Lecture2Go

Lecture2Go is ranked #6 of 16 in lecture capture software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

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Lecture2Go open-source software Not published aimed at academic institutions · contact required to download lecture2go.uni-hamburg.de · 1 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Automatic captions: Yes
Searchable transcripts: Yes
LMS delivery: Yes
Live streaming: Yes

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Lecture2Go

Purpose: Lecture2Go is the central online video portal of the University of Hamburg for watching, listening to and downloading recorded lectures.
Recording: Its lecture recording system synchronously records the speaker and the presentation.
Open source: The University of Hamburg media and distribution portal software is available in an open-source version for other educational institutions.
Architecture: The portal software is based on Liferay CE, with plugins developed at the University of Hamburg Regional Computer Center.
Components: The listed software components are Liferay CE, Opencast, Subtitle2Go, Elasticsearch and Video.js.
Viewer access: Users do not need to log in to view videos; login is reserved for producers.
Search: Search covers video titles, series, persons, keywords and closed-caption content, with caption hits linked to the corresponding video time.
Protected media: Protected videos can be accessed through a password-protected direct link or embedded in University of Hamburg learning-management systems.
Accessibility: The player supports subtitles, German sign-language translations and keyboard control, and subtitles can be shown in German and English when available.
Downloads: When enabled by the producer, downloads can include MP4, MP4 with German Sign Language, MP3, M4A and PDF files.
Integrations: Lecture2Go videos can be embedded in Fiona, OpenOlat and CommSy.
Podcast distribution: Public series provide RSS feeds and podcasts can be linked to Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
Automatic captions: Since June 2024, uploaded German and English videos and audio files are automatically subtitled using open-source solutions including Subtitle2Go.
Privacy and hosting: Personal data is processed on University of Hamburg servers, and Matomo IP addresses are anonymized immediately before storage.
Price from: Free

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lecture2go.uni-hamburg.de/en/about· checked 1 Oct 2026
lecture2go.uni-hamburg.de/en/open-source· checked 1 Oct 2026
lecture2go.uni-hamburg.de/en/grundfunktionen· checked 1 Oct 2026
lecture2go.uni-hamburg.de/en/medienverwaltung· checked 1 Oct 2026
lecture2go.uni-hamburg.de/en/privacy· checked 1 Oct 2026
lecture2go.uni-hamburg.de/en/· checked 28 Sept 2026