Transform Any Document
Into Interactive Courses
Six specialised AI agents transform your documents, PDFs, and source material into complete e-learning courses — with lessons, quizzes, and flashcards — in under 4 minutes. 500× faster than traditional development.
One of six tools selected for executive review from 211 projects created by approximately 600 participants at a major global technology company.
Based on the project creator's internal programme record; programme selection does not imply corporate endorsement, sponsorship, partnership, or affiliation.
Upload a PDF, paste a URL, or type a topic — get a full course in ~4 minutes
This public version of Learning Catalyst demonstrates the platform’s core architecture and capabilities. The full production deployment is used by over 160 registered users within one of the world’s largest technology companies.
Upload or paste
PDF, DOCX, URL, or plain text
AI generates
Lessons, quizzes & flashcards
Edit & export
SCORM, xAPI or share a link
About these figures
Learning Catalyst figures reflect live usage of this public platform. Reference figures are from a production deployment of the same system, built by the same author at one of the world's largest technology companies — a Fortune 10 firm with over 70,000 employees globally. This public release is the same codebase, made freely available to the global L&D community.
Hours saved methodology: 244 courses × 40 hours (minimum traditional development time per course) = 9,760 hours. At an average UK instructional designer salary of £45,000/year (£23/hour), this represents approximately £224,480 in labour cost savings.
Engineering Quality
Live CodebaseMetrics from the live production codebase — not a prototype spec sheet
Built Feb 27 — Mar 16, 2026 · Continuous iteration with full test coverage
Six specialised agents, one seamless workflow
Learning Catalyst orchestrates six purpose-built AI agents that each own a distinct stage of the course-authoring pipeline — from raw document to published, SCORM-ready course. Every agent runs in sequence, passing enriched context to the next, so the final output reflects both the source material and proven instructional-design principles.
Extraction Agent
Stage 1Parses uploaded PDFs, Word documents, plain text, and URLs. Identifies headings, key concepts, and structural hierarchy to produce a clean, structured content map that downstream agents can reason over.
Outline Agent
Stage 2Applies Bloom's Taxonomy and the Five Moments of Need framework to decompose the content map into a coherent lesson sequence. Writes learning objectives for each lesson at the appropriate cognitive level.
Content Agent
Stage 3Generates rich lesson bodies using 13 block types — text, callouts, lists, accordions, timelines, and more. Applies Mayer's multimedia principles and cognitive load theory to chunk information for optimal working-memory use.
Assessment Agent
Stage 4Produces multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and matching questions with AI-generated plausible distractors. Aligns each question to a specific learning objective and Bloom's level for pedagogically valid assessment.
Flashcard Agent
Stage 5Extracts key terms, definitions, and concepts from the lesson content to build spaced-repetition flashcard decks. Generates front/back pairs with optional hints, ready for learner self-study and confidence tracking.
QA & Packaging Agent
Stage 6Reviews the assembled course for consistency, completeness, and alignment between objectives, content, and assessments. Packages the output as a SCORM 1.2 / 2004 compliant bundle ready for upload to any LMS.
Based on analysis of 26 e-learning authoring platforms (Feb 2026). No other platform uses a multi-agent AI orchestration pipeline for course generation.
Everything you need to create world-class courses
From AI-powered content generation to SCORM export, Learning Catalyst covers the full authoring lifecycle in one beautifully designed tool.
Smart Document Import
Upload PDF, DOCX, TXT, or paste a URL. Our AI extracts structure, headings, and key concepts automatically.
AI Content Generation
One click to transform raw text into polished lessons with learning objectives, rich blocks, and knowledge checks.
Drag-and-Drop Editor
13 interactive block types — text, video, accordions, timelines, callouts — all editable inline with live preview.
Quiz & Assessment Builder
Multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and matching questions with AI-generated distractors.
Flashcard Generator
AI extracts key terms and definitions, creates spaced-repetition flashcard decks with confidence tracking.
Learner Analytics
Per-lesson completion rates, quiz scores, time-on-lesson charts, and drop-off detection with actionable insights.
Certificate Generator
Beautiful PDF certificates auto-generated on course completion with unique verification codes.
SCORM 1.2 & 2004 Export
Export any course as a standards-compliant SCORM package for upload to Moodle, Cornerstone, or any LMS.
Learning Science Built-in
Bloom's Taxonomy alignment, spaced repetition cues, Mayer's multimedia principles, and mastery-based progress.
From document to published course
in under 4 minutes
Upload your source material
Drop in a PDF, Word doc, plain text, or paste a URL. The Extraction Agent parses the content and maps its structure automatically.
Six AI agents build your course
The Outline, Content, Assessment, Flashcard, and QA agents run in sequence — producing a complete, pedagogically sound course in under 4 minutes.
Refine in the editor
Use the Rise-style drag-and-drop editor to add quizzes, flashcards, videos, and custom blocks. The AI Assistant panel helps at every step.
Publish and track learners
Share a direct link, export as SCORM, or embed in your LMS. Track completion, quiz scores, and time-on-lesson in real time.
Built on proven cognitive science
Every design decision in Learning Catalyst is backed by peer-reviewed research in educational psychology and instructional design.
Spaced Repetition
Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve — flashcard review intervals optimised for long-term retention.
Bloom's Taxonomy
Quiz questions aligned to Remember → Understand → Apply → Analyse → Evaluate → Create.
Cognitive Load Theory
Content chunked into 5–9 item lessons. Progressive disclosure prevents working memory overload.
Mastery Learning
Learners must pass knowledge checks before advancing — proven to raise completion rates by 40%.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
How Learning Catalyst stacks up against 10 industry-leading eLearning tools across 11 capabilities.
| Capability | Articulate 360 | Adobe Captivate | Sana Labs | Mindsmith | 360 Learning | Easygen. | Elucidat | Docebo | Coursebox | iSpring Suite | Learning Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Content Generation | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 AGENTS | ||||
| Source Doc → Course | — | — | — | BEST | |||||||
| Multi-Agent Architecture | 1 | 6ONLY | |||||||||
| Output Formats | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8+BEST |
| SCORM Export | |||||||||||
| Auto Assessments | — | — | — | — | BLOOM'S | ||||||
| Learning Science Frameworks | — | 5 FRAMEWORKS | |||||||||
| Interactive Elements | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Job Aid Generation | UNIQUE | ||||||||||
| QA / Quality Agent | UNIQUE | ||||||||||
| Read Aloud TTS | — | ||||||||||
Sources: Vendor websites, product documentation, G2 reviews, and feature comparison as of March 2026. | |||||||||||
Methodology & Sources
Salary benchmark: UK Instructional Designer salary of £45,000 p.a. (£23/hr) sourced from Reed, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn Salary 2025. Calculation: 244 courses × 40 hours (minimum traditional development time per course) = 9,760 hours. 9,760 hrs × £23/hr = £224,480 annualised FTE cost avoidance — a conservative, industry-standard proxy calculation.
Frameworks applied: Consistent with CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development), ATD (Association for Talent Development), and Phillips ROI Methodology for learning investment measurement.
Platform context: Statistics shown in the Reference group are based on a similar tool rolled out in one of the largest technology companies globally — not yet measured on this platform. Learning Catalyst figures reflect live usage of this public platform only. The reference deployment was built by the same author at a Fortune 10 firm with over 70,000 employees globally.
Built by Samir Das
Samir Das is an AI Learning & Knowledge Technology Architect at Meta, where he architects Global Operations learning technology strategy across four pillars: ecosystem architecture, context curation, AI-enabled experiences, and human + agent ways of working. With 18 years of progressive experience and 13 years across Meta and Google, he has driven £5–6M in annual operational savings across a 90,000+ headcount organisation.
Learning Catalyst grew directly from Samir's work at one of the world's largest technology companies — the same challenge of creating high-quality training at scale, solved with agentic AI. The platform achieved a 99.9% improvement in course creation speed. It is offered entirely free as a contribution to the global AI literacy movement.
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Generate Courses in 65 Languages
Learning Catalyst generates all lessons, quizzes, and flashcards in your chosen language — making world-class L&D accessible to every learner, everywhere.
Language support powered by Gemini 2.5 Flash — content quality may vary by language. English produces the most consistent results.