edu-sharing connects learning platforms and educational software so organizations can share learning content, metadata, and tools across systems. It serves as an educational cloud, an OER search solution, and cloud storage for learning materials, tools, and didactical scenarios. Users can create private, shared, and editorial collections and control who may use them. Listed plug-ins cover Moodle, ILIAS, MediaWiki, TYPO3, and OpenOLAT; connectors include OnlyOffice and ONYX Editor. Identity management can connect through LDAP, Shibboleth, and SSO, and a REST API follows the OpenAPI Specification. Organizations can install the open-source product on their own servers and adapt it to their requirements. A protected safe area adds a second password and role- or permission-based access. Configurable upload filters can check file content and extensions to block disguised file types. The product is free to download, while service partners offer hosting, installation, configuration, updates, training, and support. Its Android and iOS app requires an accessible repository with rendering service and an account.
Who it is for
It suits schools, universities, public authorities, businesses, and associations that need to connect learning systems or manage shared educational materials. Organizations can self-host it or seek services from partners.
What is good
- Open-source product and materials are free to download.
- Collections can be private, shared, or editorial.
- Connects with LDAP, Shibboleth, and SSO.
- Provides a REST API based on OpenAPI Specification.
- Upload filters can block disguised file types.
What to know first
- Mobile app requires an accessible repository and rendering service.
- Mobile app use requires an account.
- Hosting and support services are offered through partners.
Verdict
edu-sharing combines content sharing, OER search, and educational storage with options for self-hosting and identity connections. Its mobile app depends on an accessible repository, rendering service, and account.
edu-sharing plans and pricing
All plansCompared on learning content management systems
- Content reuse
- Yes
- Version history
- Yes
- Approval workflows
- Yes
- Learning standards
- scorm_xapi
- Delivery channels
- web_mobile
- Role permissions
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
