Genially is a cloud-based authoring tool for building interactive content and eLearning.
No-code interactions and animations
Transform static content into an interactive experience in a couple of clicks. Boost engagement, enhance learner understanding, and get better business results.
You choose what happens when a user clicks or hovers. Want a pop-up to open on the screen? No problem. A video to start playing? Easy. Confetti and music? We’ve got that too.
Hotspots & Labeling
Annotate images and provide contextual information with hover labels and tooltips.
Pop-up Windows
Break content down into bite-size chunks and layers. Choose a pre-built modal layout or design your own.
Voiceover and audio
Enhance the experience with narration, music, and sound effects. Upload an audio file, embed a live stream, or record a voiceover in Genially.
Timed animations
Use timed sequences to highlight key points and tell compelling visual stories.
Click trigger effects
Reveal information step by step, and build engaging activities with hide, zoom, and other visual effects.
Branching
Build learning scenarios, choose-your-own-adventure games, and microsites with jump-to-page links and custom navigation.
Video
Make video tutorials and all-in-one content that users can explore without visiting other web pages. Upload a video or paste in a link to YouTube, Vimeo or Drive.
Rich media embeds
Embed live content from websites and apps directly in the page. Works with Google Maps, social media, online docs and more: just paste in the url or iframe code.
Combine interactions
Mix and match interactions and animations for powerful visual storytelling. Try any combination – like click-to-reveal, change color, and sound effects!
Drag and drop
Make any element draggable. Create puzzles, fill-in-the-blanks, timelines, and classification or matching exercises.
Full screen effects
A round of applause, hearts, fireworks … generate anticipation and celebrate progress with fun animations that burst across the page.
Game mechanics
Challenge and motivate learners with unlockable content, time-limited activities, randomizing elements, and built-in feedback loops.
User response
Interactive questions enable learners to respond to content and demonstrate their understanding as they go.
Paint
Use the draw-on-the-canvas tool to highlight points during a live presentation or enable learners to doodle ideas and connections on the screen.
Program content
Use the countdown widget and interactions to control when content becomes available and unlock activities at a set time.
Gamification features
The human brain is wired for challenge and reward, making gamified content more fun, memorable, and effective.
Genially makes it easy to add game mechanics to any kind of material, from corporate training courses to marketing campaigns. Watch engagement climb and see tangible results.
Live games
Host interactive quizzes, team games, and training sessions with Live Results and a participant leaderboard.
Mission: Escape
We’re pioneers in the digital escape game format. Build an immersive and engaging story that challenges learners to find clues, crack codes, and solve challenges.
Race against the clock
Tick tock, tick tock. Raise the stakes with a countdown timer, stopwatch, and time limits for answering questions.
Try your luck
Keep learners on their toes with elements of chance and surprise. Use the image randomizer, dice, or coin flip to offer learners multiple paths and choices.
Quiz Builder
Use questions to evaluate learner comprehension, or check in with your users and customers. Genially’s powerful question and quizzing features make it easy to build:
Tests
Knowledge checks
Formative assessments
Surveys and polls
Scenario-based learning (SBL) activities
Forms
Data capture and research
Personalized product recommendations
12+ Question types and settings
True or False
Identify knowledge gaps and boost learner confidence with quick-fire questions. Elicit any binary answer like Yes/No or Agree/Disagree.
Multiple Choice
Encourage critical thinking and decision making with multiple answer and multiple choice questions (MCQs).
Open Response
Invite learners or readers to type their own answer. Prompt active reflection, and collect user data and feedback.
Sort
Ask learners to drag events, tasks, and concepts into the correct sequence or chronological order.
Select image
Use images to create matching and pairing quizzes, or object recognition and vocabulary tests.
Surveys and Polls
Measure opinions and collect votes. Activate Show Results to display live survey results when a user submits their answer.
Display peer responses
For asynchronous learning, use Live Results to show participants what their classmates or team members have answered.
Custom feedback
Thumbs up, Try again, The correct answer is …. Add custom messages to give learners instant feedback, hints, encouragement, or suggestions.
Remediation and self-correction
Give learners the chance to try again if they don’t get it right the first time. Or create summative assessments and closed tests to review later.
Custom paths
Choose what happens when users answer a question. Continue or jump to a specific page.
Time limit
Add a fun countdown timer to enhance focus, create a sense of urgency and replicate real life time pressures.
Design options
Customize how questions look on the screen, with a choice of fonts, colors, and layouts.
Analytics & Assessment
Engagement Analytics: See how your content is performing with live metrics on views, clicks, and interactions.
Learner Tracking: Monitor progress, pages visited, and activities completed by named individuals.
User ID: Identify responses by asking users, learners, or participants to enter a name or alias.
Easy reporting: Create reports using data captured in your forms and questions.
Export data: Download results in CSV format to connect to your analytics platforms.
AUDIENCE INTERACTION
Host live interactive sessions
Energize your training sessions, lessons, and team meetings with a live leaderboard and participant scoring. Create the content and host in Genially – no other platforms required.
Live quizzes and games
Interactive presentations
Icebreakers and warmups
Class revision
Competitions
Polls
Brainstorming
Intuitive design tools
Drag-and-drop Editor
Pre-built page layouts
Interactive charts & data visualization
Import PowerPoint & Slides
Dynamic diagramming tools
Unlimited high resolution stock photos and GIFs
Color palettes
Image masks and filters
Resource Library: Vector graphics, hotspot markers, icons, and buttons
WYSIWYG: Preview how content will look
Layers: composite multiple elements
Upload images, 3D files, and media from your device
AI Assistant
Save time on routine content creation tasks with the help of artificial intelligence.
Text editing
Check for mistakes, change the tone, and make text easier to read.
Question Generator
Stumped for ideas? Ask AI to suggest questions and answers for your quizzes.
Translation
Translate pages or entire documents with AI-powered translation. 100+ languages available.
Image editing
Remove the background from a photo or image. Quickly create cutouts to place on any background.
AA Accessibility
Design accessible content: Quickly add ALT text, link descriptions, and text hierarchy in the Accessibility tab.
Compatible with assistive technologies: Published Genially content is compatible with screen readers and keyboard navigation.
Multi-modal: Facilitate user choice and adapt materials for diverse audiences by offering video, audio, text, and transcript options.
1,500+ pre-built templates
Build incredible interactive content in minutes with professional materials created by Genially’s team of Learning and Information Designers. Easy to customize, with interactions, animations and pre-set color palettes.
LIVE COLLABORATION
Team Workspace
Genially is a cloud-based platform built for diverse teams of all sizes. It’s easy to scale up and add members to your team workspace as you go.
Real-time co-editing
Changes saved automatically
Personal and shared spaces
Version & Activity History
Admin controls
Invite external guests for free
Easy to share and publish
Share link
Genially content can be viewed online from any device. No apps or downloads. Just share the url!
iFrame
Embed Genially content on any website or Learning Management System.
Present live
Hit the present button to present live in full screen mode.
Integrations
Add Genially content to Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, social media and other platforms in one click.
HTML
Dodgy internet connection? Download in HTML to retain interactive features offline.
Download
Need another format? Download in interactive PDF, MP4 video, or JPG.
LMS-compatible
SCORM
Download Genially content as a SCORM package, or use dynamic SCORM to sync changes in your LMS.
LTI
Seamlessly connect to your LMS using Learning Tools Interoperability. Integrate Genially content into your courses without downloads or manual updates.
Standalone
Don’t use an LMS? With built-in learner tracking and engagement analytics, you can monitor student progress inside Genially.
Permissions and access controls
Domain restriction
Control where published content is shared by restricting embeds to a list of approved websites.
Optional web indexing
Allow search engines to find your content for SEO, or publish on a non-indexed url.
Permissions
Control which features and settings your team members can access.
Single Sign On
Secure and simple: enable users to sign in to Genially using your organization’s credentials.
FOR TEACHERS
Class Workspace: Develop students’ digital skills
When you sign up to Genially as a teacher, you automatically get a Class Workspace. It’s like a collaborative virtual classroom where you can work on interactive projects with your students.
Invite students to the workplace for free
Unlimited student seats
Foster creativity, teamwork, and digital design skills development
Create spaces for different classes and groups
Compatible with all 5 pillars of the EU’s Digital Competence Framework
Single Sign On
Student data safeguarding
Ferpa Coppa compliant
Genially is a safe online platform approved for use in schools. We meet the Education world’s gold standard in privacy protection: Ferpa Coppa.
Class content is private
Content created by students in the Class Workspace can only be accessed via a link shared by the teacher. It’s not indexed by search engines.
K12 deletion policy
If a user under 18 is inactive on Genially for one year, we delete all of their personal information and data.
Teacher controls
Minors can join a workspace only when invited by their teacher, via a secure access code. Student seats have restricted permissions.
GDPR compliant
Genially stores data in the EEA and meets the world’s strongest regulations on the handling of personal data: the General Data Protection Regulation.
Military-grade TLS encryption
Data is encrypted with TLS 1.2 or higher in transit, and encrypted at rest with AES-256 bits.