CourseOS turns your links into a sellable draft. Refine it in the builder, turn on paid courses when you're ready, and publish your school. Free to start; Pro from 5% platform fee on sales (see pricing).
Selling courses? Features, pricing, and product tour →
Creator checklist
Ship a paid course
Enrollments
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Website builder + courses
Teach, import your site, and sell in one stack
Section-based website builder (or import HTML), AI-assisted curriculum, lessons, discussion, quizzes, certificates, payouts, and paid checkout: what you need to run and sell a course without duct-taping five products together.
Clear learning paths
Outline beside the player, progress saved across devices, optional quizzes that can gate the next lesson, and PDF completion certificates when you turn them on.
Taught by real creators
Courses from people who teach, not a faceless catalog. Students comment on the exact lesson; you answer there, not in a separate inbox.
Video lessons, anywhere
Learn in the browser on desktop or mobile: uploaded video, embeds, or live when your school has it configured. Resume where you left off; progress follows the account.
AI course builder
The moment you paste a YouTube video, PDF, or article, you should picture modules and lessons appearing, ready to edit. That is the same flow inside CourseOS when you start from AI.
Try it (mock)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=your-lesson-id
Paste a link or upload
Drop a YouTube URL, PDF, or article. CourseOS reads the structure and tone.
Review the draft outline
Modules and lesson titles appear in seconds. Rename, merge, or delete anything.
Edit, price, publish
Open any lesson, tweak blocks, set prices for paid courses, and ship your school site.
Curriculum preview
Preview
DraftModule 1 · Foundations
Module 2 · Core lessons
Illustrative outline. Your real drafts follow your source material and your course settings.
What you get
Rich lesson players, optional quizzes and certificates, paid courses and checkout, and a real section-based website builder, built for coaches, educators, and anyone packaging what they know.
Each lesson opens in a focused player with the full outline beside it. Progress saves when they leave, optional quizzes can require a pass before continuing, and completion certificates download as PDF when you enable them.
Your instructor
Replies on this lesson
Learners post under the same video or text block you are teaching. You reply in that thread, not in a separate inbox or forum nobody checks.
You group material into modules, add video, blocks, and downloads, drag lessons to reorder or move them between modules, mark free or public-link previews, and speed up drafts with AI from text, YouTube, PDFs, or articles, all in one editor.
You set one-time or monthly pricing in the dashboard. When someone pays, access updates immediately. Track enrollments, revenue, completion, and payouts; publish a drag-and-drop site (hero, course grid, SEO fields) or send buyers straight to the catalog. Pro adds your own domain. No code.
Two sides of the same app
Learners discover courses, pay when needed, and study in one calm player. You build, price, and sell from the same login. No duplicate accounts and no guessing which tool handles what.
Pick up where you left off
You browse until something fits
Create an account, open the catalog, and filter by free, one-time, or monthly pricing until a course fits.
You enroll or check out in minutes
Free courses: one click. Paid: a short secure checkout, then the course is on your account.
You learn with the outline beside you
Sidebar outline, mark lessons done, optional quizzes and certificates, comment on the lesson you are on.
You define the offer and price
Name the course, write the listing, add a cover, and set free, one-time, or monthly pricing.
You ship lessons, quizzes, and previews
Video, files, quizzes, and per-lesson chat. Drag to reorder. Checkout and progress update automatically. Add certificates or a simple site, or send buyers straight to the catalog.
You publish and share one link
Hit publish, share the catalog, or build your site from Website: sections and SEO when you care about search.
You can publish whenever you are ready. Starting as a creator is free to try.
Pick up where you left off
You browse until something fits
Create an account, open the catalog, and filter by free, one-time, or monthly pricing until a course fits.
You define the offer and price
Name the course, write the listing, add a cover, and set free, one-time, or monthly pricing.
You enroll or check out in minutes
Free courses: one click. Paid: a short secure checkout, then the course is on your account.
You ship lessons, quizzes, and previews
Video, files, quizzes, and per-lesson chat. Drag to reorder. Checkout and progress update automatically. Add certificates or a simple site, or send buyers straight to the catalog.
You learn with the outline beside you
Sidebar outline, mark lessons done, optional quizzes and certificates, comment on the lesson you are on.
You publish and share one link
Hit publish, share the catalog, or build your site from Website: sections and SEO when you care about search.
You can publish whenever you are ready. Starting as a creator is free to try.
Compare
Puts CourseOS beside Teachable and Podia on matching rows; row one shows this host’s CourseOS fee percentages.
| Feature | CourseOS | Teachable | Podia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | Free 20% · Pro 5% · Business 0% | 5-10%+ on most plans | ~8%+ on starter tiers |
| Free plan | Yes | No | No |
| AI course builder | All plans | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI quiz generator | Pro & Business | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automation builder with AI | Business | ✗ | ✗ |
| Website builder | All plans | Basic storefront only | Basic storefront only |
| Custom domain | Pro & Business | Higher tiers + extra cost | Higher tiers + extra cost |
| Live streaming | Pro & Business | Add-on / top tier | Add-on / top tier |
For sellers
Start free (we take a percent per sale), move to Pro for a flat monthly and a low platform fee on sales, or choose Business when you need team seats, bulk email, and stronger white-label on student email.
Launch your first courses with no upfront cost.
A small "Made in CourseOS" badge appears on your public school site.
From 5% platform fee on sales - your own domain and more, for a flat monthly.
Everything in Free, plus:
Scale with collaborators, re-engagement email, and stronger white-label on learner emails.
Everything in Pro, plus:
Rule of thumb: above about $195.00/mo in sales, Pro is often cheaper than staying on Free at 20% per sale (before card fees). Business uses a 0% platform fee on sales with growth tools on top.
Who it's for
If you sell expertise, not just slides, pick the lane that matches how you work today.
Turn a six-module framework into a one-time course (for example $497) so clients replay lessons between calls. They comment on the lesson they are on; you reply in the same thread.
One schedule, one place for modules, video, and progress. Learners always know what opens next, and you see completion without chasing spreadsheets.
Video, blocks, files, and optional quizzes in one editor. Mark preview lessons, drag modules into order, and use AI drafts from text, YouTube, or PDFs when you want a fast first pass.
Productize a skills course next to client work: one checkout flow, one thread per lesson, no separate video host, form builder, and invoice tool to wire together.
Repurpose YouTube or long recordings into a structured course: chapters, optional quizzes, and checkout when you are ready to sell, not only views and DMs.
Member-only catalogs, internal training tracks, or a branded school without duct-taping a CMS, a video host, and payment links that drift out of sync.
Fresh from the catalog
Pulled live from the catalog (same listings as /courses), with free, one-time, and subscription pricing badges.
Guides
Short reads on pricing, curriculum, previews, and lesson discussions. No signup required.
CourseOS Team
A simple structure for landing pages: promise, proof, curriculum, outcomes, and one clear call to action.
Read articleCourseOS Team
Pick a length that matches the outcome: fewer lessons for one job-to-be-done, more depth for ongoing practice.
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A practical list: preview lesson, thumbnail, pricing clarity, and one frictionless path from interest to enrollment.
Read articleQuestions
Learners, creators, and payouts in plain language.
No. CourseOS runs in your browser. The lesson player works on desktop and mobile; you sign in with email and pick up where you left off on any device.
Paid courses use a standard secure checkout. You can pay once or subscribe monthly. After you pay, the course stays on your account and you can open receipts anytime from your profile.
Yes. Sign up as a creator, add modules and lessons, then drag them to reorder or move between modules. Each lesson supports video (upload or embed; live when configured), text and media blocks, file downloads, optional quizzes with attempt limits, and per-lesson discussion. Mark free or public-link previews, turn on completion certificates if you like, and price the course free, one-time, or monthly. AI can draft lessons from pasted text, YouTube, PDFs, or article URLs when you want help.
When a monthly plan ends or you cancel, your access updates automatically. You keep what your payments covered, without chasing old links or permissions.
When someone buys your course, they pay through the same secure checkout learners already trust. Your creator area shows each sale and what you keep after any platform fee. Money moves to your bank according to the payout options whoever runs this site has connected.
Buyers pay through normal online checkout. On the free seller plan, a 20% platform fee applies to each course sale (your Revenue page breaks it down). On Pro, the platform fee is 5% of each sale plus your Pro monthly subscription. Business is 0% with the Business plan. Card processing still works like any card payment.
Yes on Pro: connect your own domain in Website settings (TXT to verify ownership, then point DNS to this app). You also get a branded path on this site. Free plan uses the default /course/your-school URL.
Yes. Creators can add quizzes to lessons - including optional caps on attempts and requiring a passing score before learners continue. You can also enable downloadable PDF completion certificates. Both are optional.
Filter by how courses are priced, open any course page, and enroll. Free courses skip payment; paid ones use a short, secure checkout.
Explore the catalogPaste a YouTube link, PDF, or article and CourseOS drafts the curriculum. You edit in the drag-and-drop builder, add quizzes and certificates, set prices for paid courses, then publish your school site and watch enrollments and revenue.
Start as a creator