H5P Guides

Getting started

H5P is a plugin for existing publishing systems that enables the system to create interactive content like Interactive Videos, Presentations, Games, Quizzes and more!

Create and store H5P Content on H5P.com

Click here to get started

H5P.com offers features like:

Hosting
LMS support
Embed H5P content into any page
Access H5P content through a direct link (no LMS required)
Content and user management and more.

H5P is supported by any VLE with LTI support like Canvas, Brightspace and Blackboard

More integrations

H5P for programmers and self-hosters

H5P is also available for programmers and professional self-hosters as a plugin for the below publishing systems. The plugin has fewer features and no support included, but is fully customize-able for programmers and possible to host behind firewalls etc.

More plugins

Other things you might want to do:

Try out the H5P authoring tool
H5P empowers everyone to create, share and reuse interactive content. We've made a selection of interactive content types available for testing here on H5P.org.

Test drive the authoring tool

To get some guidance on creating H5P content, take a look at the tutorials in the content author guide.

Develop new content types
If you are a developer familiar with JavaScript and other related web technologies, we suggest you do the following:

Install a CMS and an H5P plugin for that CMS. Currently, the easiest way is to download Drupal and the H5P Drupal plugin. The Drupal plugin has some extra development features that the other plugins don't have.
Complete our "Hello world tutorial"
Look at the H5P examples
Get familiar with the developer guide
Create new libraries using your newly acquired H5P skills
Share your work here at H5P.org!

Improve existing H5P content types
The code for the H5P content types are shared on GitHub.

Designers and developers are encouraged to improve these content types by:

Setting up your H5P development environment using the installation and setup guide.
Downloading H5P libraries from the examples and download page or our GitHub repository.
Extending or modifying the library.
Sharing your improvements on our forum and submitting a pull request on GitHub!

Integrate H5P with a new platform

We've focused on the documentation for H5P content types and applications so far. We've started on docs for plugin creation as well.

Comments

Tijana Dabic

Thu, 05/04/2017 - 08:56

online school

I signed in in order to create presentation contents for my online language school.

Maha-Only

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 01:46

Instructional Technology

I signed in to create a presentation for my assignment in modern application

keliadis

Fri, 05/19/2017 - 13:49

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cplini

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 01:52

Very basic

Just started using and trying H5P on an e-learning wordpress site.

It looks promising.

Thanks!

BV52

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 03:21

Welcome

Hi cplini,

Welcome to H5P! I'm glad that you are liking what you see so far.

-BV52

arllington gomez

Thu, 10/19/2017 - 22:56

aga

hello

swatts

Thu, 11/02/2017 - 16:30

h5p uptime?

If I use the h5p.org website and Embed into Canvas LMS, what is your uptime? I know you posted if you want 100 % uptime to create my own website.

Thanks

icc

Fri, 11/03/2017 - 09:47

We do not offer any

We do not offer any guarantees and we do recommend that people download copies of their .h5p content files in case of an event. That said, the future is looking bright for H5P and we have no plans to discontinue the service or otherwise stop working.
Looking at the history we've always had an uptime of >99.9 %. When we do maintenance we try to keep it to low traffic periods like late Friday or Saturday and keep any downtime to an absolute minimum.

Fri, 11/03/2017 - 15:22

Thank you! This service is

Thank you! This service is great! I am currently working with Canvas LMS.

Toño Luna

Sat, 11/18/2017 - 19:36

Profesor de Telesecundaria

Utilizar las nuevas tecnologías con el fin de fortalcer el aprendizaje y las competencias de los alumnos.

thomasmars

Mon, 11/20/2017 - 15:34

Hi, this is an international

Hi, this is an international forum so please stick to english in your posts.

KaiNie

Thu, 11/23/2017 - 08:54

Where is the content hosted

Where is the content hosted if I use the plugin? Is it on my system, or on h5p?

Thu, 11/23/2017 - 09:02

Welcome to H5P!

Hi KaiNie,

If you use one of the plugins the content is hosted in your system including all files uploaded in them.

Thu, 11/23/2017 - 09:06

Hi BV52,thank you for the

Hi BV52,

thank you for the quick reply!

Think I am going to give it try then ... :-)

Thu, 11/23/2017 - 09:14

You're welcome KaiNie. If you

You're welcome KaiNie. If you have any questions feel free to post in the forum ;-)

crscntt

Mon, 12/04/2017 - 21:34

blogger

Is there coming a blogger support for this h5p module ?

Tue, 12/05/2017 - 06:59

Hi crscntt,

If you are talking about blogger.com then follow the steps below.

Create the content in H5P.org
When creating a page in Blogger choose HTML.
Click on the embed option of the content and copy the embed code.
Paste the code in Blogger and save.
Here's the sample page that I created.

aaposto

Thu, 12/14/2017 - 05:11

H5P & LMS Canvas

Are you considering to integrate H5P with LMS Canvas?

Thank you
Andreas

Thu, 12/14/2017 - 08:48

Hi Andreas,There are several

Hi Andreas,

There are several platforms that H5P currently does not support, but that soon will be supported through H5P.com. H5P.com will also integrate third party software to offer support for large videos, math, analytics and storing results in the LMSs.

Canvas will be supported by H5P.com. You can go to H5P.com to learn more and sign up for updates.

Thu, 12/14/2017 - 08:54

Thank you for the info. I am keen to see it working

MARTHACALVO

Wed, 03/21/2018 - 23:57

gracias

Chester George

Thu, 04/05/2018 - 12:22

Program Development

First time user

Fri, 04/06/2018 - 04:25

walterbyrd

Fri, 05/04/2018 - 01:31

Any way to hide content?

"Okay class, big test tomorrow, be sure not to go to the h5p site everything is wide open"

See the problem with this?

I would like to embed h5p within my moodle site. But I don't want it to be open to the whole world on the h5p site. Can I do that?

Also, with flashcards, any way to just start flashcards without having to pick a format first?

Fri, 05/04/2018 - 05:33

Hi Walter,You can host the

Hi Walter,

You can host the H5P activities on your Moodle site instead of H5P.org. This documentation should help you do that.

I'm not sure what you mean with picking a format in flashcards?

MahoPatana

Thu, 05/17/2018 - 17:38

Will H5P be linking with Firefly VLE?

https://fireflylearning.com/why-firefly

Fri, 05/18/2018 - 04:01

Hi MahoPatana,There are no

Hi MahoPatana,

There are no plans in the foreseeable future of integrating H5P with Firefly. Although if there is an option in Firefly to insert rich-text embedding a content would be possible.

Furthermore there are several platforms that H5P currently does not support, but that soon will be supported through H5P.com. H5P.com will also integrate third party software to offer support for large videos, math, analytics and storing results in the LMSs.

You can go to H5P.com to learn more and sign up for updates.

Annette Hansen

Thu, 05/24/2018 - 19:20

Learning on smartphones

My son just pointed out that anything that doesn't run on smartphones won't be very successful with young learners. I think he is right. Some while ago there was some talk about integrating a standalone into an Android app.

Is that on the agenda?

By the way, thanks for everyone's efforts in creating and improving H5P.

Annette

otacke

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 00:54

Hi Annette!Your son is

Hi Annette!

Your son is probably very right. That's why we try to make sure H5P runs on all major browsers, desktop and mobile. So, on paper there should not be a problem running it on an Android device, and we just need to maintain one version to support all kinds of devices.

However, there are some things that you cannot really do this way, e. g. offline support. That's why standalone apps are still on our roadmap: https://h5p.org/roadmap

Best,

Oliver

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 10:29

Thank you for your quick reply, Oliver!

My issue is not so much the standalone, but the mobile usability. Yes, H5P does work fine on mobiles, but it means, I have to navigate to the page (which is a bit tedious on a mobile, I find). And then I also have all the other elements of the website on my mobile screen, instead of just the H5P quiz plus a return button.

But could that be a problem of the respective website rather then H5P itself?

I tried it with a Moodle course containing H5P. Accessing the course via Moodle App is no problem. But when I click on the H5P quiz, I get the message "Für diese Website ist ein Plugin installiert, das bisher nicht unterstützt wird. (This website uses a plugin that is not supported as of yet.)" On a computer the H5P in the course runs fine.

Would that be a problem of the Moodle App? Or rather of the particular Moodle website?

(Sorry, this seems to be a question about Moodle rather than H5P. But I count on your having an answer to that as well.)

Best regards,

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 11:02

Hi Annette!I really can't

I really can't tell which system is to "blame". You can change the theme of moodle quite a lot -- my former employer in Lübeck did that, for example, and for some features we had to add individual workarounds. It's possible that the particular theme is the reason for bad handling, but it is possible that H5P could be improved, too (e. g. provide more interactions with a full screen option).

For your problem with H5P and the moodle mobile app: They simply don't play together well, yet, and we have not found the time to delve into that issue so far. On the other hand, H5P is open source software, and some people in the moodle community seem to be working on the issue. Maybe they will provide a solution before we get around to it.

If you'd like to discuss this topic in more detail, feel free to come to Hamburg in June ...

Cheers,
Oliver

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 12:07

Interesting links

Interesting links, thank you! I'm in the north that weekend anyway, so I might even make it to OER Camp.

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 12:41

Dann passt das ja perfekt!

ahightower

Thu, 05/31/2018 - 20:56

Learning about H5P

Funadamental H5P operations

university@gues...

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 15:41

New Connection

Hi - Do you connect with 360 learning?

We currently embed but need to collate users answers and want to install!

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 04:34

Hi,Several platforms that H5P

Hi,

Several platforms that H5P currently does not support, but that soon will be supported through H5P.com. H5P.com will also integrate third party software to offer support for large videos, math, analytics and storing results in the LMSs.

H5P.com is currently in closed beta and will be open for all organizations during the summer, but probably not for individuals and smaller teams until the autumn.

Fri, 06/29/2018 - 11:41

Fabulous - please make sure

Fabulous - please make sure 360learning.com is on the list ! :)

Dani de Sousa

Fri, 06/29/2018 - 00:14

Vi everyone

I am an English teacher and I'm learning how to use H5p to improve my classes and motivate my students.

Fri, 06/29/2018 - 05:18

Hi Dani,

If you have any questions feel free to post in the forums.

blakewhisenant

Tue, 07/03/2018 - 17:50

Video training - Privacy

Are videos/courses available to anyone to view?

Tue, 07/03/2018 - 18:04

Hi!As stated above every

Hi!

As stated above every content that you create here: "H5P.org provides a free service for trying out H5P before installing it on your own site or signing up for the upcoming H5P.com. Be aware that all test content created on H5P.org is publicly available." :-)

Best,
Oliver

ALFREDO RODRIGU...

Mon, 08/06/2018 - 01:11

Propósito del nivel educativo

Mi evaluacion de los propósitos de Matemáticas

technopeda

Sun, 10/07/2018 - 07:00

Smartschool

Bonjour, nous utilisons la plate-forme smartschool, serait il possible d’avoir un plugin pour intégrer les outils h5p?

Mon, 10/08/2018 - 08:15

Hi technopeda,Thanks a lot

Hi technopeda,

Thanks a lot for contributing your ideas on how to make H5P better! We’re now working on something called the H5P supporter program allowing the H5P community to vote for and fund the top voted H5P features. Also there are developers in the community who every now and then works on a feature they find interesting or useful. In order for your feature request to attract as much interest as possible make sure it follows the below guidelines:

It is clear from every perspective how the feature will work. We recommend describing the feature with one or more user stories, for instance “As an author I want it to be possible to pick between different effects for the check answer animation so that the learners will see a variety of effects and also I can adapt the effects to my target audience(I’ll be using pink unicorns which works really well for both my target audience which are 4 year old girls and venture capitalists)”
If the feature can be illustrated with images or videos it always helps
Make it clear what content types this is relevant for, and or if this is a new content type

Make sure you post the feature in the Feature Request forum.