Key points in brief

  • All seven tools start from existing materials. They differ in the result: a click-through course, a learning video or several formats from one source.
  • Authoring tools such as Knowledgeworker Create, knowtion and imc Express create courses for an existing learning management system.
  • Learning platforms such as keelearning and blink.it combine creation and delivery in one system.
  • Omnora turns materials into narrated training videos with an avatar and a quiz.
  • Yoomind creates several formats from the same materials, for example a narrated slide video and a learning package.
  • With every tool, the subject-matter review remains a human task. Several vendors point this out themselves.

Three types of tool

An authoring tool produces a course as a file or package. The course then runs in a learning management system you already have. The AI suggests the outline, texts and test questions, and the author revises them.

A learning platform with AI course creation combines both: the course is created in the same system in which learners later work through it. This is the shortest route if there is no platform yet.

A production environment starts from the materials and creates several results from them, for example a video, a guide and a learning package. It fits when the same knowledge is needed in more than one format.

The vendors at a glance

The information comes from the vendors’ websites, as of 11 November 2026. The order is alphabetical.

  • blink.it (blink.it GmbH, Darmstadt): learning platform with the AI Course Creator. The AI guides the author through course creation in a chat and develops the structure and content of the course. According to the vendor, people still judge whether the content suits the target group.
  • imc Express (Scheer IMC, Saarbrücken): cloud-based authoring tool. According to the vendor, existing Word documents and PowerPoint presentations can be converted into e-learning in a few clicks, and tests can be created automatically. Export is possible as SCORM or HTML, among other formats.
  • keelearning (keeunit GmbH, Mainz): learning app and learning platform with its own authoring tool and AI course assistance. According to the vendor, existing PowerPoints, PDFs and videos can be integrated into courses and developed further.
  • Knowledgeworker Create (chemmedia AG, Chemnitz): authoring tool with the AI feature KI-KAI. In the course wizard, several PDF and PowerPoint files can be uploaded, from which an online course is created. The courses comply with the xAPI and SCORM standards.
  • knowtion (youknow GmbH, Munich): AI authoring tool and, according to the vendor, not a learning management system. Materials can be uploaded as PDF, Word or PowerPoint. From these it creates learning objectives, structure, page content and quiz questions. Export is as SCORM or xAPI.
  • Omnora (Omnora GmbH, Frankfurt am Main): creates training videos with AI narration, subtitles, avatars and quizzes from a presentation, PDF, recording or interview. Export is as SCORM, xAPI or MP4.
  • Yoomind (Yoomind GmbH, Stuttgart): production environment that creates several formats from existing materials. Slides and speaker notes become a narrated video. Reviewed content and knowledge questions become a learning package for the learning management system. Every version is reviewed by a responsible person before it is passed on.

We have not tested the other vendors’ tools ourselves. Features and plans change; the information on the vendors’ own pages is authoritative.

Which tool suits which project?

  • You have a learning management system and need classic, click-through courses: look at the authoring tools, that is Knowledgeworker Create, knowtion or imc Express.
  • You have no learning platform yet and want to create and deliver courses: learning platforms such as keelearning or blink.it are an option.
  • You mainly want training videos with a narrator’s voice or an avatar: this is what Omnora is geared to.
  • You need several results from the same materials, for example a narrated slide video, a guide and a learning package: this is Yoomind’s approach.

What to look for when choosing

  • Input: test with a typical document of your own. A clearly structured source improves the result with every tool.
  • Review: clarify who approves the content from a subject-matter point of view and how the tool supports this step.
  • Destination: check the finished course where it is meant to run. A learning package is only finished when your learning management system reports progress and results back.
  • Data protection: ask about the hosting location, the AI services used and whether your data is used to train models.
  • Languages: if you train in several languages, check the translation against your own technical terms.

Sources and date

As of 11 November 2026. The information on the vendors comes from their own websites: blink.it, scheer-imc.com, keelearning.de, knowledgeworker.com, you-know.de and omnora.com.

Yoomind publishes this comparison and is itself a vendor. If a detail is no longer correct, write to us at info@yoomind.com. We will correct it.

Frequently asked questions

Which AI tool creates e-learning from a PowerPoint?+

Several. By its own account, Knowledgeworker Create processes PDF and PowerPoint files, imc Express Word and PowerPoint, and knowtion PDF, Word and PowerPoint. Omnora turns a presentation into a training video. Yoomind creates a narrated video from slides and speaker notes and a learning package from reviewed content.

Do I need a learning management system to use AI-generated training?+

Not in every case. Authoring tools produce courses that are imported into an existing learning management system. Learning platforms such as keelearning and blink.it include delivery. Videos and guides can also be provided in a portal without a learning management system.

Can AI complete a training course without human review?+

No. The AI delivers the outline, texts and questions as a draft. Whether the statements are correct and suit the target group is decided by the responsible person. Several of the vendors listed point out themselves that people review and approve the content.

What should I clarify before uploading confidential documents?+

Ask the vendor about the hosting location, the AI services used, a data processing agreement and whether your data is used to train models. The vendors listed here are based in Germany, but the answers still differ.