Open LMS Unveils Enhanced Snap Theme for Open-Source Learning Platform Users

The Snap makeover prioritizes a more intuitive and engaging learning experience for instructors, admins, and learners alike. It includes a new side navigation menu, instant messaging capabilities, and a centralized dashboard with real-time updates.

April 3, 2025—NASHVILLE, TN — Open LMS, a global leader in open-source SaaS learning management systems, has announced a major update to Snap, its flagship LMS theme designed to simplify, humanize, and enhance the digital learning experience for educators and learners worldwide.

As the front-end interface that shapes how users interact with Moodle™-based learning environments, Snap has long been recognized for transforming traditional learning management design. Built on principles of clarity, accessibility, and engagement, Snap prioritizes user experience, helping institutions deliver better learning outcomes by removing distractions and streamlining access to essential tools.

The latest update to Snap, part of Open LMS’s commitment to open-source technology, marks a step forward in usability and functionality, with a focus on bringing key learning and administrative features to the forefront—accessible in just one click.

Key highlights of the Snap refresh include:

• A reimagined side navigation menu that puts learning tools and communication features front and center
• An improved Block Drawer, making core learning tools—like calendars, course summaries, checklists, and analytics—easily accessible across the platform
• Messages Drawer, which integrates instant messaging directly into the side navigation, making peer-to-peer or peer-to-instructor conversations accessible from anywhere in the LMS
• Snap Feeds, where users gain a powerful centralized dashboard for real-time updates, including grading notifications, forum replies, activity deadlines, and messaging
• Merging the Site Administration and Course Administration menus into one cohesive navigation panel for a more streamlined UI

“Snap is more than just a theme—it’s a user experience philosophy,” said Laura Martin Prieto, Product Manager Director at Open LMS. “With this update, we’ve made it even easier for learners and instructors to engage with content, collaborate, and stay on track—without ever feeling lost in the platform. These Snap enhancements are about helping higher education institutions not just meet learner expectations—but exceed them.”

About Open LMS

Open LMS is a highly configurable learning management system (LMS) that scales to your organization's goals. We help customers all over the world, from industry to higher education, by providing a familiar experience for learners, cutting-edge ecosystem tools, in-depth reporting and data, in-app authoring, learning pathways, and compliance training and reporting.

As the world’s largest commercial provider of hosting and support services for open-source Moodle™, Open LMS is supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and helps organizations deliver great learning experiences without complexities.

Open LMS is part of Learning Technologies Group plc’s award-winning group of specialist learning technology and talent management businesses. Learn more about Open LMS at www.openlms.net.