How to import a SCORM file into Articulate Storyline?

Not to pile on to a 6+ year-old thread (points to Kelly and other @ Articulate for persistence in keeping up with the comments), but there's a very simple reason that some of us might be asking one of the questions in here.

For me, it has nothing to do with stealing IP or unwinding other people's work. It has to do with reusing my own work.

SCORM files prevent vendor lock-in at the LMS level... if I go with Docebo today and decide in 2 years that I want to move to Lessonly, easy peasy.

But, what if I go with EasyGenerator today and want to switch to Articulate in a year? Or vice versa?

It seems like any content I've created on that tool will be stuck in the final version from that tool. If I want to switch to a different content authoring tool and have a need to change/update a course I've already published (this is the important distinction), I'm out of luck and would have to rebuild it in entirety on the new platform.

I recognize that every vendor has its secret sauce and differentiated features that make it unique. But that's why standards like SCORM exist. To baseline capabilities that should enable interoperability across systems.

The anecdote here is more like Rich Text Format than decompiling video games. I write a book with formatting in Microsoft Word. It's my words, my narrative, my IP. My book has chapters, formatting, all of those great things that RTF might support.

My publisher dumps MSFT and moves us over to Google Apps. I take my RTF files, load them into Google Drive and retain the ability to edit my own content. Life goes on.

There are probably technical limitations to how SCORM is written which don't allow for "who owns the IP" (as pointed out in a previous comment). Just wanted to qualify a practical use case for being able to edit SCORM files that I'm faced with as I evaluate content creation tools like Articulate Rise.

If you want to have a detailed look at how SCORM works, you can get all the resources here:

Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM®) | ADL Initiative (adlnet.gov)

For example:

SCORM_Users_Guide_for_Programmers.pdf (adlnet.gov)

Hi there, Kristín!  When you say you have content on SCORM format, is that something that is already published from another application?  And if so, is it hosted somewhere?  You can bring web objects into your Storyline presentation.

Alternatively, you can publish your Storyline course in the SCORM format for your LMS.

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Perhaps I can clarify what the Kristin is trying to accomplish here. Given the vast number of SCORM-generating authoring tools out there, it could be advantageous to be able to import the SCORM output of one tool into the content of another, prior to uploading the combined output to an LMS.

For example, you might find useful constructs in 'Authoring Tool X' that once generated to SCORM objects, could be inserted into a containing Storyline project before its output is then generated for publishing to an LMS.

Oh, that is an interesting perspective Robert. I'm not sure what that would require, but it's worth sharing your thoughts with our product development team here.

Has there been any advancement on this?  I'm looking to customize, using Articulate 360, a SCORM file that I've licensed from a content provider. How do I do that?  I can't seem to find where I import a SCORM file so that I can work with it. 

Hi Jana,

I haven't seen a method to do this yet - that would allow for editing once inside Storyline or Presenter. If you only need to showcase the previously created SCORM Content, you could look at embedding it as a web object. Keep in mind that you won't be able to edit or send tracking/reporting details on that standalone piece.

Hello! I too am wanting to import a SCORM package as a project. Is there any intent to develop this into a feature? 

Hi Reuben!

Great question! Being able to import a SCORM package is not on our radar. However, you could import a SCORM package as a web object.

I'll keep you posted if that changes on our roadmap!

Since there is not associated project file when converted to a SCORM package, you are not able to convert it from SCORM to a project to allow for updating.  You will need the source files for you to be able to update, then convert to a SCORM package to load into your LMS.