Panopto for higher education
Every lecture, searchable and reusable within your LMS
Panopto helps colleges and universities capture lectures and create video content, make it searchable, and give every student access to the material they need—all inside the LMS workflows your institution already uses.
Trusted by leading universities and institutions around the world
Serving higher education institutions of every kind
What institutions achieve with Panopto
Purpose-built for higher education
Lecture capture and student access
Give students the flexibility to learn on their terms
When students can revisit a lecture, search for a specific explanation, or review a complex concept before an exam, learning extends beyond the classroom. Panopto turns every recorded session into a searchable, on-demand resource—automatically published to the LMS with no extra steps for faculty.
LMS integrations via LTI
Keep your students learning where they already are—in your LMS
Panopto integrates with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L, and other major LMS platforms through LTI and can be accessed via SSO. Students and faculty access and upload recordings without leaving the course environment. From search to quizzing to analytics, Panopto capabilities work right inside your LMS—no extra logins or separate portals.
Accessibility and compliance
Make every recording accessible from the moment it’s published
Panopto generates captions and transcripts automatically across every recording—accurately, at scale, supporting accessibility compliance without requiring additional effort from faculty or instructional designers.
Faculty efficiency and content reuse
Record once and build a library that teaches every term
Faculty who record foundational lectures in Panopto can reuse that content across sections, semesters, and course formats without re-recording from scratch. Automated scheduling, LMS integration, and instant publishing remove the friction from capture—so faculty spend less time on logistics and more time on teaching.
Seamlessly integrate with your systems
Built to fit your existing stack—not replace it. Deep integrations with your LMS, collaboration tools, and classroom AV systems mean Panopto works the way your campus already does.
Canvas by Instructure
Learning management system
Moodle
Learning management system
D2L Brightspace
Learning management system
Blackboard
Learning management system
Zoom
Collaboration
Microsoft Teams
Collaboration
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How leading institutions use Panopto
What Panopto customers are saying
“[Panopto] has become a critical asset for our faculty and students. Over the last three years, our faculty and staff have created more than 60,000 total hours of academic recordings that students use as a valuable study aid.”
Director, Academic Experience Design & Delivery, University of Washington
“[LTI integration] was a no-brainer feature to implement from the administrative side, but it was a feature that faculty and students didn’t realize they needed until they saw it in action.”
Sr. Instructional Technology Support Specialist
University of Nevada Las Vegas
“Being able to use Panopto with a lecture or review video lets students work at a pace that’s comfortable for them, which I think is equitable for all. Learning is not one size fits all.”
Assistant Professor
Samuel Merritt University Source
“I’ve gotten feedback from a lot of faculty about how good the transcription is. Most of the instructors feel comfortable enough to do it on their own.”
Media Systems Project Manager
Central Piedmont Community College
“Since implementing Panopto, we’ve seen a significant increase in the use of video by teachers. We’ve made it easier for teachers to create and share the video, and the students are benefiting from that.”
Manager of Educational Technologies
TAFE Queensland
“So many students have reported how valuable [it is to have] the ability to just go back and review the content at their leisure, to make sure they understood a point in the lecture.”
Educational Technologist
University of Notre Dame
Explore what’s possible with Panopto for higher education
Frequently asked questions
How does Panopto integrate with our LMS?
Panopto integrates with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, and other major LMS platforms via LTI—embedding directly inside course environments so students and faculty access video without leaving the system they already use. Course recordings are published automatically, and viewing activity is tracked within the LMS alongside other completion data. Read more about our integrations.
How does Panopto handle accessibility and captioning at scale?
Panopto generates captions and transcripts automatically for every recording using built-in speech recognition. Captions are available across accents, disciplines, and languages—without requiring faculty to submit content for manual captioning. When accuracy needs to be improved for a specific recording, captions can be reviewed and edited directly in the platform. Accessibility workflows are institutional, not individual. Read more about our accessibility.
Can faculty reuse recordings across sections and semesters?
Yes. Recordings are stored in a governed library and can be shared across multiple course sections, copied into future course shells, or republished as needed—without duplicating files or re-uploading. Faculty build a personal library of reusable content over time, and the LMS integration ensures that new students see only what they’re meant to access.
How does Panopto support hybrid learning environments?
Panopto gives in-person and remote students equal access to every session. Recordings are captioned, indexed, and published to the LMS the moment a class ends—so students who attended in person and students who joined remotely or missed the session entirely all have the same learning resource available to them. No separate workflows, no gaps in access.
Can students use Panopto for their own video assignments?
Yes. Students can record presentations, demonstrations, and video assignments directly through Panopto and submit them inside the LMS for instructor review. Peer reviews allow instructors to assign structured feedback between students—all within a governed environment that doesn’t require cobbling together separate tools.
How does video search work for students?
Panopto’s intelligent search indexes every spoken word, slide, and on-screen element in every recording using automatic speech recognition and optical character recognition. Students can search for a term, concept, or specific phrase and jump directly to the timestamped moment across the entire course library—rather than rewatching a full lecture to find what they need. Read more about our AI-powered search.
Can we migrate our existing video library into Panopto?
Yes. Panopto supports migration from other video platforms and institutional storage with a structured process that includes content validation, re-linking, and caption restoration or addition. Migration is managed by a dedicated project team with weekly milestones. Panopto’s parallel operation approach keeps content accessible throughout the transition—and Panopto states it has never missed a customer go-live, based on internal delivery records.