and interactive
A lot of online courses look like they’ve come straight out of the ‘90s, with outdated design and a pretty dull structure. Genially helps you surprise and delight students with something new. Think gorgeous graphics, motivational game-play elements, sound effects, and sleek animations. All in a user-friendly interactive format.
Increase student satisfaction and course completion rates with gamification and personalized learning.
Stunning design resources, professional animation tools, and pre-built templates.
Engage learners with interactive content like hotspots, popups, drag-and-drop, click-to-reveal, and branching scenarios.
Build and publish free
Anyone can make online courses for free in Genially. Upgrade to paid for more powerful features like engagement metrics and extra customization options.
Easy to share and host
Share the direct course link with students, embed on your website or blog, or integrate with your LMS. No learner login required.
Engagement metrics
Track student progress in real time. See how your course is performing, with live data on page views, clicks, and interactions.
Customization
Tailor every aspect of the course with the Brand Kit. Add your own logo and customize the color scheme, fonts, images, and layout.
Import content
Import Google Slides or PowerPoint and turn them into interactive courses. Upload video and audio files from your computer, or embed content from hundreds of apps and websites.
Interactive and gamified
Boost learner satisfaction and course completion rates with interactive content and activities based on game mechanics.
Custom URL
Choose a subdomain name and publish your courses with branded links to boost authority and recognition.
SEO
Optimize the name of your course and select Indexed by search engines so that people can find it on Google.
Access controls
Control who can view the course and where it can be shared with a password, restricted access, and domain restriction for embedding on other sites.
TEMPLATES
Free online course templates
Make an online course in a flash with pre-built professional designs. Easy to edit and customize.
Microlearning & Mobile Courses
Slide-based courses
Scenario-based learning
Training modules
Interactive Tutorials
Workplace training
Teaching resources
Employee onboarding
Health & Safety courses
eLearning games
Customer service training
Team training
Professional development
Course outlines
Course frameworks
Training courses
STEP BY STEP
How to make an online course
Choose a template
Sign up for a free Genially account and search the template library for courses. Already got an idea in mind? It’s easy to create your own course from scratch. Choose a blank canvas and start building!
Customize
If you’re using a template, replace the example content with your lesson material. Don’t forget to check the Preview button to see how your course will look and try out all the interactive elements.
Share
Happy with the design? Click Share to get the unique link. Share directly with students, post online, or add to your school’s LMS. Students can access the board from any device and explore activities at their own pace.
Genially courses are LTI and SCORM compliant and integrate with your LMS.
“Genially offers distinct advantages over traditional learning formats by providing interactive, visually appealing content that enhances engagement and comprehension.”
Luigi Pessina
Director, Education Programs and Strategy at Intel®
Frequently asked questions
Is Genially’s online course builder free?
Yes! Genially is free software for creating online training courses. A free account allows you to create eLearning courses with animations, video, quiz questions, and interactive activities. To access more advanced features like brand customization and learner tracking, upgrade to a paid plan.
Is there a student limit?
Nope. When you publish a course in Genially you can share it with as many students as you like. Learners can access the course, at any time, using the link you provide. There’s no student login required and they don’t need to set up an account.
To limit access to enrolled students or paying customers, use password control, the restricted access feature, or a third-party app for selling courses.
Are Genially courses accessible?
Absolutely. Published Genially courses meet the WCAG level AA accessibility standard. Students can toggle between activities using the keypad and use assistive technologies like screen readers to access all content.
The Editor has several accessibility features to help you ensure that your courses are accessible by design. Add ALT text to images, insert link descriptions, and check your text hierarchy in a few clicks.
Plus – because Genially allows you to combine reading, listening, video, and hands-on activities in the same resource, it’s easy to create multi-modal experiences. This helps accommodate diverse learning styles, giving learners agency and a choice in how they learn.
How long does it take to make a course in Genially?
If you already have your content ready, it’s possible to put together a course in a day - or even within a few hours! It depends on the length of the course and what level of customization you’re looking for. Genially templates include preset animations, page transitions, and interactive buttons. This helps to reduce setup time and ensure that everything looks great and works smoothly.
One advantage of Genially is that you can make different types of short, modular content like interactive infographics, quizzes and games. You don’t have to build one long course with 50 slides, all at once.
Global editing and AI features also help speed up the design process. If you’re planning to make multiple modules or courses, you can save finished designs as templates to use again in the future.
What’s the difference between Genially and other course creation apps?
What sets Genially apart from standard course platforms are its design, customization and gamification tools - plus the fact it’s quick, easy, and free to use. You can build innovative and engaging learning experiences that are 100% tailored to your company, brand, or curriculum.
Genially is a professional authoring tool used by instructional designers as well as school and university educators. Our users say that Genially makes the learning experience more fun and engaging, encouraging people to stick with the course and retain more of what they learn. Try it yourself - sign up for free and give Genially a spin!