.. _Getting Started with OLX:

Getting Started with OLX
##########################

.. tags:: educator, quickstart

The **Open edX Open Learning XML Guide** provides the information needed to
build an Open edX course through OLX (open learning XML) and supporting files,
without (or in addition to) using Studio.

This documentation is created using RST_ files and Sphinx_. The Open edX
community welcomes contributions from Open edX community members. Contributors can find
guidelines for how to :ref:`contribute to Open edX Documentation<Documentor
Guidelines>`.

Create an OLX Course
***********************

To develop a course in OLX, the XML markup format for the Open edX platform, follow
complete the following steps.

 #.  :ref:`Define course policies<Course Policies>`.
 #.  :ref:`Add course assets<Course Assets>`.
 #.  :ref:`Create the course Overview page<Course Overview>`.
 #.  :ref:`Create tabs, or pages, in a course<Course Tabs OLX>`.
 #.  :ref:`Organize Courseware<OLX Course Building Blocks>`.
 #.  :ref:`Create course components<OLX Components>`.
 #.  :ref:`Create problems and tools<Components and Activities TOC>`.

.. seealso::

  :ref:`OLX Documentation <OLX TOC>` (reference)

  :ref:`What is Open Learning XML?` (concept)

  :ref:`Example of an OLX Course` (reference)

  :ref:`Getting Started with OLX` (quickstart)

  :ref:`OLX Directory Structure` (reference)

  :ref:`The Courseware Structure` (reference)

**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| 2025-11-06   | sarina                        |  Ulmo          | Pass                           |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+