How to add downloads to a lesson depends on which course builder you are using. In the New Course Builder, downloads are added as a content block within a lesson. In the Classic Course Builder, Download is its own lesson type.
In the New Course Builder, files are added as a Downloads content block within a lesson. Files added this way are available for learners to download directly from the lesson.
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From the content menu, select Downloads.
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Select Add files.
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Browse the Asset Library or upload files from your device to the Asset Library.
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Select the checkbox next to the file you want to add to the Downloads block.
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Select Add assets.
You can upload up to 10 files per lesson, with a file size limit of 2GB per file.
For more, see: Manage Content with the Asset Library
In the Classic Course Builder, Download is its own lesson type. You can attach multiple files for learners to download directly from the lesson.
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From the Admin Dashboard, go to Products
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Select Courses
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Hover over your desired course and select Edit
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Locate the chapter you would like to add a Downloads lesson to.
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Click + Add lesson
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Select Download.
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Enter a lesson name and, optionally, add a description.
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Upload your files by dragging and dropping, or using the Browse files option.
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Once uploaded, rename files if desired.
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Click Save lesson.
You can upload up to 100 files per lesson, with a file size limit of 2GB per file.
When a learner clicks Download on the lesson, the file will open in a new browser tab where they can right-click to save it to their device.
For more, see: Remove Margins in the Course Player
Documents: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, pptx, pps, ppt, xltx, dotx, rtf, txt, csv, odt, odp, ods, epub, abw
Archives: zip
Images: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, webp, bmp, avif, tiff, cur
Audio: mp3, aac, m4a, wav, midi, opus
Video: mp4, mov, m4v, avi, ogg, webm, 3gpp and others
Fonts: ttf, otf, woff, woff2
Other: json, xml, ics, srt, kpf, cdf
Documents: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, xlt, odt, ods, ppt, pptx, pps, epub, rtf, txt, csv
Images: png, jpeg, tiff, gif, webp, bmp
Video: mp4, mov, m4v, wmv, flv, webm, qt, avi, ogg, ogv, 3gp, 3gpp, 3g2, 3gpp2, mp2, mpe, mpeg, mpg, wm, wmx, wvx, viv, vivo, movie, f4p
Other: seb
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HTML, SVG, and DMG file types are not supported.
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You can upload up to 10 files per lesson in the New Course Builder, and up to 100 files per lesson in the Classic Course Builder.
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File size is limited to 2GB per file in both builders.
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When a learner clicks Download in the Classic Course Builder, the file opens in a new browser tab where they can right-click to save it to their device.
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Next step: Remove Margins in the Course Player