Mindsmith

Mindsmith is an AI-native eLearning authoring tool for turning source material into interactive courses. Its browser-based tile editor and built-in AI are designed to help people make lessons without design skills or complex tooling. The content library includes more than 30 interactive elements, such as conversations, branching scenarios, quizzes, and simulations. Courses can be created in more than 70 languages and shared by link, SCORM, LTI 1.3, API, iframe embed, PDF, or web export. LTI 1.3 can launch lessons from compatible learning management systems and sync scores to gradebooks. Reporting includes completion rates, score breakdowns, and answer distributions, with PDF export for results. Mindsmith also connects through an MCP server to Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT for lesson creation, editing, and management. It runs without installation, plugins, or a desktop player. A free plan is available; Professional costs $39 a month, billed annually at $468/year, and Business costs $65 a month, billed annually at $780/year.

Mindsmith combines browser-based course authoring with interactive activities, multiple delivery options, and learner reporting. The free plan is available, while paid plans add features such as narration, branding, collaboration, and priority support.

Mindsmith suits individual creators and small teams looking to build interactive lessons, as well as collaborating teams and large organizations. Its browser workflow and LMS sharing options may also suit users distributing courses through compatible learning systems.

Mindsmith is an AI-assisted authoring platform for building interactive eLearning courses from source material. It is best suited to individual course creators and teams that need flexible ways to publish lessons and track learner results. Its free tier supports substantial sharing, but narration, branding and team collaboration are tied to paid plans.

Overview

A tile-based editor and built-in AI are designed to help authors make lessons without design skills or complex authoring tools. More than 30 interactive elements—including quizzes, conversations, branching scenarios and simulations—give creators options beyond a linear course. That breadth is valuable for lessons built around practice and decision-making; it may be more than needed for teams producing only basic course materials.

Mindsmith runs in a browser, with no installation, plugins or desktop player required. The company began building the product in 2022 and launched the platform in 2024.

Key features

Lessons can be shared by link, iframe embed, API, PDF export, web export, LTI 1.3, or static and dynamic SCORM. LTI 1.3 launches lessons from Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle and other compatible learning management systems, and sends scores to the gradebook. This flexibility suits organizations that need both direct distribution and LMS integration.

Courses can be created in more than 70 languages and shared with dynamic packages. Reporting covers completion rates, score breakdowns and answer distributions, with results exportable as PDF. The combination helps teams distribute lessons across language needs and review learner performance, though the reporting described is focused on course activity rather than broader organizational analytics.

Mindsmith’s MCP server connects with Copilot, Claude and ChatGPT to create, edit and manage lessons. The product also describes itself as SOC 2 compliant and SSO-enabled; its Trust Center says ingested data is not used for AI training. These are relevant considerations for organizations evaluating AI-assisted authoring and account security.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing, billed annually at $0/year. It provides 450 AI credits at signup as a one-time allotment, unlimited content and sharing, link, embed and SCORM sharing, plus basic chat and email support. It is a useful way to publish courses without a recurring fee, but the one-time credit allowance does not provide the recurring generation budget of paid plans.

Professional costs $39 a month, billed annually at $468/year. It includes 2,000 AI credits per author per month, removes the Mindsmith badge, and adds audio narration with text-to-speech and custom branding and theming. Intended for individual creators and small teams, it is the entry point for those who need recurring AI credits or branded, narrated courses. Basic chat and email support remains in place, and collaboration features are not included in the listed plan benefits.

Business costs $65 a month, billed annually at $780/year. It raises the allowance to 5,000 AI credits per author per month and adds live collaboration, version history, staging and priority chat and email support. That makes it the more suitable tier for teams working together on content; the higher price is justified chiefly when shared authoring and review controls matter.

Enterprise has custom pricing and includes unlimited AI generation, SAML/SSO, multiple workspaces, custom permissions, a service level agreement and personalized priority support. It is aimed at large organizations that need those administrative and service terms rather than a fixed per-month plan.

Platforms

Mindsmith is available on web, Android and iOS, and offers an API. Its browser-based authoring removes the need for desktop installation, while the API and publishing options support distribution through other systems.

Who it's for

Mindsmith fits individual creators and small teams that want AI-assisted course authoring, interactive activities and multiple delivery routes. Business is the better fit when several people need to collaborate and manage versions. Large organizations with workspace, permissions or service-level requirements should consider Enterprise. It is less compelling for buyers who do not need interactive course authoring or who want team collaboration at the lowest paid tier.

Pros and cons

• Pros: More than 30 interactive elements support varied lesson formats, including branching and simulation.
• Pros: Link, SCORM, LTI, API, embed and file-based publishing accommodate different delivery workflows.
• Pros: Free includes unlimited content and sharing, with link, embed and SCORM delivery.
• Cons: Free AI credits are a one-time 450-credit allotment, while recurring credits require a paid plan.
• Cons: Live collaboration and version history start at Business, not Professional.
• Cons: Enterprise pricing is custom, so organizations cannot compare it against a fixed published monthly price.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison, browse Course Authoring Software or Interactive Lesson Makers.

Consider BranchTrack as another freemium option with a free plan and Android, iOS and web support. ProProfs Training Maker has a free plan for up to 10 learners, includes all features in that tier, and offers a free trial; it may suit buyers prioritizing a defined learner cap. Adapt Learning is free and open source, and supports self-hosting across several desktop and web platforms. Xerte is also free and open source, but requires installation on a web server; commercial hosting and support are separate.

Pathwright is a paid course platform with a free plan and trial; its Starter plan is $99 a month, or $89/mo when billed annually, for up to 1,000 members, one administrator and one cohort per course. aNewSpring is a paid option without a free plan and offers a trial; its listed trainer plan costs €18.60 a year per learner. iSpring LMS is another paid option with a free trial; its Business — 500 users plan is $3.97 a year, billed at $23,790 annually, or $3.97 per user/month, with payment only for active users. dominKnow ONE may suit teams seeking traditional and responsive design, software simulation, cloud collaboration, content reuse and versioning; its Business price is custom.

Verdict

Mindsmith is a strong fit for creators and learning teams that want interactive, AI-assisted authoring with flexible LMS and direct-sharing options. Its free plan makes publishing accessible, while Professional adds narration and branding and Business adds the collaboration tools teams need. Look elsewhere if shared authoring must be included at a lower tier or if a recurring, clearly bounded AI allowance is not a good fit.