Export a Mindsmith lesson or course as a SCORM package to deliver it through a Learning Management System (LMS). A compatible LMS can track learner progress, completion, and scores from the package.

This guide explains how to export a package, choose a package type, and deploy it to an LMS.

Before exporting, ensure your lesson is fully generated. You cannot export a lesson that is still only in Storyboard mode.

To export your lesson or course as a SCORM package:

Dynamic packages download through your browser right away. Static packages can take several minutes to build. If the dialog says Mindsmith will email you a download link, you can close it and keep working; otherwise, keep it open and the package downloads when it's ready.

Upload the ZIP file to your LMS as a SCORM package, without unzipping it. Most LMSs have a dedicated SCORM upload; a general file upload area won't run the package.

When downloading your package, you will be prompted to choose a format. This depends entirely on what your LMS supports.

Mindsmith offers two distinct ways to package your SCORM files. Understanding the difference will help you choose the best deployment method for your organization.

A Dynamic package embeds the live Mindsmith player in your LMS instead of bundling all media files into the package.

Dynamic SCORM does not include a date-and-time scheduler for future updates. Without Staging, saved changes are available to the Dynamic package immediately. For lessons, Staging (Business and Enterprise plans) lets you keep edits separate from the live version, but an author must select Publish Changes when the update should go live; the existing LMS package does not need to be replaced.

Static packages bundle all of your content, including every text, image, and question tile, into a single self-contained ZIP file.

Static Package Limitations: Some interactive tiles that require a live server connection are not included in static exports. Conversation tiles are automatically removed from static SCORM packages because they require a real-time AI connection. If your lesson relies on conversation tiles, use a Dynamic package instead.

Dynamic and Static packages report the same information to your LMS. SCORM 2004 packages use SCORM 2004 3rd Edition.

For each learner, the LMS receives:

The LMS stores one status and score for each learner, so it shows the result of the learner's most recent attempt. In SCORM 2004 packages, restarting the content sets the status back to incomplete until the learner finishes again. In SCORM 1.2 packages, a passed status stays in place even if a later attempt scores lower.

Answers are added as new interactions instead of replacing earlier ones, so within the same LMS attempt the LMS keeps the answers from every Mindsmith attempt. With a Dynamic package, Mindsmith analytics also keeps each attempt's score, answers, and time.

Each time a learner opens the package, it reports how long that session has been open. Session time doesn't pause when the learner switches tabs or steps away, and most LMSs add sessions together to show a total. LMS time is therefore usually higher than the time in Mindsmith analytics, which pauses when the lesson isn't in front of the learner. See Analytics & Reporting for how Mindsmith measures time.

When a learner launches a Dynamic package, the SCORM file in your LMS loads the lesson live from Mindsmith's servers. On locked-down corporate networks, firewalls or web filters can block that connection: the course then shows a silent grey or blank screen. Because network policies often differ between offices or regions, this can affect only some of your learners while others in the same organization are unaffected.

If your organization (or your learners' organizations) filters web traffic, send your IT or network team the Network & Firewall Requirements article. It lists every domain to allow and includes a live network check you can run on an affected computer.

If your organization cannot allow Mindsmith's domains, use a Static package instead: it is fully self-contained and does not need to reach Mindsmith's servers at play time.

Is Mindsmith branding visible to learners in a Dynamic SCORM package?

Dynamic packages load your lesson inside an iframe that points to the Mindsmith app. Whether Mindsmith branding appears depends on your plan:

A Dynamic package always follows your current plan, so if the workspace moves to the Free plan, the badge reappears in packages already in your LMS. A Static package keeps the branding it was exported with. Packages you export keep working if you change plans.

A Static package contains the full lesson, so it keeps working in the LMS until the LMS admin removes it.

A Dynamic package loads the live lesson, so it stops working only when the lesson or course is permanently deleted in Mindsmith. Turning off public access or moving the lesson to Trash doesn't stop it. Permanently deleting cuts off every LMS using that package and removes the lesson's learner records, so duplicate the lesson first if you still need it; the copy gets a new link, and you can export a new package from it.

My SCORM package is showing an error in the LMS Contact Mindsmith Support with your LMS name, the lesson or course link, and a screenshot of the error. A network block shows a grey or blank screen (see below), not an error message.

My Dynamic package shows a grey or blank screen A blocked connection to Mindsmith is a common cause. As a quick check, open the lesson or course's share URL directly in a browser on the same device, outside the LMS. If that page is also blank, run the learner network check and share its results and the Network & Firewall Requirements article with your IT or network team. If your network cannot allow Mindsmith, switch to a Static package.

My updates aren't showing up in the LMS If you exported a Static package, you must generate and upload a brand-new package to your LMS to see changes. If you are using a Dynamic package and have Staging enabled, ensure you have clicked Publish Changes in the Share menu.

Interactive features are missing in my static SCORM export Static packages do not support tiles that require a live server connection. The export removes Conversation tiles. The "Require Interactives" lesson setting controls learner navigation within the Mindsmith player and may not work in every static SCORM configuration. Use a Dynamic package when the lesson depends on these features.