Moodle
Moodle is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Learning Management (LMS) category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to Teachable, Thinkific and Blackboard Learn. It has 7,542 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 21, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 7,542
- Forks
- 7,682
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 3,407
- Last commit
- Oct 21, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Dec 16, 2009
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 21, 2026, 3,407 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 21, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 3,407 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Open pull requests | 0 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Dec 16, 2009 |
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About Moodle
The world's most widely used open-source learning platform for schools, universities and companies.
Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/moodle/moodle.
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Is Moodle free and open source?
Yes. Moodle is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Moodle with Docker?
Moodle does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Moodle?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Moodle include Open edX, Canvas LMS and Frappe LMS. Moodle itself is a self-hosted alternative to Teachable, Thinkific, Blackboard Learn and TalentLMS.
Is Moodle actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Moodle was on Oct 21, 2026 with 3,407 commits in the past twelve months. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.