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Education & Learningby Chamilo Association
Chamilo
Lightweight, user-friendly open-source learning management system for education and training.
About Chamilo
Chamilo is a learning management system (LMS) focused on ease of use and accessibility. It supports course authoring, assessments, certificates, videoconferencing, and skills tracking for schools, universities, and corporate training.
Known for its lightweight footprint and clean interface, Chamilo runs on standard PHP hosting and offers a fully self-hostable open-source edition.
Released under GPL-3.0, Chamilo is a popular, accessible alternative to Moodle for organisations that want a simpler LMS.
Key Features
- Course authoring, assessments, and certificates
- Skills tracking and learning paths
- Integrated videoconferencing and social tools
- Lightweight PHP stack, easy to host
Self-Hosting Notes
PHP with MySQL. Standard LAMP stack. Installer-guided setup.