Articulate Labs: A first look at what’s coming next in Articulate 360

Articulate doesn’t just ship features—it builds them in the open, with input from the people who use the tools every day. That’s the idea behind Articulate Labs: a program Articulate launched in 2026 that gives customers a chance to try innovative features in development. Customers who participate in Labs give their feedback on what works, and what doesn’t—and have a direct line to shape what gets built.

If you’re considering Articulate 360 for your organization—or just wondering what’s on the product horizon—here’s what you need to know.

What is Articulate Labs?

Articulate Labs is a feature testing program built into Articulate 360. It gives current customers access to features that our engineers are developing and refining.

Labs isn’t a separate product or a traditional beta program. Lab “experiments” live inside the tools customers use every day. They can opt into individual experiments from their user settings, try them in real workflows, and submit feedback through a dedicated survey or in our community forum. That feedback directly informs how a feature evolves and whether it proceeds to a full release, revision, or gets cut.

The program reflects Articulate’s approach to product development: collaborative, iterative, and with customer input at every stage.

What kinds of features appear in Labs?

Labs experiments span a range of Articulate 360 capabilities. Previous and active experiments include:

• AI Avatars. An AI video tool that generates digital characters to narrate your content
• AI Tutor. An AI-powered chatbot that helps learners get unstuck while taking a course
• Skip-ahead quizzes. Learners who demonstrate their knowledge can skip content they’ve already mastered
• Undo/redo. Inline editing controls that let course authors reverse or reapply changes without starting over
• Hyperlink enhancements. Expanded link options and controls for Rise course authors

Not every Lab experiment ships as a production feature. If a feature doesn’t meet the bar—based on feedback, stability, or strategic fit—it won’t move forward. That’s by design.

Why Articulate introduced Labs

Labs is an evolution of our product development approach. We’ve learned that getting customers—the people who use Articulate every day—into the sandbox with us as we develop features is a win-win. Early feedback gives us invaluable data that ultimately shapes our roadmap and improves product experiences for the people who matter most: our customers.

For organizations evaluating training software, Labs demonstrates the commitment you can expect from us:

Our roadmap is a shared journey. Labs offers visibility into Articulate’s direction, while inviting our users to partner with us on the journey. We find the best path forward together as we expand our AI capabilities, improve workflows, and enhance the authoring experience.

Real user feedback shapes the product. If your organization has specific workflow needs, Labs is a channel to influence the tools you’ll be relying on.

Features ship with extensive testing behind them. By the time a Labs experiment reaches full release, it’s been tested and refined by a community of active course authors—not just a small pilot group.

What happens to features after Labs testing?

We’ll announce features that complete the Labs cycle and move into full production through Articulate’s quarterly release updates. Note that some features will not move into full production after their Labs cycle.

You can track what’s shipping on the Articulate 360 What’s New page or in the E-Learning Heroes community.

If you’re not yet an Articulate 360 customer, you won’t have access to Labs. Start a free 30-day trial to explore the platform and try Labs for yourself.

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