Mosra

Mosra is a lesson-authoring tool for creating interactive, trackable training content. It is best suited to teams that want lesson creation and learner reporting together, with the option to run the system on their own infrastructure. The trade-off is a “Made with Mosra” line on the free plan and, for self-hosted users, responsibility for operating the service.

Overview

Mosra combines lesson authoring with a built-in Learning Record Store (LRS), which reports views, completions, scores and individual answers without an external LMS. Teams can also export standard LMS packages, so the product can support both direct reporting and LMS-based delivery. That makes it broader than a standalone authoring tool, but less compelling for organizations that need only a record store.

Use it in a browser or through its Windows and macOS desktop app. The desktop app supports offline projects and local video export, useful when authors need to work without a connection or keep video output local. A Docker Compose option puts the editor and LRS on an organization’s own infrastructure, keeping content and learner records on its network, but requires Linux-server familiarity and ongoing operations work.

Key features

Interactive authoring and assessment

Authors can build lessons with graded questions, object states, triggers and variables without code. Question formats include multiple choice, multiple response, true/false, dropdown, short answer, essay, hotspot and drag-and-drop. This range suits training teams that need more than a basic quiz, though the published capabilities do not establish how much control authors have over lesson design beyond these elements.

Exports and reporting

Exports include SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI, cmi5, PPTX, PDF, HTML5, PNG, SVG and video. Mosra names Moodle, Canvas and Blackboard as compatible with SCORM 1.2. The format range gives teams options for LMS delivery, presentations and standalone outputs; organizations using other LMSs should confirm their requirements before choosing a package.

The built-in LRS reports views, completions, scores and individual answers. That is useful for teams who want learner-level reporting without adding an external service. Teams can also co-edit in real time, comment on slides, use @mentions and set viewer, commenter or editor roles for links, supporting shared authoring and review.

Privacy and operations

Mosra says connections use HTTPS, passwords are hashed, production access is limited and logged, and backups are regularly tested. It also says it does not sell personal data, use content to train AI models, or currently run analytics or advertising trackers. Using AI features sends relevant content to an external model provider; Google Gemini is the current default. Organizations handling sensitive material should account for that external processing when deciding whether to use AI features.

Self-hosting keeps content and learner records on the organization’s network, but the organization manages backups, TLS, upgrades and uptime. That is a meaningful cost in staff attention, so self-hosting fits teams with server-operating capability better than those seeking a managed deployment.

Pricing

Launch period: free, billed Free during launch. It includes unlimited lessons and all listed features and exports. The trade-off is a “Made with Mosra” line on presentations and exports. Paid plans are planned but not yet live; there is no free trial. This plan is a strong fit for teams evaluating the full feature set or producing content that can carry the branding, but not for organizations that require unbranded output.

Platforms

Mosra supports web, macOS, Windows and self-hosted deployment. Desktop apps add offline projects and local video export, while self-hosting offers network-level control at the cost of infrastructure upkeep.

Who it's for

Mosra suits training teams that need interactive lesson authoring, several export routes and learner reporting in one product. It is especially relevant to teams that want to co-author, work offline on desktop, or keep records on their own network. It is a weaker fit for organizations that need unbranded exports at no charge, lack capacity to maintain a Linux deployment, or only want a dedicated LRS.

Pros and cons

• Pro: A broad range of question formats, including essays, hotspots and drag-and-drop, supports varied assessment styles without code.
• Pro: Built-in reporting covers views, completions, scores and individual answers, avoiding the need for an external LRS for those reports.
• Pro: SCORM, xAPI and cmi5 sit alongside presentation, document, image, HTML5 and video exports.
• Con: Free-plan presentations and exports carry “Made with Mosra” branding.
• Con: Self-hosting leaves backups, TLS, upgrades and uptime to the customer and assumes Linux-server familiarity.
• Con: AI features send relevant content to an external provider, with Google Gemini the current default.

Alternatives

If your priority is a dedicated LRS rather than lesson authoring, Learning Record Store Software is a useful place to compare options.

• Veracity Learning is an LRS alternative with a free Lite plan for five LRSs, based on your infrastructure, and a free LRS Lite download.
• SQL LRS suits readers looking for a free, Apache 2.0 open-source, self-hosted LRS; implementation and support services are quoted separately.
• Cluelabs LRS is another freemium LRS option, maintained by an eLearning company described as a New York-based provider of custom training solutions.
• xh is a free open-source command-line HTTP client.
• ADL Open Source LRS is a free self-hosted proof of concept intended to support a small amount of users.
• Jupiter offers a hosted LRS free for up to 1M events per year.
• Ralph is a free, MIT-licensed LRS available as a Python package and Docker image.
• Sereni LRS offers a free plan with up to 100,000 xAPI statements or events, 1 GB of storage, unlimited LRSs, and unlimited reporting and analytics.

Verdict

Choose Mosra if your team wants interactive authoring, flexible exports and learner reporting in one free launch-period product. Its breadth is the main reason to choose it; the branding on exports and the operational burden of self-hosting are the main reasons to look elsewhere.