Releases

As IOMAD is essentially a suite of plugins with core Moodle under the hood, version support for IOMAD releases runs alongside that of Moodle, with each Moodle release having a corresponding IOMAD version of the same name. You can find all up-to-date IOMAD code on the IOMAD GitHub page.

A quick history lesson...

IOMAD was first developed as a neat bit of kit for e-Learn Design clients under the name Perficio. Development on Perficio began on the 13th December 2011, and the software was released for Moodle 2.0 in September 2011. The software would continue to be released as Perficio until version 2.5, when it became IOMAD as we know it today.

Release cycle

The target release dates for new IOMAD versions are 3 months after each Moodle release. Minor point releases that include security and bug fixes are released by Moodle HQ on a 2-month cycle, and are incorporated into supported IOMAD branches as soon as they become available (within the next working day).

Version support timelines

Current stable versions of IOMAD are listed below; "LTS" indicates a long-term support version.

Version	Initial release date	Support ends	About
IOMAD 4.1 (LTS)	February 2023 (Extended Edition released March 2023)	December 2025	Release notes, Extended Edition release notes
IOMAD 4.4	December 2024	December 2025	Release notes
IOMAD 4.5 (LTS)	February 2025	October 2027	Release notes
IOMAD 5.0	July 2025	October 2026	Release notes

Past releases

Version	Initial release date	Support ended	About
IOMAD 4.3	March 2024	April 2025	Release notes
IOMAD 4.2	September 2023	October 2024	Release notes
IOMAD 4.0	July 2022	December 2023	Release notes
IOMAD 3.9 (LTS)	October 2020	December 2023	Release notes
IOMAD 3.8	March 2020	May 2021	Release notes
IOMAD 3.6	February 2019	May 2020	Release notes
IOMAD 3.5 (LTS)	September 2018	May 2021	Release notes
IOMAD 3.4	May 2018	May 2019	Release notes
IOMAD 3.3	August 2017	November 2018	Release notes
IOMAD 3.2	March 2017	May 2018	Release notes