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Customers
  • Academic
  • Freelancers
  • Large Enterprises (>10,000)
  • Small/Medium Businesses
Use Cases
  • Academic Learning
  • Continuing Education
  • Employee Training
  • Training Companies
  • Workforce Development
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Higher Education
  • Human Resources
Deployment
  • Self-Hosted Cloud-based
  • Self-Hosted System
  • Software as a Service / Cloud
Platforms
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • Windows
Browsers
  • Apple Safari
  • Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox
Training
  • Documentation
  • Live Online
  • Online Tutorials
Support
  • Business Hours
  • Email
  • FAQ
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone
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Languages Supported
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What is pupilfirst?

PupilFirst is a feature-rich open-source Learning Management System (LMS) that is built around the philosophy that true learning cannot happen by just consuming information; it happens when students attempt relevant tasks and get personalised feedback for improvement from domain experts.

Pupilfirst helps you

1. Present actionable content

PupilFirst is built around the philosophy that true learning cannot happen by just consuming information. It happens when students attempt relevant tasks and learn the theory around the tasks.

2. Give targeted feedback

You are an expert in your domain. PupilFirst enables you to quickly and efficiently review the quality of task submissions by students, share feedback and create a conversation around what students have learned.

3. Foster a culture of sharing knowledge

PupilFirst encourages collaboration by building student communities that can solve its own problems, and even supports teaming up of students to go through a challenging course together.

4. Build your own brand

Use your own identity when deploying PupilFirst - customize what your student sees to leverage your brand for greater reach and build a trusted online presence.

Overview of pupilfirst benefits

Create Unlimited Courses

Delight your students by creating a rich learning environment. Create and organize content into as many courses as you want with a modern content editor. drag & drop editor. Effortlessly add, delete, or rearrange sections of your course. Add video, links, image, text, audio, and unlimited files for download.

Assignment with Instructions

Create assignments with detailed evaluation rubrics. Make it easy and scalable  for faculty to accurately grade students with a neatly presented evaluation rubric. This ensures uniformity and normalises grading patterns.

Quizzes

Easily create a multiple choice quiz with our native feature to reinforce learning, summarize essential information, and check in on your students’ progress.

Course completion certificates

Issue certificates of completion to reward your students and verify their success. 

Course Compliance

Enforce a passing score. Enforce prerequisites of certain lessons or tasks before students move forward to the next. Set a date of expiry for the course so that cohorts can be managed with ease. 

Celebrate their wins!

Present the tasks in levels so that they can attain a sense of accomplishment each time they rise up a level. Track progress and keep students motivated by surveying their student profile.

Students learn the way they want

Make the learning experience more personal with self-paced content, clear level indicators, unlimited replays of course material and option to reattempt tasks to improve their understanding.

Data keeps you informed

Get an overall sense of your student cohort through detailed student data exports

 

 

 

Features

Learn more about pupilfirst features that set it apart from the competition. Discover how its unique tools and capabilities enhance your processes.

Accounts

Add a new user Allows administrators to add new users directly to their LMS for streamlined user management.
Archive users Deactivate and store user accounts without deleting them.
Browse list of users View all registered users in the system.
Bulk User Actions
Custom/Mandatory User profile fields Define required or optional fields for user profiles.
Upload users

Activity grading

Course History View completed and ongoing courses for each user.
Gradebook Centralized view of all learner grades.
Gradebook audit trail Track all grade changes over time.
Gradebook comments Add comments to learner grades.
Manual Grading ("Marking") Manually review and grade submissions.
Multiple grading scales Support for different grading systems.

AI Features

Adaptive Learning
AI Powered
Chatbot
Content development
Content Translation
Intelligent recommendations
Natural Language Processing
Predictive analysis
Quiz generation
Text-to-speech

Authentication

Active Directory/LDAP Integration
Custom User login page Personalized login interface.
Manual Accounts
No login
SAML2/API Integration
Self-Registration Users create their own accounts.
Self-Registration w. Admin Confirmation User signup requires admin approval.

Categories

Assign Courses to categories Organize courses under specific categories.
Create new Categories Add new organizational groups for courses.
Manage Categories Edit, delete, or update categories.
Priced Categories (Bundle) Sell course bundles grouped by category.

Certificate management

Certification life-cycle
Manage certification templates
Predefined certification templates
Unique Certificate by Course
Unique Certification by Curriculum

Compliance management

Certificate expiration notifications
Certification Expiration Management
Due Date notifications
Soft/Hard Stop Due Dates

Course Creation

Assignments Engine Create and manage learner assignments.
Built-In Authoring Tool Create content directly inside the platform.
Can reuse PPTs, PDFs, Videos Upload and repurpose existing material.
Changing Course default settings
Consume online video content Embed or stream video lessons.
Content Library
Course backup Options Backup and restore course data.
Drag & Drop Interactions
Hybrid Learning Courses
Learning Paths (Curriculums) Sequence courses into structured programs.
LRS
Scheduling LIVE events
Survey Engine Create learner surveys.
Tests Engine Build quizzes and exams.
Upload courses

Customization

Mobile Learning Support Optimize learning for mobile devices.
Personalized views

Enrollment

Attendance Tracking
Automated Enrollment (based on User data)
Guest Access Settings
Manual Enrollment Manually assign users to courses.
Progress Tracking
Self-enrollment Allow learners to join courses freely.
Self-enrollment (with a PIN #)
Survey enrollment (based on a response)

Format

Course Discussions Forum-style communication.
Gamification Format Add game elements to courses.
Learner Upload Allow learners to upload content.
LIVE Chat Option
Social Format Social interaction‑focused layout.
Topics Format Organize course by topics.
Video Conferencing Integration
Weekly Format

Gamification

Badge customization
Badges
Customize Gamification mechanics Modify points, levels, and rewards.
Leaderboards
Levels Define progression stages.
Points Award points for activity.
Rewards

Interface options

Additional external pages
Block Management
Calendar Settings
Language settings
Learning Accessibility
Location Settings
Media embedding settings Control embedding permissions.
Multilanguage Support Provide support in multiple languages.
Ready-made Themes

Learning types

Asynchronous Instructor-led
Asynchronous Self-paced
Blended Learning
Synchronous Virtual Classroom

Mobile learning

Offline (disconnected Mobile app)
Online (Internet connected)

Offline

Support for offline access to content

Reports

Automated Report Scheduling
Canned Reports
Dashboards and Graphic Reports Visual analytics dashboards.
Email delivery of Reports
Exporting Reports in variety of formats Export data as PDF, Excel, etc.
Grading Report Settings Customize grade reporting.
Learning Analytics Tools
Training Record Maintenance

Roles

Define roles Create custom permission roles.
Role Assignment Assign roles to users.
System Permissions per role Control access rights.
Teams and Team Hierarchies Organize users into teams.

Security

Anti-spam
Anti-virus
IP Blocker
Restrict registration to specific domains
Strong Passwords

Shopping cart

Built-In Shopping Cart
Shopping Cart as Plug-In

System reports

Automatic email reports in predefined intervals
Custom reports generator
Email notification settings
Live Logs
Pricing

Learn more about pupilfirst's pricing options, cost, and plans so you can make a well-informed, business-wise decision on the best software to use for organization.

Pricing Model
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription
License
  • Open Source
Starting Price
  • $50
Free Trial
  • Yes

Integrations

Learn more about pupilfirst's integration options.

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