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Autolab

Ch 206.5of 33 Automated Grading Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Programming autogradingYes
  4. 4LMS or LTI supportYes
3 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: autolabproject.com
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Overview

Autolab is ranked #20 of 33 in automated grading software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web.

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Programming autograding
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LMS or LTI support
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Facts

Purpose
Autolab is an open-source course management platform for offering autograded programming assignments.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Intended users
The project aims to bring autograding to programming and computer science classes at secondary and university levels.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Autograding
Instructors can use autograders to grade assignments in any language with any software package.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Course tools
Autolab provides gradebooks, rosters, submissions, lab writeups, manual grading, late penalties, grace days, meetings, partners, and bulk email.docs.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Scoreboards
Autograded labs can show an optional real-time scoreboard with anonymized student results.docs.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Code annotation
Autolab supports adding feedback annotations directly to student code.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Plagiarism checking
The project describes cheat detection that compares assessments with each other and with past submissions using Stanford's MOSS system.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
GitHub integration
Students can submit code from GitHub repositories through OAuth, and Git submissions are packaged as .tgz files for grading.docs.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
LMS integration
Autolab's LTI integration supports linking courses and synchronizing course rosters; roster synchronization is manual.docs.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
LTI limitation
The LTI Advantage integration is mainly built for Canvas; integration with platforms such as Moodle is described as possible but untested.docs.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Deployment
Autolab and its Tango autograding backend can be installed with Docker Compose, manually on Ubuntu or Mac OS X, or through a beta AWS installation.docs.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
System requirements
The installation guide says machines with less than 2 GB of RAM may have issues installing the sassc gem.docs.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security
For GitHub submissions, Autolab requests only the minimum permissions needed to access selected private repositories.docs.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The project invites schools and classes interested in using Autolab to contact its team for help getting started.autolabproject.com · 4 Oct 2026
Free hosting
The project says it provides servers for free on a case-by-case basis, especially for NGOs or small high-school classrooms.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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