New features

Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.5, or watch our YouTube playlist of 4.5 New features.

For role-specific information, see New for teachers, New for students and New for administrators.

The list of major features and improvements can be found in the Moodle 4.5 release notes.

AI subsystem

Options for admins to add AI providers

Our AI subsystem is the foundation stage of AI tools integration.

Text generation

Users with the relevant capability can generate text for course content.

Image generation

Users with the relevant capability can generate images for course content.

Summarisation

Users with the relevant capability can request content summaries.

Subsections

Add a section within a section.

If enabled by admin, a new setting with edit mode enabled allows teachers to create subsections.

Organise content more efficiently.

Expandable subsections help learners better focus.

Assignment UI improvements

Key actions at the top of the screen

Along with better filtering, key actions are now available without the need to scroll down.

Easy access to bulk actions

A sticky footer provides easy access to bulk actions in the grading screen.

Assignment - new settings

Default grade and scale types

Admins can specify a default grade and scale type.

Grant attempts automatically

Teachers can set resubmissions to be offered automatically.

Media enhancements

New option in TinyMCE

A new option allows users to create a short screen recording.

Screen recording

Screencasts can be added to forum posts or other areas from the editor.

New notifications

Assignment notifications

Learners now receive notifications for upcoming and overdue assignments.

Quiz opening notification

Learners receive notifications when a Quiz is about to open.

Quiz improvements

Disable 'sticky' defaults.

A new admin setting can disable the automatic saving of the previous question settings.

Regrade selected questions

Selected questions in a quiz can be regraded.

Question bank categories

Drag and drop and edit categories with modernised category management.

Custom reports

Competencies report source

Competencies may now be selected as a source when creating custom reports.

Timezone and language

Timezone and language may be included in user reports.

And more...

Badges

Improvements to badges include smoother workflow and the ability to have duplicate badges in a course.

Cohorts deletion

You can now select and bulk delete Cohorts.