What's inside a SCORM ZIP?

Your content files (HTML/CSS/JS/media) plus an imsmanifest.xml that tells the LMS how to launch and track the course. The LMS reads the manifest, runs your entry HTML, and exchanges tracking data.

Do I have to hand-write the manifest?

Not if you use a builder — it generates the manifest and the SCORM runtime calls for you. Hand-authoring works but is error-prone; a single manifest mistake stops the package loading.

Will my JavaScript still work?

Yes, your scripts run inside the LMS frame. To report progress you also need SCORM API calls; a builder adds these, otherwise you wire them yourself.

Does Moodle support HTML-based SCORM?

Yes — as long as the package is valid SCORM with a correct manifest and entry file, Moodle launches and tracks it like any other SCORM course.

How to Package HTML Content as SCORM

You already have web content — an interactive page, a microsite, a custom-built lesson — and you need your LMS to launch and track it. This guide shows how to package HTML as SCORM.

Why hosting HTML isn’t enough

A page on a server can be opened, but your LMS can’t record completion, score, or progress for it. SCORM adds a manifest and runtime layer so the LMS can launch your HTML and receive tracking data. New to it? Here’s what SCORM is.

What conversion actually involves

Two things get added to your files: an imsmanifest.xml (so the LMS knows how to launch the course) and SCORM API calls in your code (so it reports status). Then everything is zipped into a SCORM package.

The manual way

Add the manifest, wire SCORM API calls into your entry HTML, keep paths relative, set index.html as the launch file, and ZIP it. Powerful, but one manifest error and the package won’t load — expect testing in an LMS or a cloud SCORM player.

The fast way (a builder)

Rather than hand-authoring the manifest, drop your content into a builder that generates the manifest and runtime calls and exports a valid package — removing the most error-prone part. For content you’d rather generate from scratch, see generating a SCORM course from text.

Which SCORM version?

1.2 for widest support; 2004 for richer reporting; xAPI/cmi5 for modern tracking. Start with 1.2 and confirm it loads and tracks.

Tips

Use relative paths throughout; name the launch file index.html; keep media inside the package; test in your target LMS before rollout — manifests that pass a validator can still behave differently per LMS.

Package your content for free

Start free at SCORMBuilder.ai — build or import your content and export a valid SCORM package without hand-writing a manifest.