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eLearning Authoring ToolsLectora is WCAG-friendly and works with any LMS. Between its responsive features, automated versioning, interactivity, branching, and endless quizzing options, nothing will hold you back! Part of the ELB Learning Authoring Suites.
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Who Uses This Software?
Instructional designers and eLearning developers at any level of experience, from beginner to advanced.
Lectora Reviews 2026: Pros & Cons, Ratings & more
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Lectora wasn't the easiest tool, but it definitely grew on me
Jul 2, 2026
What do you like best?
I almost gave up during the first couple of days because there were so many options. After spending some time with it, I started understanding why people like it. It gives you much more control over courses than simpler tools. Once I got comfortable, building lessons became much faster than I expected.
What do you dislike?
The learning curve is real. It's not something I'd recommend if you need to create your first course in an hour. The interface could also feel a bit more modern.
Lectora is and interesting authoring tool but it has time to improve
Jul 16, 2021
What do you like best?
Lectora has a lot of tools that can help anyone who knows how to use them the right way like inheriting properties and more!
What do you dislike?
The states of buttons are a little limited, the technical support isn't that good and it has no animation.
Great authoring tool for e-learning developers & instructional designers
Apr 22, 2021
What do you like best?
Easy to use WYSIWYG interface, drag and drop graphics, text and videos, programming functions and interactives is achievable with intermediate understanding of object oriented actions, output to SCORM, API or HTML
What do you dislike?
Used it for many years and it improves often, so nothing stands out, was waiting for a screen capture tool but that has now been added!
Lectora is the only software needed, it is just that POWERFUL!
Aug 21, 2020
What do you like best?
I've used Lectora for over 10 years and I love that it can do absolutely ANYTHING!!! The developers listen to the customers and add features and items that are requested. It is perfect for any elearning development, especially 508 Compliant and Responsive Design. I love the library objects, eLearning Brothers assets, and the If/Then/Else feature!!!
What do you dislike?
That is can do ANYTHING! Sometimes it is a bit overwhelming as it can do so much! Several years ago, I would say their customer service wasn't good, but the last 3 years it is back up and fantastic! I do wish they would bring back the "mail to" option, I understand that it didn't work for some, but all of our clients loved it.
We use it exclusively for our online training company and use it for years and see no reason to stop
Jul 20, 2020
What do you like best?
It incorporates everything we need to get our courses out to the world. Our team has been using Lectora a long time, over 10 years. We are most comfortable with this software, and know where to go to find answers to complex programming needs, or we can add in javascript when needed. It is powerful and versatile. The software engineers are open to listen to suggestions to improve the capabilities, as they have been over the many years we have been using.
What do you dislike?
Some of the parts like variables can get complex. That part requires a learning curve. I do not understand the variables and find it confusing. I wish that there was a class or tutorial on what we would use them for and how to use them, scenario based learning.
Lectora is the most powerful authoring software on the market.
Jul 13, 2020
What do you like best?
Our team has been using Lectora a long time, over 10 years. We are most comfortable with this software, and know where to go to find answers to complex programming needs, or we can add in javascript when needed. It is powerful and versatile. The software engineers are open to listen to suggestions to improve the capabilities, as they have been over the many years we have been using.
What do you dislike?
The support over the last couple years has been poor, but yet we are required to purchase the support service package. Also the yearly renewal fee is high, but in line with other software I suppose.
I think it's a very good development platform for eLearning. Much more powerful than Storyline..
Jul 13, 2020
What do you like best?
The flexibility to make your project simplistic all the way to complex. I like that you are not held back by a bunch of predetermined constraints like other software. I've used Lectora since version 1, sometime in the early 2000's.
What do you dislike?
I don't like that some functionality was removed, specifically the "mailto" option. The reason given was not that many people used it. I don't know how the development team would know that. It was very useful. I also don't like that annual tech support is required to buy. I don't need tech support and don't like paying for it. I did not renew my license because of this new policy.
Lectora Online is a great tool for a global training organization.
Jul 2, 2020
What do you like best?
Having responsive design built into the authoring tool is great. 1 title for all devices makes it easy to manage projects.
What do you dislike?
Syncing audio needs to be simplified, more like how Articulate and Storyline handle it.
Lectora is an authoring tool you won't outgrow as you improve your development skills.
Jun 19, 2020
What do you like best?
That the developers of Lectora care enough to make the tool the best in its class, and they didn't drop the ball when it comes to providing an authoring tool that can be used to create accessible e-Learning — and still be interactive and engaging!
What do you dislike?
I'm thinking specifically of accessible e-learning... Because Lectora is so powerful and there are many ways to do something, it is possible to do something in a way that doesn't meet best practice. It is important to provide guidance on best-use for some features. Incorporating tips into the authoring tool's interface would be ideal.
Lectora is a tool that I rely heavily on to create highly complex training scenarios.
Jun 18, 2020
What do you like best?
I find it to be incredibly easy to use and allows me to create content that requires a high level of programming quickly and efficiently. I rely on it heavily when developing training scenarios within my department that I wouldn't be able to otherwise.
What do you dislike?
At this time I can't really think of anything that I don't like. If I had to come up with something, having logical error detection. Meaning, if I were to create something that the program didn't think was correct, it would prompt me to validate this is what I want to do. That way I wouldn't have to spend a lot of time troubleshooting errors in my title.
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