TCExam

6.1easy start · #22 of 35
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Free to practise onnot on record
Free trialnot on record
Well documentednot on record
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

TCExam is ranked #22 of 35 in online exam software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Open-source license Free GNU AGPL-3.0-or-later tcexam.org · 7 Oct 2026

Commercial license Not published Alternative license to overcome some free-license restrictions tcexam.org · 7 Oct 2026

Compared on online exam software

Free plan: Yes
Question bank: Yes
API access: Yes
Bulk question import: Yes
Delivery modes: browser

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The record

Purpose: TCExam lets educators and trainers author, schedule, deliver, and report on quizzes, tests, and exams.
Web access: Users access the installed system through a normal web browser without installing additional software or plugins on client devices.
Question formats: It supports multiple-choice single-answer, multiple-choice multiple-answer, ordering, and free-answer questions.
Assessment management: Administrators can monitor test-taker activity, adjust test time, manually grade text answers, export results, and view statistics.
Integrations: TCExam includes RADIUS, LDAP, and CAS authentication modules and supports custom authentication methods.
Data exchange: Users, questions, and results can be imported or exported using TSV, XML, and PDF formats.
Security: Built-in controls include account-based access, group and IP restrictions for tests, server-side timing, activity logging, and randomly generated test variants.
Deployment: The maker documents Docker deployment and manual installation on a PHP, web-server, and database stack.
Requirements: Version 17 requires PHP 8.2 or newer and supports MySQL or MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or Oracle databases.
Accessibility and languages: The interface follows WCAG 2.1 level AA and ships with 26 translations, including support for right-to-left languages.
Paper exams: TCExam can generate printable tests and import scanned OMR answer sheets for automatic scoring and reporting.
Support: The project welcomes bug reports, fixes, documentation, translations, and feature contributions through GitHub issues and pull requests.
Price from: Free

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tcexam.org· checked 7 Oct 2026
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