CYPHER Matrix Features

Here is an overview of the features included in CYPHER Matrix™ LMS, which is for use by corporations, training companies, and other professional or non-profit organizations.

If you are an individual or entrepreneur please also take a look at CYPHER Indie, our LMS for Entrepreneurs.

CYPHER Matrix

for Business

CYPHER Indie

for Entrepreneurs

User experience

Graphical dashboards
Beautiful, modern, easy-to-use interface
Fully responsive design works on all devices
Drag and drop dashboard widgets
Native mobile apps for iOS and Android		iOS - In progress
Offline mode for native apps
Graphical profile pages
Public profiles
Avatars and profile pictures
Accessibility features
Support for 50+ languages
Animated activity indicators and widgets
Dark mode
Home dashboard welcome widget
Support for zero-widget layouts
Customizable profile background

Courses

Self-paced courses
Instructor-led and blended courses
Third party content via the course catalog (Go1 and Udemy)
Drag and drop course dashboard widgets
Course dashboard welcome widget
Course dashboard
Splash pages
Course templates
Course content synchronization
Table of contents
Course syllabus
Time limits for courses
Drip content
Waitlists
Required video completion
Certificates of completion
Course prerequisites
SCORM
H5P
Ratings and reviews
Course archival
Seating charts
Compliance features
Option to reorder courses in the Home / Teaching and Home / Enrolled areas
Personalized sections
Course auto-play
Bulk lock / unlock of courses
Optional completion requirements for modules

Course catalog

Graphical tile and text views
Display courses, paths, bundles, subscriptions, and digital media
Integrated e-commerce	Add-on
Support for nested categories and cross-listings
Alphabetical ordering or customize using drag and drop
Catalog search
Options for featured courses, category links, and custom content
Define items that will show in the course catalog using visibility filters
Calendar view of courses

Content authoring

Modern HTML editor
Image editor
Equation editor
Save/reuse/share HTML fragments directly from the editor
Spell check
Embed PDF, PPT, and other common formats into a web viewer
Record audio from browser
Record video from browser
Video transcoding
Embed web conferencing meeting links
Mini-html editor for phones
Slower / higher video playback speed
Closed captions for videos
Virus scanner for all uploads

Micro learning

Micro courses
Streamlined format for bite-sized learning

Learning paths

Create courses where you can add as goals other courses and certificates
Create paths that combine course and certificate goals with other kinds of sections such as content pages and assessments
Define the order that the items must be completed
Track progress towards the goal
Certificates of completion
Integrated with automation system
Path templates
Path archival
Personalize path goals
Sell learning paths through the course catalog

Adaptive learning

Personalize courses dynamically
Hide/show modules based on assessment scores and mastery
Seamlessly integrated with the automation system

Skills development

Add competencies as learning goals	Add-on
Add jobs as learning goals	Add-on
Allow learners to add their own learning goals	Add-on
Automated actions when completing goals	Add-on
Recommendations engine	Add-on
Q&A forum	Add-on
Goals widget on the dashboard	Add-on
Goals section on the user profile page	Add-on
Goal overview dashboard	Add-on

Customization

Customisable portal
Visual portal editor
Customizable welcome widgets for home and course dashboard
Use your own URL
Custom logo
Custom color scheme
Custom terminology
Branded mobile apps
Custom CSS
Use your own email server
Customizable body and heading fonts
Simple portal editor

Automation

Integrated rules engine with point and click interface
Set rules at the course, group, path, and site level
Execute one or more actions when a rule is triggered
Rich set of rule actions to choose from
Rule browser
Tagging automation
Automated messages to AWS message queues

Gamification

Badges gallery and badge builder
Custom game levels
Use automation to award points and badges
Customizable leaderboard
Course, path, and site-wide games
Group players into teams

Quiz system

Modern user interface including drag and drop
8 types of question, including true/false, multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks		6 types
Hotspot question type
Freeform questions that may be manually scored by instructors
Timed quizzes
Question banks
Multiple question banks per quiz
Multiple criteria for how questions should be selected from each bank
Select questions based on tags
Select questions based on competencies
Option to randomize question order
Option to provide scoring and feedback as you go, or all at once at the end
Option to review quiz responses before submitting
Option whether students see the correct answers at the end
Option to select latest score or best score
Analytics on quiz results
Import/export question banks using the QTI standard
Quiz autocomplete on retake

Assessments and scoring

Quizzes and surveys
Essay, Dropbox, and many other assignment types
Scoring grid
Embedding and annotation of learner submissions
Rubrics
Portfolios
Plagiarism detection using Turnitin and Unicheck
Personalized assessments
Printable attendance forms
Export attendance data
SCORM assessments
Custom LTI assessments
H5P assessments
Proctored assessments
Peer reviewed assessments
Grading scales per business, course, and assessment
Point grading scales
Option to display extra credit scores as points
Option to automatically give assessments on their start date
Extended Grading Scales

Mastery and Competency-based learning

Create or upload competencies	Add-on
Associate competencies with a course	Add-on
Tag modules and assessments with competencies	Add-on
Track and view learner competency	Add-on
Integrated with automation system	Add-on
Coverage analysis	Add-on
Associate competencies with rubrics	Add-on
Associate competencies with individual quiz questions	Add-on

Analytics and reporting

Completion progress
Time tracking
Analytics
Canned reports
Ad-hoc reporting
Integrate dashboard widgets with ad-hoc reports
Reports history
Saved and scheduled reports
Learner activity timelines
Compliance management

Organizations and Teams

Organizations
Per-organization portals
Teams
Support for job titles

Collaboration and communication

Graphical resources catalog
Groups
Social networking
Community groups
Activity feeds
Collaboration tools (chat, forums)
Collaboration tools (wikis, blogs)
Built-in messaging system with email integration, CC, BCC, and forwarding
Calendaring
Display of online users
Use with your favorite web conferencing product
Calendar integration with Web conferencing
Automatic translation of communications
Group catalog filters
Scheduled forum postings
Custom pop-up notifications
Add to-do items using automation

E-commerce

Shopping cart	Add-on
Abandoned shopping cart recovery	Add-on
Sell courses	Add-on
Sell learning paths	Add-on
Bundles	Add-on
Subscriptions (requires Stripe gateway)	Add-on
Digital media	Add-on
Customizable PDF invoices	Add-on
Coupons	Add-on
Bulk purchases	Add-on
PayPal basic and professional payment gateways	Add-on
Stripe payment gateway	Add-on
Authorize.net payment gateway	Add-on
Flywire payment gateway	Add-on
PagSeguro payment gateway	Add-on
PayUbiz payment gateway	Add-on
PayU Latam payment gateway	Add-on
YooMoney payment gateway	Add-on
Mercado Pago payment gateway	Add-on
Telr payment gateway	Add-on
Conekta payment gateway	Add-on
PCI compliant	Add-on
VAT support	Add-on
Integrated with automation system	Add-on
Option to lock payment gateway settings	Add-on
Per-organization currencies	Add-on

Marketing features

SEO features
Social media integration
Affiliate programs
Mailchimp integration

Administration

App center
Super admin, administrator, instructor, and learner accounts
Mentor accounts and 4 other account types
Trash can
Bulk import/export
User popups
Communications monitoring
Login history
Custom account fields
Inactivity management
Policy documents (including terms and conditions, cookie policies)
Session timeouts
Prevent simultaneous logins
Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, LDAP, Auth0, and custom single sign-on
Networking of sites
Default user settings
User tagging
Resell under your own brand	Add-on

Standards

QTI question bank import/export
Common cartridge import/export
SCORM
H5P
iCal
LTI
LDAP
xAPI
SMTP/POP3

Integrations

Integration with 1,500+ popular apps via Zapier
MS Teams web conferencing
Google Meet web conferencing
Webex web conferencing
GoToMeeting web conferencing
GoToTraining web conferencing
GoToWebinar web conferencing
Zoom web conferencing
Webhooks
Google Workspace
Google Drive
Google Assignments
Google Fonts
OneDrive and OneDrive for Business
MS Immersive Reader
OneNote LTI Integration
Turnitin
Unicheck
Safe Exam Browser
Microsoft 365 and custom single sign-on
Go1
Udemy
LinkedIn Learning
H5P
SAML single sign-on
Auth0 single sign-on
Equella
CometChat
MathJax
Kaltura
Panopto
Mailchimp
Salesforce
Public LTI tools library

Open API

Create any number of individually customizable API keys
Admin user interface for managing API keys
Enable/disable API keys
Set expiration dates for API keys
Limit API key access to a specific set of IP addresses
Specify the set of methods that can be invoked for each API key
Open source clients

Help

Guides and how-to videos
Rapid-response technical support
Learner help desk
Auto translated online help

Security

All web pages and videos served over HTTPS
Encrypted personal passwords
Encrypted URLs to prevent unauthorized sharing
2 factor authentication (Q1 2021)

Storage

Unlimited storage
Max individual file size	2 GB	2 GB
Unlimited archiving of learners
Message retention	Forever	Forever
Notification retention	1 month	1 month
Feed retention	6 months	6 months
Chat retention	6 months	6 months
AWS Content Delivery Network

Backups

Automated on-site and off-site data backups
Export account and assessment scores as CSV for backups
Export courses as Common Cartridge for backups

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