Adapt Framework
Responsive HTML5 course framework whose SCORM output is a bundled plugin
The facts
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Pricing
- Open source Price source for Adapt Framework, opens in a new tab
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Platforms
- Web · Command line
Standards support
Every line says where the claim came from. We do not test conformance ourselves and we issue no badge of our own.
| Standard | Supported | Provenance | Checked | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORM 1.2 | Yes | editor-checked · 24 Aug 2026— source, opens in a new tab | Emitted by the bundled Spoor plugin, which ships the SCORM 1.2 schema set and manifest and uses the pipwerks wrapper at run time. 1.2 is the default output. | |
| SCORM 20044th edition | Yes | editor-checked · 24 Aug 2026— source, opens in a new tab | Spoor ships one 2004 schema set, documented as 4th Edition, selected with `_scormVersion: "2004"`. Other editions require swapping the files in by hand. | |
| xAPI | Yes | vendor-stated— source, opens in a new tab | Claimed in the framework README, delivered by the separate adapt-contrib-xapi plugin rather than the core. Not verified against an LRS here. | |
| cmi5 | Not stated | — | — | — |
| AICC | Not stated | — | — | — |
| LTI | Not stated | — | — | — |
- Claimed
- — the vendor states it. We have not confirmed it.
- Checked
- — an editor confirmed it on the date shown.
- Verified
- — an official registry lists it, and we link to the entry.
Editor's notes
Adapt builds single-file responsive HTML5 courses from JSON. You assemble a course from components — text, media, questions, assessments — configure them as data, and run a Grunt build that produces either a web-servable course or an LMS package. It has been going since 2013, is used widely in UK public-sector and corporate learning, and is one of the few open-source options a commercial e-learning team can credibly standardise on.
Its strongest claim is accessibility. The core components target WAI AA, right-to-left layouts and localisation are handled properly, and that work is visible in the codebase rather than asserted in marketing copy. Step locking, bookmarking, question banks and assessment feedback are all built in.
Tracking is deliberately not core. SCORM is the job of the Spoor plugin and xAPI of a separate plugin, which keeps the framework honest but means standards behaviour is configured a layer away from the course.
It is a poor fit for non-developers working alone: this is a Node toolchain, a JSON data model and a theme to write, not a drag-and-drop editor. Nor is it the right tool for a one-off five-slide module.
The project is plainly alive — commits this month, v5.56.2 in April 2026, an active plugin ecosystem and a governed core team.
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