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DL-Portal

Content Creation

Current Notice (07.10.25)

The DL-Portal is now available in the new UHH design. The page you are currently viewing is no longer actively maintained.

Tools in the new DL-Portal

Learning Management Systems

Here you will find a selection of tools that can assist you with any form of content creation.

Wiki (OpenOlat)

Collaborative wiki creation in the course.

HTML-Editors

The learning platforms OpenOlat and CommSy offer text editors with HTML editing functionality.

Content-Package (OpenOlat)

Reusable content packages that can be embedded in and made available for multiple courses.

Authoring software for learning content

Camtasia

Screen recording and video editing.

H5P

Interactive media.

Adobe Captivate

Creation of e-learning units and screencasts.

Markdown Editors

HedgeDoc

An online markdown editor that allows collaborative document writing in real-time.

MS Visual Studio Code (OSS)

A development environment from Microsoft.

Zettlr (OSS)

Writing Markdown texts.

Audio

Audacity (OSS)

An audio editor and recorder.

Rodecaster

Professional podcasting.

Ableton Live

Creative tools for music creators.

Video

DaVinci Resolve (free)

Video editing, color grading, and visual effects.

OpenShot (OSS)

Video editing software.

Camtasia

Screen recording and video editing.

Adobe Creative Suite

Software suite of design, graphic, and production software.

OBS Studio (OSS)

Screen recording and streaming.

Visualization

Graphics Software

GIMP (OSS)

Graphics and image editing.

Affinity Photo

Image editing program.

Affinity Designer

Graphic and drawing program.

Adobe Creative Suite

Software suite of design, graphic, and production software.

Whiteboard

Openboard (OSS)

Interactive whiteboards.

Xournal++ (OSS)

Create handwritten notes with support for PDF files.

yEd (free)

Visualization program for creating and editing diagrams.