It provides teachers with a visual authoring environment for creating sequences of learning activities.

LAMS is 'inspired' by the concept and principles of IMS Learning Design.

As of January 2022, the LAMS Community had over 13062 members across 80 countries sharing 4111 learning designs.

Version 4.8 includes new students' UI with accessibility improvements based on WCAG 2.2, enhancements to collaborative tools, better support for online and blended learning pedagogies and Generative AI for creating educational content and learning designs.

LAMS can be integrated with any learning management system (LMS) that implement IMS LTI version 1.3.